The start of a New Year

January 5, 2009 at 2:45 pm (Family, Fiction Writing, Fun Times, Job Search, Life in General)
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Wow I can’t believe that it’a  a new year already. I’ve been on wordpress for one whole year, and I’ve not change much since the beginning. Least I don’t think so. I mean there have been some changes since the last entry.

I got a part time job, well more like two part time jobs but I haven’t started one. The first one was for substitute teaching for my counties school. The problem was that not only did you have to pay to go to the orientation but also to have a physical and TB shot. Ofcourse I had to hear about my mom fussing about them not footing the bill, because alone the two aren’t that expensive but for anyone doctor to do both it cost an arm and a leg. Especially if you are in that group of americans who don’t have  health insurance. So I borrowed the money from my sister to pay for the orientation and then my mom was going to pay for the shoot and I found a place to do the physical free. But then she started fussing about how she didn’t have any money after she gave me the money for the shoot, so I was like screw it I’ll pay for it when I have the money. Because the day I was going to go get the shot, I got a call back from a job that I wanted more than the substituting one. Which leads me to the next job, it’s a part time job at my local library. I was so estatic to be back in the library setting. It’s tiring work for someone who hasn’t been working in a while, but it feels so good to be getting back into something to look forward to do everyday.

My computer is gone for semi-good, the powerbox blew and to replace that would be the same as buying a new one. So I have no way to get online from home. I’m using one of the computers from the library now and it’s an hassle to get on one of these. Jen did buy me a Fly pentop computer for christmas, but it does me no good if I can’t hook it up to a computer. Oh well I’m saving to buy a desktop this time. I’ve done the whole laptop thing and it’s just not for me.

Since being back in the library atmosphere I get to be around books all the time which means I have a ready supply of unread books at my disposal. You don’ t want to know how many I’ve read in the last couple of weeks since I’ve started working. I’ve been hardcore looking for series to read. I’ve finally started working through the Harry Potter series. I know I’m all sorts of late for the craze but that was the point. I never jump on the wagon when everyone else is on it. I’m the one person who waits and then jumps and misses it so I have to go it alone and end up lost and confuse and arrive at the destination two years later. I’ve started another one too, Artemis, this one has been out for a while maybe since the ’90’s but it’s a good series. And yes these are both series meant for young adult but I really don’t care. Since His Dark Materials, I’ve really been more open to looking in the young adult section for reading materials. I tried going back to my adult favorites like Elizabeth Lowell and Jayne Ann Krentz, but the last book for both of them were total disappoinment. So I’ve been reading new authors, like Janet Evanovich and  Sherilyn Kenyon, and some that I’ve read before like Jennifer Crusie, Lori Foster (although I read one book and stopped mid book cause it was boring me to depression.) and Carly Phillips. In some ways I’ve sort of kind of not missed not being able to surf the web….sort of…but not really.

I have managed to do some writing since being computer challenged, like finishing the short story that was waying me down since the begining of last year. And doing some research and planning for other stories. I’ve also seen some good movies lately like Eagel Eye, Kung Fu Panda, Hellboy 2 and National Treasure 2. I’ve seen some not so great ones like The Fountain…to complicated for my taste.

Gotta get going…time is almost out.

B.J.

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I Try to be Normal…But I Usually Fail…

August 4, 2008 at 3:10 pm (Family, Job Search, Life in General)
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Sometimes I think I have way to many mental problems.

Most people who know me and really know me, know that I don’t talk on the phone. I have never been the one to hang out on the phone. So to have a job where I would do nothing but talk on the phone for five hours straight. Well it was more than I can handle apparently…and as such a panic attack ensured.

What made it worst was that I felt like I had no choice but to go to this job. And I had no idea how long it was going to take for me to get enough money to get a car and look for something better. And then the things had happen in the last five years came rushing back and I just couldn’t do it.

I refused to go the job today. I felt bad that I was shucking out of my responsibilities but I just couldn’t do it. After the events at the orientation and the already uncomfortable feeling I was having from knowing what I was going to be doing for the job…no I just couldn’t do it.

And this point in my life I could really care less what others are going to think. I’m more than sure people (meaning my family on both sides) are comparing me to my dad. And that’s nothing new, I’ve always been compared to other people. And maybe that’s because I’m not like anyone in my family and they don’t seem to understand that. But if I always compare myself to other people then you know what I’m always going to fail in the end. I want a job because I want to have money to do things. I don’t want a job that is going to drain me of my life and spirit at the age of 23 just because everyone is like well it’s a job. I mean in my blood related family my father, my mother, and I are the only one’s to hold a degree from a 4 year school. And that says something about the mentality of my family. They don’t understand what it means to want to enjoy a career not a job. I’m not sure they know the difference, because they go from job to job. They have to, they have no choice. I went to college to have a choice.

I’m going back to school, and NO one in my family believes that or understand why I took the one year off. And no one has asked. No I haven’t gone to many family functions in this time that I’ve been off. But you know none of my family members have picked up the phone to call me and say “so how you doing?”. It’s always my responsibility to call them. I’ve been consistent in my oddness I’ve never randomly picked up a phone and called someone. Just never gonna happen, I don’t know why I have this aversion to the phone. I really do wish I knew why and how I could change it. Cause it puts a damper on friendships, I don’t keep long term friends because I suck at keeping in touch. Thank God for the intervention of the internet.

I’m just going to keep looking for work, and working on getting into school. A friend told me about the graduate assistantship deal, and if I could get that…that would be gravy. But I’ll just have to leave it up to the higher power that I’m doing the right thing.

B.J.

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Getting Back In The Habit of Things

August 2, 2008 at 8:40 pm (Family, Job Search)
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Nearly five months later…

Can you believe it? It’s been five months sense the last time I sat in front of my laptop and hammered out a post for this blog. Where did the time go? So much has happened and yet so little has actually happened. I know that’s confusing but it’s true none the less. I guess I should try and catch you up on the last past five months. But really does anyone still read this thing? I doubt it. Which I guess is for the best. Since I want to change somethings up. Screw trying to find new and interesting things to write about. I started this blog to have an outlet to write about my life. Where no one who possibly knew me could stumble upon it and go…omg I know this person.

And to this point my life isn’t interesting. Sorry and I hate to say it, but again true none the less. So until that change…expect posts about my none to interesting in my point of view life.

So what’s been happening B.J.?

My Family

Well about two weeks ago my father told me that my parents were separating. To be honest, this is something that was in a making for a good eight years or so. But they tried to hold on…just couldn’t make it I guess. Last Thursday he moved out of the house. It was not an easy thing for me to take, not at all. But I’m getting to the point where it’s not heart hurting thing to think about.

Employment

Well I was finally able to find some kind of employment. And I’ll be referring to it as The Job. The Job…well Thursday I went to orientation for The Job. And I should tell you all that I got this job through a temporary agency. My mom has a friend who works there and she willing took me on in the agency. It’s not like she helped me get the job, because she didn’t. She just told my mom that she worked at a temporary agency and that I should put my application in with them. I guess that’s where the friendly favor comes in, because just like a regular job, the agency could turn you away, if they think they can’t find work for you. I didn’t know that but tis true. And my mom made mention that the lady said it was hard to find work for me because I didn’t have a lot of experience. And then in the same breath my mom goes, Taco Bell is hiring. And which point I asked her, Why do you think you need to penalize me because I’m only 23 and haven’t held a lot of jobs? I’ve worked at McDonald’s, I’ve worked for a Daycare, and I worked in the Library. Honestly that’s more jobs then most people I know my age. What would you have had me do? Quit the Library, and go hold many random pointless jobs? I highly doubt that a Library is not going to hire me because I didn’t work a Chili’s for one year and then switch to Applebees the next. I think the fact that I worked for 5 years in one location, that happens to be a Library is gonna look better. I have nothing against people who have done that, but usually it’s because they had no other choice but to keep switching jobs like that. I worked hard so that I didn’t have to do that, that I always had a secured job within the library, and when I was ready to move on from that department I did.

But going back to the job at hand. This job is for a call center. At that in itself is cause for dread within me. I hate talking on the phone, I hate it with a passion. For me talking on the phone is right up there with needles…not as high as spiders…but pretty darn close. So Thursday I had orientation, I already didn’t want to go because I didn’t want the job, but I went anyway. With me I had the type written instructions/directions. It clearly said go to building 521 and ask for Mr. SoandSo. Well I still don’t drive, but my sister’s friend’s husband works out there, so she offered to take me. And we went to building 521 and asked for the guy, well the security guy said he doesn’t work here, he works in 710. So back up the hill we go, I ring the bell and a nice lady comes and I ask again for the guy, she goes he should be in his office. So I wave my ride goodbye and go to the guys office, but he’s not there. She pages him and he finally shows up, he then goes I believe you are in the wrong building. Say what? Well he calls around and I was suppose to be in build 530, he says and ask for a Mrs. SoandSo. Well where is building 530? Hopefully close. No, it’s all the way at the end of the road. Well it’s 100 and something degrees outside, but I had no choice so off I go. Walking up and down hills. I don’t know how long I’m walking before I see a 520 building, well that’s odd I just passed 521 again. But I keep going, maybe it’s right over the next hill I say. The next building sign says 540. WTF?! But there’s a bend and the road keeps going, and he did say at the end of the road. Well I keep going another how many miles I have no idea, passing several builds, none of them say 530. Well the road ends…and the only building is 531. But he clearly said 530, he repeated it, I repeated it…530. But I ask the guards about a Mrs. SoandSo, and to be surprise its the right building. Well now the guard has to tell me where to go, and the usuage of ‘yonder’ and ‘der’ was use many of times. Another long walk across a field, brings me to a building and inside the guard tells me to sit in the lobby and wait. And that’s what I do.

Now let me describe the lobby for you, it can pretty much be summed up with one word…dingy. It was decorated with small furniture it felt like doll house furniture but it was dingy. There was one other girl in there with me and I could tell she thought the same thing. The company deals with clothing items, and on one wall was a display…filled with out of date lingere…and that too was dingy. And on either sides of the front doors were two of those humane rat traps. The ones that kills the rat but you don’t have to see it. And with in five seconds I was sick to my stomach and wanted to go home right then and there. But it started pouring down raining, and they must have told people to go roll up their windows. At least I beat the rain. So as people are going and coming, I notice a little table with a phone and posted note and what looks to be a sign in book. I wander over and it says for visitors to call there party. So I call the lady and leave a message telling her I was in the lobby, at this time I look at the clock and notice that is 1:13 or so. I was suppose to be there at 1pm. I go back and sit down and watch many people go back and forth but none seem to be looking for me. I go back to the phone try again, and even try the lady is says to call if you can’t get in touch with your party, she’s not at her desk either. 20 minutes pass and nothing, the other girl who I believe was there for the same reason I was leaves in disgust. Lucky. Another 20 minutes pass, it’s stop raining, and I’m very tempted to leave myself, use the phone to call the friend to come get me. But finally a lady sticks her head out from a door that needs a badge to open and ask if I’m me. I confirm and she goes ‘Oh you are super late.’ I go..-_-. She goes, ‘When did you get here.’ Truthfully I’m not sure, cause I don’t know how long I sat on the dingy chair trying to catch my breath before getting up to call her and look at the clock. So I hazard a guess and say “about 1:10ish.” She looks at me and goes…”Hmmm I don’t know about that.” As if I was straight out lying. My face: -_-.

So up the stairs we go and once we get into a room set up like a classroom she makes a annoucement that I have finally arrived. Now I’m sure everyone is thinking I’m a slacker or something. Ofcourse I’m not happy at all. She starts to go over the attendance policy. And then calls us to the back individually. When I finally get back there, she’s all like well I have you down for the 5pm to 10pm training class. Um I was told 10am to 3pm, she was like well this isn’t going to be a problem is it. Yes, it is. I don’t drive. I have to depend on others, and I already told them 10am to 3pm…I can’t change it like that. Her: “I guess I can squeeze you into that morning class.” So here are the schedule slots I have-” And she starts naming things, and they all encompass more than the weekend. Confused I was. Well it’s not a weekends only thing, no it’s a you have to work EVERY weekends thing. So my schedule from this day forward after training…Saturday through Wednesday 12 to 5pm. All the others ones had me working after 5pm to the wee hours…I don’t work after 5pm…so I took that one. And since I would be losing my weekends…why not be out by that evening.

So when she finally dismissed us I was so ready to go home and didn’t/don’t want to back. A lady was nice enough to give me a ride back to the building my ride drop me off at and we talked. Apparently she had some weird dealings with them as well. And also I should mention, that everyone who was in the training class, is from the same temporary agency. So I’m sure I’m not the only one who had the same problem, but maybe I was the only one who had to walk to the correct building.

And that’s the job, I’m not foreseeing a long time spent here. I just need enough to get a car and then I can really look for something else.

What Else Is There?

Well I’ve started the process for applying to Graduate School and I’m more than sure I’ve started an online relationship with someone. I should write more about both these things…but I’m tired of typeing and I bet you’re tired of reading. So I’ll keep it for tomorrow.

You guys keep it real. And stay safe!

B.J.

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Job Search: The Third Interview

March 5, 2008 at 11:28 am (Job Search)
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Well the interview went like an interview. I didn’t get a good feeling nor a bad feeling from it so I can’t even start to say if I have a chance. I should know either way within a week to ten days. It took about 30 minutes, and that was because I had to do a mock memo. The position has changed a bit, but it’s still something I want to go after. Instead of being in the IT department I would work part of my time in the outreach community center and the other part I would be a floater between branches. It’s still part time but I get benefits because it’s an upgrade in titles.

Speaking of benefits, here’s theirs: I would get Vacation and Sick leave (48 hours/year), holiday pay if the holiday falls on a day I’m scheduled to work. Retirement plan, I would make a 6% pre-tax contribution, and they make a contribution also (it doesn’t say how much though). Health Insurance through Blue Care HMO, with a premium of $136.09 biweekly. Also a deferred compensation program that allows employees to supplement retirement income by deferring a portion of current salary before it’s taxed. They have other benefits too that aren’t explained in the brochure, saving bonds, direct deposit, a credit union, employee assistance program, pre-tax health insurance premiums, internal promotion policy.

All in all I’m slightly disappointed because it’s not the position I originally wanted but it’s still a good deal.

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Shopping Adventures in the South: Looking for Fabric

March 3, 2008 at 12:19 pm (Job Search, Sewing)
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This weekend I was able to get together with my friend Jen, and we went fabric shopping. Well we attempted to go fabric shopping. Since I’m still a newbie and learning the ropes, I’m not keen on spending a lot of money of fabric just yet (not to mention I’m still without a full time job). Well I usually buy my fabric samples at Wal-mart, because they usually have some good finds in their clearance pile. However the Walmart here that had a fabric section, did a major remodeling last year and they took that section out. The other one never had a fabric section to begin with. So we went to the Walmart in the next city over, I had the four projects in mind. The baby blanket, the bag that wasn’t a tote, the cap, and the quilted wallet. Plus I wanted to get some other random fabric just to have.

The first thing I noticed was I don’t know what’s a good amount of fabric to get when you don’t have a specific project in mind for it. Does anyone out there who sew have a good suggestion, how much do you usually get of random fabric? The second thing was Walmart clearance sucked this go around. So then I looked at the regular price items, because it’s still pretty cheap. Well I found some fabric for the baby blanket, that was a $1 a yard.

Baby Blanket Items

It’s a pooh looking bear (but not pooh), with a pink and tan plaid, I choose a maroon fabric to be the back and baby pink yarn for decoration. I was excited about that, mainly cause I had no prior idea of what I wanted. I know I wanted it to be girlie, because she’s have a girl.

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Here’s the rest of the fabric…notice a trend? Yeah black and pink, it’s for a bag for my mom. I couldn’t decide which one to get some I got a half a yard of each. They were various prices, I think the highest was $2-$3 a yard. So I was kind of bummed with the choices, I tried to look for some boyish fabric, because my brother had asked for a wallet. But I didn’t find any I liked. Jen found some nice green shinny fabric for her hubby, who was with us for the firs half, she was only going to get four yards of it to make a shirt for him. Some how she walked away with 8 and 1/3 of it thanks to her husband. (He decided he wanted a pillow, a shirt and a quilt from the fabric, he’s no longer allowed to go with us fabric shopping.) They got their fabric cut while I was looking for mine. Then the lady walked away. I though she was still in the area, no. We had someone page her three times, and then after an hour of us standing there, the assistant manager came. Well he was not so nice and the other lady who was apparently working in that department showed up. She too wasn’t so nice. I was not happy with the Wal-mart after that experience.

I also got some tools that I needed as well, a seam ripper, some elastic, thread, d-rings, hand needles, and lots of buttons (they were a $1 a bag):

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Well then we had lunch, and then we dropped her husband off at work. We then went to Joanns. I wasn’t to excited about any of the fabric there, and they are way to expensive to be not so excited about fabric to buy it. However I did score an awesome thing. I was looking at the interfacing. They were having a sale of non-fusible (you have to sew it on) and fusible ( iron on), well of course the fusible was more expensive at $5.99 a yard and up, and the non fusible was $1.99 and up. I wanted the fusible because I’m lazy like that. Well there was a thin bolt of interface that said it was damage and it was suppose to be $10.99/yd but to sell it for $1/yd. I was like what’s wrong with it? Jen said it’s wrinkled, so it’s damage, I was like well I’m getting it. She said it was non-fusible, but I was like it’s a $1, I’m still getting it. So I got 3yds of it, turns out it’s so fusible. I tried it on a whim and it was fusible. so I used it on part of the project I did yesterday (when I get batteries for the camera I’ll take pics).

In other news, I have a interview tomorrow for the IT department of our main library. I’m excited…pray for me!

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Mood Swings

February 27, 2008 at 9:00 am (Job Search, Personal Finances)
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It’s amazing how one can go from a high to a low in space of a day. Well maybe in the space of a weekend. Last week I wrote how I had gotten a part time job, well I still have it, she just pushed back my start date. I was suppose to start this morning, but she wasn’t quite ready for me. Hopefully I can start next week. Then my dad did my taxes, I was slated to get almost $300 back from Federal and just over $200 from state. Which I was glad to get, since I had only worked technically part time the whole year. Well they rejected both state and federal and my dad had to re-file for me, the problem? There had been a tax update within the week he had did my mom’s and sisters and mines. That update affected me and the tax limit bracket I guess I was in, thus I get nothing from federal and only $54 from state, that’s a big difference. Although I wasn’t that upset because taxes are something you should never count on having. The government is to fickle to rely on, so oh well.

So I was bit bummed about that, I was going to use half of the money to pay off some debt, but oh well. I’ll just use half of that to start the high yield savings accounts. Later that day the post came, and I must admit I love getting mail, even if it’s just junk mail. I like it to see my name on it, it’s weird I know. I don’t necessarily like to get bills, but it is mail so I’m torn on it. Well yesterday there were several things for me, I felt so special. There was a first class envelope with no returned address, some samples I had sent off for, a coupon for free kid’s yogurt, and a letter from my student loans provider.

Of course I was curious over the first class mail, no one ever sends me something so important it has to come in a priority mail envelope, not even my college degree was sent in one. So I tore it open, and it was a letter from some government agency conducting a survey. The survey was about how American students pay for secondary education. In gratitude they send you a $30 check after you finish it, since it was a web survey I logged on and completed the survey in about 25 mins. So in about four weeks I should be getting a $30 check. That of course lifted my spirits.

The samples and the coupon lifted my spirits even more, another thing I love is free stuff. I’m really excited to try the kid’s yogurt. Even though I’m no where near a kid, the things they put out for kids tend to be more nutritious than the things they put out for grown ups. This one has less sugar than normal yogurt and plus its free.

But the biggest boost was the letter from the student loaner, I thought it was just my monthly statement that they send. But no it was a letter say that two of my loans were being dropped because of no disbursal. For some reason when you graduate in December they still give you financial aid for the spring semester. I had to wait for my alma matter to say I was no longer enrolled before they took away the loans. So a total of $2,751 was dropped from my total debt. Bringing my total to $15,190.98 in student loans and $17,904.00 in total debt. That’s not bad, compared to some other’s (got to stay positive.)

Well with all that good news coming back to back how could I get into a low? Well I received an email from one of the jobs I applied to and they decided to go with some one else, oh well. Then I sent an email to my mom asking what’s the hold up on that job. Apparently they too went with someone else but that person declined the offer. So I’m just going to go ahead a say I didn’t get that one. My mom thinks I should send an email to the head inquiring about the job and how I would really love to work for them, but I’m like I wasn’t there first choice and they aren’t my first choice, I’m not going to “beg” them for the job when I don’t really want it. So back to the hardcore grind of applying for non-existent jobs.

I think the good and the bad have just even me out, I’m bummed but not to bummed. I would really like to get started some where in a job, just to give myself something else to think about.

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Job Related News: Part time job

February 22, 2008 at 10:55 am (Job Search)
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Well yesterday I had an interview for a part time job, and the interview went well, better than expected (sort of). She offered me the job right there, and as I thought low pay and no benefits. But it’s okay. Because know there will be some kind of income coming in, not much but some. I’m excited, can you tell? So what’s the job? It’s an office assistant for a beauty consultant firm. I get to do all the things I love to do. I’ll be assisting, web designing, marketing, organizing, PR(ing), inventory, customer relations, accounting, product buying and more. And a few things I don’t like answering phones, not one of my favorite things to do but I’ll do it. Right now it’s only two days a week, it might increase to more days if I’m needed.

It’s going to take an initial large sum of hours to get started, mainly because they have been with out an assistant and the head admitted that she had no system so she’s opened to suggestions (she asked me to stay for a meeting and she introduced me to everyone and there was a long loud scream of joy…I was slightly scared!) and you can totally tell. The first thing is to do an overhaul inventory, it’s suppose to be done every January but that didn’t happened. She’s willing to work with me once I find a full time job to adjust my hours, which is a good thing. I would hate to leave her in a lurch if I were to get a position soon.

So right now I’m probably looking at about $400 a month from this position, like I said not a lot but it’s something. I still haven’t heard something from my mom’s job, hopefully I’ll hear something next week. I honestly don’t know why they are lagging. It’s almost not worth it, but right now that pay is to much to pass up.

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Job Related News: The Interview

February 7, 2008 at 9:44 pm (Job Search, Money, Personal Finances)
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Well I went to the interview. I was a bit early, but no harm in that right? Once they were ready for me, I was given a tour. Although it was a quick tour cause I’ve been there times before. Then I observed one of the teachers with a kid. This one kid was one of the aggressive kids, there are a total of four of these kids. He wasn’t that aggressive and he didn’t have a “tantrum”, so it wasn’t that bad. After about twenty minutes of that I had my interview with two of consultants. I think it went fine, I was asked about my ability to be silly in front of others…I held back a sarcastic look…I think there’s a bit dramaticization (is that a word) to me that I can be silly in front of others…Although it’s not like I’m use to being such a way in front of others. I only had one question to ask of them, and that was the training process…there’s a probationary time of one month before I would be by myself on the schedule. As I walked around I got second thoughts, I was still doubting myself. But then I came home and saw a comment from my friend on my personal blog about the interview and that made me smile. I didn’t ask about the salary but my mom told me later.

The base pay of $22,000 (I think the last time I said this was the highest well that’s for assistant teachers, but because I have a four degree I can be a teacher) a year (before taxes), is still less then what I want to making (which is probably what I would get yet is still much better than the $18,000 base for the assistant teacher), roughly $1,833.33 a month.

The highest is $26,000 a year before taxes, which is roughly $2,166.67 pre-tax. That’s almost $200 surplus and also a no need for a part time job. Which would be a good thing to cover some of the unknowns that I wasn’t able to accurately depict in my preliminary budget.

(Just for kicks, the median would be $24,000 a year, $2,000 a month, a $19.20 surplus…it’s a surplus not much but it’s something. I would probably still get a part-time job but probably after a few months…like a summer job or something.)

So if they gave me the job at the base pay I would still need to get a part time job that would net me just short of $200 a month. Which isn’t that bad…I mean if I got a job at say for instance Walgreens at minimum wage, $6.15/hr (NC’s minimum) and work for two days a week Saturday and Sunday (although I’ve always been told not to work on Sunday that whole Christian thing *shrugs her shoulders* I needs the money to get out of here…I’ll do it.) a total of 16 hours a weekend. That’s just short of $400 a month (that’s $200 more than what I’ve guessed I would need.), and $4,723.20 annually pre-tax, that’s a good chunk of extra cash. So if I chose to do the job as a summer job (starting in May and going to the end of July), I could still make $1,771.20 pre-tax, and only have to make up another $228 (perhaps in non-salary ways).

But this is all contingent on me actually getting the job. This is as much planning have done concerning this job and as much as I’m going to do until I get a job offer (which wouldn’t be sometime in the next week or so). I’m trying to be positive, but I swear it’s the waiting that kills me. I wish they would just tell you right there if you got it or not. All my other jobs were like that…although for all my other jobs I didn’t really have an interview either. I just put in an application and it was a “When an you start” deal. Oh I miss those days.

Well I’m off to watch something on the telly. Has anyone tried the Thule trail game yet?

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Job related news…

February 6, 2008 at 8:13 pm (Job Search)
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Well I got an interview tomorrow for the school thingy. As of now I’m not nervous, I’ve been trying to keep my mind off it. Which meant listening to music and sleeping all day. Which is why I’m just now posting something. My mom was able to give me some of the questions they will ask tomorrow, there’s only one or two that I might have to tell a slight half-truth on…like why I want to work there…I can’t tell the whole truth which would be cause I want a job and this is the currently only option right now. That might not go over so well. I’m kinda ready to get it over with. My mom said that they are looking to hire two or three people, they had an interview today, I’m tomorrow, another one is after me and then two more next week. So I probably won’t hear anything until next week at the earliest.

Wish me luck!

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Goals: February

February 4, 2008 at 8:04 pm (Income, Job Search, Personal Finances)
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Well as promise here are my February goals. Since it’s a short month, I have to be very selective of what I want to accomplish.

1. Look for more places to apply: This month I want to apply for at least one job a week. I don’t want to over do it and have too many resumes out there. There’s four weeks in this month so that’s another four places I have to find to apply.

2. Gain full time employment: I still haven’t heard from my mom’s boss. I’m not relying on getting that position, since they can be so iffy. However I would like to have a job before March 1st.

3. Find more ways to bring in non-salary income:I’ve place ads on my pf blog from Adsense and the Amazon Associates, but until that blog starts gaining more views I don’t plan on seeing any revenue from them in who know’s when. I have applied for an online tutoring job, which I need to finish the subject test for. I’ve also signed up with Linkworth, another advertising deal. And the other day I created an account with CashCrate.com. I’m going to look into survey sites, any suggestions?

4. Post more articles on Helium: This kinda goes with #3 and I’m dedicating a separate post for this one with more details about what Helium is.

5. Add another 25 goals to the 101/1001 list: Like I said before I have about 25 goals already I want to double that this month.

6. Step up posting: I’m setting a goal of posting at two days a week for this blog. I have things to say it’s just get in the mood to write. Which has been a problem in many different arenas of my life. I’ve got three other blogs that I maintain, plus my fiction writing and Helium. A lot of writing I do, which is funny since I use to say I hate the act of writing, go fig.

Along with my pf goals and writings goals, these are my February goals. Not much but enough to at least keep me busy. Anyone else have February goals?

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