You may say I'm a dreamer....

Last week I applied for 10 jobs. One called me right away. Sounds good, doesn't it? Well seems that the job I applied for was a mid-level exempt position. They are going to look at interviewing a lot of candidates. But, the recuiter offered me another position, basically a data entry clerk...$15.00 per hour...temp to hire..He said it would be a good way to get my foot in the door. Now I haven't made $15 an hour since 1989. I've been unemployed for over a year now. I wonder...do I take the temporary job and hope?? Do I decline it and find another job that I really want??

I wish someone would tell me what to do! Why can't things be simple?

Interview update

Well I heard back from one of the comapanies I interviewed with last week. The email just said they were putting the interviewing on hold while they decided what skills were really needed for the job...it may be a month or two before they make their decision. Oh well - doesn't sound like I wowed them.

I'm sure my mother will take this news harder than I did. I know she worries about how I'll survive but its harder on me when she expresses her concern. I know she means well but it makes me sad to hear her concerns.

Still thinking about the reinventing of my career. If anyone out there has any thoughts, I'd love to hear about them.

Reinventing the wheel

It's been over a year now since I was laid-off. Some days are better than others. I had two interviews (two different companies) last week. But as the days go by and I don't hear anything from the companies, I tend to get discouraged.

Today on the news there was a story of a man in the same boat as me. He decided to reinvent himself. In the last year he earned $87,000 bowling. That's right, bowling! So that got me to thinking...how can I reinvent myself?

Where do I start? What do I like to do? What am I good at doing? What will provide me an income? These are all questions I must answer. For some reason it is easier for me to answer the opposite of these questions. I know what I want (a job that I like). What do I like to do..I know what I don't like to do. Am I good at anything?? How does a 51 year old earth dog reinvent herself?

I like gambling but its obvious I'm not very good at it. Nor am I lucky. I like doing cross-stitch, knitting, etc. but I don't do it often enough to make money at it, nor am I that good. So what can I do to provide an income? Its obvious to me I must find a menial desk job. A friend suggest that I write. I thought perhaps I will just log my life on the blog again. Who knows, maybe it will provide an enlightment down the road.

Until next time.....