Yep, it’s been a little while since I’ve posted. If you follow on the FB page, then you at least know I’m still alive. So what’s been going on?
- I got laid off with several other people at the end of January.
- I interviewed for 1 job at 1 company no less than 10 times over the course of 3 months. Yep, 10 freaking interviews, verbally told just waiting on the offer letter only to get a “Dear John” email a week after the last interview with the hiring manager saying he’d gone with someone else. What a dick. Asked for feedback. Zero response. I guess I should’ve titled an email WTF YOU PRICK????? and maybe I would’ve gotten a response. You don’t think so? Pfffffffft you are no fun!
- Spiraled into a deep depression after all of that time and energy went into 1 stinking job. Then one morning found out the company I’d had the 10 interviews with was being purchased by another company and I could’ve been in another layoff situation. I don’t know about you, but I totally believe a higher power was involved in that whole thing. One that didn’t want me to work for an asshole who couldn’t make up his mind AND one that didn’t want me to have to go through a layoff again.
- Ended up taking a position a couple of months ago with huge cut in salary, but hey, it got me back to work (and a paycheck) so I didn’t end up strangling my kids over the summer and I’m getting some great experience in a new industry. I think I should go with the later statement on that bullet.
- If you follow me on FB, you know this already…..the teen got his learner’s permit and we are in the throws of his driving education. He’s been through the class time, now behind the wheel training with the driving school and with us. I’m not sure I’m going to live through this one without a lot of alcohol induced stupors after we get out of the car. APPARENTLY it’s illegal to be a drunk passenger in the front seat with only a learners permitted driver at the wheel – well, at least in my state. GAH! Buzzkills! It’s also incredibly tough to teach a kid the right things to do when there are a multitude of asshole drivers out there. I find myself screaming, “DO NOT do what that asshole just did!!” quite a bit. I’ve also discovered the hubs and I differ in what is the “right” way to drive. Poor kid getting all sorts of mixed instruction. This is what I imagine every time we are in the car:
- I started back to the gym when I started this new job. This getting old shit is for the birds. So far have stuck with it.
- It’s almost been a full year since I’ve been wheat free and gluten free. I’ve had a couple of slip ups here and there, but totally don’t do much of that intentionally anymore as I can’t make it through the 3-5 days afterwards of migraines, arthritis pain and total complete brain fog. Have discovered I have similar reactions to corn products, but not rice products. GAH our food supply sucks!
- My massage therapist and I are on really great terms (for those of you who follow because of the JUNK post). I actually applied a lot of that feedback and boy do we communicate well now!
So if there is still anyone out there still following me, thanks for sticking around! Now that I’m back up and running with a routine again (creature of habit), the creative juices are flowing again and I hope to have a few posts coming up in the next few days or so.
Hope everyone is having an AMAZING summer!
