I *will* make it through this month, praise God(dess)....
And the job search continues... Last Wednesday I went in to fill out an application for an employment agency in Denton. They had me do some online tests - Word, Excel, typing, etc. Still haven't heard from them.
However, on Friday I spoke with Eric, the manager of an agency in Lewisville (where I live), whom my boss had contacted to see about finding my replacement. I was telling him what all I did here at the current day job, and when I told him about why I wanted to leave (moving to Denton, don't want to drive from Denton to Dallas & back every day, etc.), he asked "would you like some help?" Heck, yes! I emailed him my resume, and went in to talk to him this morning. He was very nice and personable, and after talking with me about what all I'd done career-wise, he seemed to think that I shouldn't have any trouble finding office admin work... and more than likely at a higher rate than what I'm making now... Yay! I feel very confident that with Eric on the case, I will have a new job very soon. Thanks to my f-list for the continued prayers/energy/happy thoughts!
Next hurdle? The apartment. For a 2-BR, BrianBob and I both had to fill out applications. Mine was approved quite handily, I'm sure, but BrianBob is needing to find someone to take over his current lease ASAP. (Another delay was that his apartment manager was out of town until yesterday.) We should have started looking for a re-leaser earlier, but one ad placed last week on Craigslist has only produced 1 person who wants to come look at the place (another lady said she'd come have a look, but then was "stuck in a meeting" on the appointed day and time, and we never heard from her again). Then there were the people who emailed with questions, even when the ad listed Bob's phone number and specifically said to call... Hopefully the guy who's supposed to come look at it tomorrow will want to sign the lease ASAP. I put the ad back up on Craigslist last night, too, just in case. Our lease-signing date at the new place is supposed to be this Friday... I'm so used to planning well in advance that this is wearing on my nerves a bit (esp. the part where I'm waiting on other people I don't know - lack of control, etc.) but I'm staying positive that we'll make it!
However, on Friday I spoke with Eric, the manager of an agency in Lewisville (where I live), whom my boss had contacted to see about finding my replacement. I was telling him what all I did here at the current day job, and when I told him about why I wanted to leave (moving to Denton, don't want to drive from Denton to Dallas & back every day, etc.), he asked "would you like some help?" Heck, yes! I emailed him my resume, and went in to talk to him this morning. He was very nice and personable, and after talking with me about what all I'd done career-wise, he seemed to think that I shouldn't have any trouble finding office admin work... and more than likely at a higher rate than what I'm making now... Yay! I feel very confident that with Eric on the case, I will have a new job very soon. Thanks to my f-list for the continued prayers/energy/happy thoughts!
Next hurdle? The apartment. For a 2-BR, BrianBob and I both had to fill out applications. Mine was approved quite handily, I'm sure, but BrianBob is needing to find someone to take over his current lease ASAP. (Another delay was that his apartment manager was out of town until yesterday.) We should have started looking for a re-leaser earlier, but one ad placed last week on Craigslist has only produced 1 person who wants to come look at the place (another lady said she'd come have a look, but then was "stuck in a meeting" on the appointed day and time, and we never heard from her again). Then there were the people who emailed with questions, even when the ad listed Bob's phone number and specifically said to call... Hopefully the guy who's supposed to come look at it tomorrow will want to sign the lease ASAP. I put the ad back up on Craigslist last night, too, just in case. Our lease-signing date at the new place is supposed to be this Friday... I'm so used to planning well in advance that this is wearing on my nerves a bit (esp. the part where I'm waiting on other people I don't know - lack of control, etc.) but I'm staying positive that we'll make it!