Real World Mom

What a difference one week can make! So much in my life has changed in the last seven days.

Here’s the recap:

Monday- Signed the last of the divorce papers. It should be final in 4-6 weeks! Hallelujah!!

Tuesday- About 1 p.m., I received a call asking if I could go for a 4 p.m. interview that day. I went AND I was offered the job!

Wednesday- Received my financial aid approval in the mail. I can afford to go to school in September!

Thursday- My first (short) day at my new job!

It’s been an exhausting but excellent week for me. I’m so grateful that things are finally falling into place! I have to thank my family–especially Tim–for all the love, support and encouragement that has gotten me to this point. I wouldn’t have all of this good news to share if it weren’t for them!  I love you!

Hard-working, mature, intelligent person seeking employment.

Prefer to work from home, but willing to face the cold, hard world too.  Part-time or full-time.

I know my way around a computer, have 20+ years of retail experience (including management) and can handle stress and deadlines without losing it (I am a mother of four after all!).

So, who’s hiring??

Maria at Immoral Matriarch: Catechizer left this meme open for anyone, so I tagged myself!

Here are the instructions and my answers:

A) Each player answers the questions about themselves.

B) At the end of the post, the player then tags 2 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog. (But, like Maria, I’m not going to tag anyone, I’ll just leave it open to do if you want to.)

Ten years ago:
- it was February 1998
- I was selling PartyLite
- I was living on Walnut Street in Pennsylvania
- I was 10 years younger than I am now
- I had no idea what I was in for

Five things that were on my to-do list for today:
- laundry
- dishes
- try to keep up with my ever-expanding Google reader!
- change the sheets
- work on my new site

I enjoy:
- taking photos
- reading
- learning
- gardening
- blogging

What would I do if I suddenly became a millionaire:
- buy a car (don’t have a particular model in mind, just something that runs would work)
- put money away for the kids
- get T some really cool tech-type toys
- pay off the home of a family that’s like my own (I’d have to be real sneaky to get away with it)
- hire the meanest divorce lawyer I could find to kick the stbx’s ass!

Five jobs that I have had:
- jewelry sales
- auto parts delivery driver (high school)
- receptionist at a veterinary hospital
- Yankee Candle store manager
- front desk supervisor at a Gold’s Gym

Five things that people don’t know about me:
- I’m shy
- my favorite color is purple
- I love chocolate
- I am generally an optimistic person
- I believe that coffee is it’s own food group

A fun meme by Becca at BeccA’s Buzz! Check her out!

The ‘Give Me Five’ Monday meme is designed to share fun information with each other in a simple, short list! Here’s how it works. Each week, I will put out a random topic from my list of topics and you share 5 answers of your choice on the given topic and link back here! You can add photos, links or stories or just a simple list of your own of 5 things that relate to the topic as it pertains to you and your life experiences. It doesn’t have to be in any order of importance unless otherwise specified.

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This week’s assignment: Give Me 5 positive traits or accomplishments you admired in a person or persons that you aren’t getting along with or have hurt or offended you in the past.

1- My soon-to-be (said hopefully)ex: He has always been a very hard worker.

2- “K”, someone I was best friends with for over 20 years (we are no longer friends): She had a good eye for decorating.

3- My Mom: Her wicked sense of humor. Her strong will and determination, even in the worst of times.

4- My Dad: His intelligence.

5- A previous boss, “I”: She was usually very fair.

I really like this week’s theme. I think it’s healthy to take some of the focus off of the negative by remembering something positive!

Warning: Author is in the midst of a serious case of PMS. Proceed at your own risk!

• It’s freezing in NJ!
• The stbx is still dragging his feet and refusing to give in cooperate. My daughter informed me that he purchased new carpeting and new furniture last week, and he’s thinking about buying a flat-screen tv. But, when he lies talks to me, he’s “broke.”
• Still haven’t found a source of income.
• My back has been hurting me off and on (mostly on lately) for the last seven months. I’m in NJ, my doctor is in PA, and I have no way to get to her.
• My 40th birthday is in three weeks–how much does that suck?!
• I’m PMSing BIG time (poor T!).

On the plus side…

• My kids are healthy and happy.
• Spring will eventually be here.
• I am loved by some incredible people!
• As for the stbx: What goes around comes around.
• I have my internet connection!

No word on the interview I had last Friday.  But, I really didn’t expect to hear anything until the end of the week anyway.  Still, it would be nice to get a call with a job offer today!

Also, the STBX (soon-to-be-ex) has not responded to my counter-offer in regard to his latest joke attempt at a settlement.  That was six days ago.  I expected him to come back with something much quicker this time because I thought there was only one point he’d choke on (the $ issue).  Maybe I was wrong…  Stubborn man!

It’s difficult pretending to be patient with this (ie:  not calling him and asking WTF his problem is!).  But, I figure if he knows how anxious I am to be divorced from his sorry ass him, he’ll become even greedier (if that’s possible!).

So, I continue to wait…and hope…

I saw this on Sexy Housewife’s blog (check it out!), and thought I’d give it a try.

Looks like I missed my calling!

You Should Be a Doctor

You are practical, sharp, and very intuitive. Optimistic and energetic, you are a problem solver who doesn’t get discouraged easily. You are also quite compassionate and caring. You make people feel hopeful. You’re highly adaptable and capable. You do well with almost any curve ball life throws at you.You do best when you:- Are always learning new subjects - Use your knowledge to solve problems You would also be a good therapist or detective.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

Ya know how sometimes you come away with a feeling about how an interview went? You’re sure you’re gonna get a call offering you the job–or, you’re sure you freakin’ blew it? Well, I’m somewhere in the middle… There was really nothing said that gave me a clue one way or the other. Guess I just have to wait till they’re finished interviewing (sometime next week) and see what happens…

Well, tomorrow (Friday) is ‘interview day’. I’m a nervous wreck!

I’ve got (most of ) my outfit picked out and copies of my resume ready to go. Now I just have to hope my brain–and mouth–don’t fail me!

It’s for a retail company, possibly a management position, and I’m not particularly thrilled about continuing down the retail road. However, I’ve been out of work since September 28 of last year, so I’m not in a position to turn anything down. But, as I said in my last interview post, finding/getting a job is almost always easier when you don’t really need it, so if I end up with one I don’t love, I can always keep looking!

I finally have a job interview lined up! It’s not until Friday, and I’m already coming down with a case of the nerves!

What am I going to wear? What am I going to say? Will I make the right impression? Does my resume look good enough? Will they offer me the job? Will the money be reasonable?

It’s also a little frustrating considering the number interviews I’ve been engaged in–both as the interviewee as well as the interviewer–that I’d still get so nervous! Also kind of silly in a way!

Then again, it’s sooo much easier when you don’t really need the job you’re interviewing for–and that’s certainly not the case at this point!

I’ll keep everyone posted on how I’m doing and how it goes on Friday!