I should pay more attention to my cat Kali. She is very persistent. If she wants something from me she'll keep bothering me until I do exactly what she wants. Feeding her is one time where she is relentless. Holding her is another. She really loves having me at home but she doesn't understand I can't sit all day and just hold her. Friday was a busy day for sending out resumes for jobs. I actually did two. The cover letters take me forever. Why do they state you can upload your resume; then make you fill out an application anyway. GEEEZZZ!!!! Never did get the floor mopped. Still working toward it. BUT.....I did manage to get the refrigerator section half cleaned. Looks so much better than the beet juice that had spelled on the shelves and the olive juice on the side. I also worked on my SparkPeople (healthy website to track calories and whatever else is needed). I think this is probably why nothing really gets finished. I am very good at interrupting myself. Also instead of mopping I moved Mom's desk into the house, started burning photos onto CD's from the old computer. The computer decided it wanted to rest so in the middle of burning it froze. So I have to do it again.
Now, here I am already a few hours into a new week and already thinking about Christmas and what Jessica and I can do together for gifts without killing each other, we are both too stubborn. I need to get back to getting the floor mopped and finish Mom's room (this requires a hammer and other tools tearing apart the closet). But right now I'm busy updating my Blog. It's almost lunch time and Mom will be hungry soon. I also forgot to put the roast in the slow cooker.
Do you think a "To Do List" will help. I have one on the computer. I put things on it and managed to cross off what was done but haven't added anything new or erased what is done. If I write one out on paper it gets lost amongst everything else. I think I need a self-improvement course.
Better get to work or nothing will get done again.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
My job
My current job is looking for a job.... Those of you whom have done this before knows that it's harder than working at a job. How many hours a day can you look? Today nobody wants to pay you for the job they are asking you to do. Too many unemployed out there an employers market. Sorry, jumped on the soapbox didn't I?
I get up every morning look at the employment office website for anything new. Wish they'd force everyone to put a beginning wage offer on the table to be fair to those who are looking (oops, soapboxed again). iMatchSkills, then on to general jobs in local area. Alerts arrive on my phone and email from Careerbuilders, Monster and Yahoo (oh, they are merging for those who didn't know) for the latest matching openings. 11 am I received another alert on my phone and email from Careerbuilders as to their latest update.
Then you have the classifieds in the newspaper and Craigslist; make sure you look at other categories also. After the first week you have everything set up to only look at the last 7 days. If I stretch it out with my coffee and read a few news updates I've used up at least 2 hours.
Two hours and guess what lots there but nothing is there. 20+ years experience is too much for employers to handle because they know they are paying.
Not to worry I have other things I can do in between the searches. While working I always thought "Gee if I wasn't working my house would be so clean and organized". So when is it going to happen? Merging 3 households into one isn't easy and it's really only 2, the other is for the garage. I wasn't counting the garage originally. One house is finally clean and on the market, now what to do with all the stuff that wasn't sold or donated. I think this is where the ORGANIZING comes into play. Organize it to where? That's what they have storage places for. What size do I need? If I knew that I'd buy one of the backyard storage buildings. But, back to organizing. Organizing my home has always been a challenge for me. I start organizing but have yet to finish one time in the ump-teenth-million (is this a word?) time I've tried? At this stage for me it's easier to throw out or donate but I think I'm part hoarder. Every time I watch the show I start cleaning; but have yet to finish. I just move my pile from one place to the next and back. Don't worry I don't need help; I can do it all by myself and do it well.
Today is get your kitchen floor swept and mopped (was supposed to do it Friday, but....) and put Jessica's stuff I'm saving into one new container for the storage place. One large for two smaller containers and out the door. I'll use the two smaller for something else to send to storage. Pretty soon we'll have to move and live at the storage place. I already have my job search completed for the morning (yes, I search two times a day), so now I need to start the house duties.
Tomorrow I'll let you know if I got any of it done.
I get up every morning look at the employment office website for anything new. Wish they'd force everyone to put a beginning wage offer on the table to be fair to those who are looking (oops, soapboxed again). iMatchSkills, then on to general jobs in local area. Alerts arrive on my phone and email from Careerbuilders, Monster and Yahoo (oh, they are merging for those who didn't know) for the latest matching openings. 11 am I received another alert on my phone and email from Careerbuilders as to their latest update.
Then you have the classifieds in the newspaper and Craigslist; make sure you look at other categories also. After the first week you have everything set up to only look at the last 7 days. If I stretch it out with my coffee and read a few news updates I've used up at least 2 hours.
Two hours and guess what lots there but nothing is there. 20+ years experience is too much for employers to handle because they know they are paying.
Not to worry I have other things I can do in between the searches. While working I always thought "Gee if I wasn't working my house would be so clean and organized". So when is it going to happen? Merging 3 households into one isn't easy and it's really only 2, the other is for the garage. I wasn't counting the garage originally. One house is finally clean and on the market, now what to do with all the stuff that wasn't sold or donated. I think this is where the ORGANIZING comes into play. Organize it to where? That's what they have storage places for. What size do I need? If I knew that I'd buy one of the backyard storage buildings. But, back to organizing. Organizing my home has always been a challenge for me. I start organizing but have yet to finish one time in the ump-teenth-million (is this a word?) time I've tried? At this stage for me it's easier to throw out or donate but I think I'm part hoarder. Every time I watch the show I start cleaning; but have yet to finish. I just move my pile from one place to the next and back. Don't worry I don't need help; I can do it all by myself and do it well.
Today is get your kitchen floor swept and mopped (was supposed to do it Friday, but....) and put Jessica's stuff I'm saving into one new container for the storage place. One large for two smaller containers and out the door. I'll use the two smaller for something else to send to storage. Pretty soon we'll have to move and live at the storage place. I already have my job search completed for the morning (yes, I search two times a day), so now I need to start the house duties.
Tomorrow I'll let you know if I got any of it done.
The beginning of the story..... sort of
Not sure where to begin so I'll start with the household.
Debbie (Me) - unemployed at 50 something, stressed out and full of anxiety.
Grandma/Dusty (Mom) - Recovering from surgery; stent in the brain to drain fluid.
Jessica (Daughter/Granddaughter) - 8 years old going on 17 years (I'm in trouble).
Boyfriend (CH) - Starting a new career at 50 something. On the road again.......
Female Cats (3) - Kali, Sparkle and Princess Each has us all trained on what their specific preferences and quirks are. We all are caterers and doorwomen and man.
Chickens (7) - "The girls or ladies", 4 Leghorns, 2 Rhode Island Reds & 1 Polish Chicken - again very spoiled and great egg producers. Anyone want to buy some organic eggs?
Debbie (Me) - unemployed at 50 something, stressed out and full of anxiety.
Grandma/Dusty (Mom) - Recovering from surgery; stent in the brain to drain fluid.
Jessica (Daughter/Granddaughter) - 8 years old going on 17 years (I'm in trouble).
Boyfriend (CH) - Starting a new career at 50 something. On the road again.......
Female Cats (3) - Kali, Sparkle and Princess Each has us all trained on what their specific preferences and quirks are. We all are caterers and doorwomen and man.
Chickens (7) - "The girls or ladies", 4 Leghorns, 2 Rhode Island Reds & 1 Polish Chicken - again very spoiled and great egg producers. Anyone want to buy some organic eggs?
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