Back to the job hunting grind (interviewed, application, jobs, money)

[antiquesmountainapache]

Good morning everyone. It's back to the job hunting grind after six days of living like a somewhat normal person. I even had a nice Sunday dinner, which has been almost non existent the past several months. Since the holiday was last week, I took a small break from the constant application and "begging" process. Went to pick up my niece and nephew from college, cooked, cleaned house, put out some Christmas decorations and worked in the yard. I still checked email, but cut back on anything else job search related. Today I'm back at it. I will have two good "begging" opportunities the next two weekends. At this point, I'm a little sarcastic, but "begging" is just a good common sense word. I imagine there will be some rebuttal about how one shouldn't look desparate, etc., but I am of the following pragmatic school -- do whatever works at this point. Have as good a week as possible.

[GypsySoul22]

I hear you my friend. I had a normal life for a few days with my son off from school and my husband taking a few vacation days. Of course the money issues are still there but I submerged them and tried to focus on the future.

Checked the joke section of the paper online last night. I decided to save $2 this week. The usual crap, nothing new. Nothing I could do or get hired to do.

I'm planing an exit strategy out of here. Whether it takes 3 or 6 months, I do not know.

All I do know is the place where I applied last and interviewed did not even BOTHER to say 'no thanks' (no rejection letter, no feedback). It was a lousy weekend job but it goes to show I am wasting my time here. If I can't even get jobs I am 'ideal' for, I don't know what I am supposed to do.

I am spending my time brushing up on my Spanish (always comes in handy), getting better at Excel and Office and researching where we could go.