Not much going on. I’ve pretty much pulled my head in for the past several weeks. I get on, but I lurk most of the time. Thought it was time for a status report.
Mom starts her job on Tuesday and ended up having to call another place to cancel her interview because of the weather.
Still no word on my end. To date I’ve put apps in to: Circuit City, Bed Bath & Beyond, GNC, Fruit Basket Nursery & Crafts, Walmart, Pier 1, Menards, Michael’s Craft Stores, Rite Aid, some warehouse that basically belongs to Meijer, and Office Depot. I’ve inquired about jobs in Kmart, the Meijer store on Plainfield, Dollar Tree, Pet Supplies Plus, and several others and they’re not hiring. I’ve heard back from Pier 1 and the warehouse; Pier 1 sent me a wee postcard that said “Thanks for submitting your application” and that’s been it. Inquired about the status of my application in Bed Bath & Beyond and was basically told that generally if someone doesn’t hear back within three weeks of submitting an app, they don’t want them. (Nice.)
If the snow holds off long enough tomorrow, I’m going to hit the pavement some more and finish up the mall I started trolling and hand in a bunch more applications I’ve filled out. I’ve been holding back from trying restaurants… I love cooking, but I doubt I could survive long in someplace like that. I’m about ready to lower my standards and give a few a try, but again… standard disclaimer of the bipolar mood swings of a diabetic stands. About ready to give the Meijer store on Alpine a try, but one of my dickhead managers from the Ionia store works there now so I’m leery.
I had to do a new layout for both my blog and LJ… I love my poison layout to death, but the dark colors were depressing. So, I present the unfinished:
Spent a long time trying to figure out just what I wanted to do. I couldn’t find any good photos of the flowers I wanted to use either in my collection or online. Then I broke into my photography box and began sorting through the excess photos I keep in it. I mostly keep the photos that I have no real use for, mainly due to bad composition or blurry. And low and behold – good, bright flower pictures with sucky composition. ^__^ I ended up combining a couple of them, used the swirl filter to hide some imperfections, and now you can’t tell which is what photo. It contains no brushes or anything else of that nature, though I did draw heavy lines diagonally across it and then blurred them out to make light rays.
After consulting a government website, a little soul-searching, and a strange dream, I’ve decided to take the same Web Development program as Jasson. There’s just nothing else around here that I’m seeing. I think in the long run, it’s going to be better anyway.
I’ve washed my hands of all financial matters for the time being. After one particularly bad anxiety attack that kept me up until 5am, I decided I needed to avoid even thinking about money for the sake of my health. So far no problems *knocks on wood* So long I keep the mindset that it’s not my problem, I’m okay. I can look for a job without constantly looking like I’ve just come from a funeral.
Not much else. Like I said, I’ve pulled my head in for the time being. I’m really and truly sorry I haven’t really responded to anyone’s comments. *hugs*
*happy dances*