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Lots of good and bad happening lately. . . I'm not sure where I even stand.
Yesterday, one of my long-term coworkers died. She'd been a good friend, a good person, and an encouraging voice. I don't think she deserved to go the way she did, but she'd been sick for months- her family knew it, we knew it. Everyone at work tried to send her as much support as we could. I went to see her a month or so ago, with flowers I'd arranged and cookies I'd baked. She was trying so hard and she was always a strong personality. Her family gathered around, trying to spend as much time with her as they could. I hope they had good times before she passed. I'm always going to remember her laugh and sense of humor
She wished me well leaving- and I'm going to be thankful for her support.
Today, I had a phone interview - first interview I've had in years. It was . . . not as exciting as I could have hoped. All of 8 minutes in which I don't think I impressed the HR person, and she didn't impress me much either. She wasn't particularly enthused or informative. I don't think I gave bad answers, but I might have communicated I was too ambitious to be interested in the job they're hiring for. My family tells me to be optimistic and that it was all right, but I'm not sure I'll get a call back for another interview.
Tomorrow, I'll have my last day of retail work. I'd been really excited to finish, and I'm still relieved, but now it's sort of bittersweet. I'll miss the people. There are a lot of genuinely good people out there, and I've learned some valuable things. One of them being that retail is just not for me. XD At least, I can only change so much about myself. I can learn.
Next week, I'll get some errands done, I'll take care of some appointments, and I'll get started on seriously job hunting. I have the dentist to see, hair to fix, and blood to donate.
Next weekend, I'll have my first real weekend to myself in a long time. I've got friends out there, and I plan on seeing them. Unsurprisingly, the friend who left me behind still doesn't have time for me. I'm just going to have to keep moving on. I wish I could get my creative oomph back, but I'll have to see what sparks the next idea.
Yesterday, one of my long-term coworkers died. She'd been a good friend, a good person, and an encouraging voice. I don't think she deserved to go the way she did, but she'd been sick for months- her family knew it, we knew it. Everyone at work tried to send her as much support as we could. I went to see her a month or so ago, with flowers I'd arranged and cookies I'd baked. She was trying so hard and she was always a strong personality. Her family gathered around, trying to spend as much time with her as they could. I hope they had good times before she passed. I'm always going to remember her laugh and sense of humor
She wished me well leaving- and I'm going to be thankful for her support.
Today, I had a phone interview - first interview I've had in years. It was . . . not as exciting as I could have hoped. All of 8 minutes in which I don't think I impressed the HR person, and she didn't impress me much either. She wasn't particularly enthused or informative. I don't think I gave bad answers, but I might have communicated I was too ambitious to be interested in the job they're hiring for. My family tells me to be optimistic and that it was all right, but I'm not sure I'll get a call back for another interview.
Tomorrow, I'll have my last day of retail work. I'd been really excited to finish, and I'm still relieved, but now it's sort of bittersweet. I'll miss the people. There are a lot of genuinely good people out there, and I've learned some valuable things. One of them being that retail is just not for me. XD At least, I can only change so much about myself. I can learn.
Next week, I'll get some errands done, I'll take care of some appointments, and I'll get started on seriously job hunting. I have the dentist to see, hair to fix, and blood to donate.
Next weekend, I'll have my first real weekend to myself in a long time. I've got friends out there, and I plan on seeing them. Unsurprisingly, the friend who left me behind still doesn't have time for me. I'm just going to have to keep moving on. I wish I could get my creative oomph back, but I'll have to see what sparks the next idea.
