The Search Continues...

Kate's Log - StarDate - 28 January 2012

Looking for a job, when one is out of a job, is a full time job.

I had decided that once I did not have a job to go to everyday, I was still going to keep some kind of routine in my life.  I get up, take a shower and get dressed.  No pajamas or sweats sitting in front of the TV even though that's what I really want to do.  Once in a while, I will watch a bit of Kelly or Rachael, but typically you'll find me at the computer scouring the job listings, filling out applications, responding to e-mails and making phone calls.  With my pad, pencil and trusty cup of joe right by my side.

I am like a hunter, similar to Elmer Fudd, but instead of searching for the wascally wabbit, I am searching any number of websites on a daily basis; Indeed, Simply Hired or LinkedIn, just to name a few.  It takes a lot of time to sift through and decide what is worth pursuing.  It's very tempting to jump all over everything but one needs to be diligent and mindful.  It's slow going but the good news is that I have had a number of interviews and there are jobs out there

Being without a job makes one stop and evaluate what they might want to do with their next phase. It's a perfect time to make a change, if that is what someone has been thinking about and that is what I have decided. I have been in sales for a number of years but have decided to go back to my roots...the admin/support side of business. The last couple of years have involved a lot of travel and it can get very weary at times. The plus side though is that I have met so many wonderful folks...people I would have never met otherwise. And I have helped to transform the way people work. Sometimes God and the Universe steps in and makes the changes that we may have been dreaming about but too scared to pursue. It's easy to stay in a place that is comfortable for us.

I have used the word hopeful a lot in the last couple of months, but it's a word that really sums up the way that I feel...I am positively hopeful.  I am hunting and searching for the new adventure that awaits me.  And when I find it, you will all be the second to know.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. So until next time...

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