A few misc. things

1. This is crazy. I don't care if it was a legitimate plan and was going to raise some money for charity. Selling a doll of a little girl who has been murdered within the last 6 months is sick!

2. I got my order from ModCloth, nicely packaged and about a week after I ordered it (I think that's standard.. I'm just spoilt usually by having things show up within a few days as they often ship from California). I love the necklace so much! The earrings are even smaller than I expected, about half the size of the picture in my post or less. They're adorable but I hope when I wear them people will be able to see what they are!

3. Today I got an email in response to the craigslist ad I posted about a week ago. A family wanted me to work as a live out nanny for them for $800 per month. With the hours they were wanting, that is $4 an hour. DREAMING! I don't understand why people think they can pay someone that little, but unfortunately there are people who only charge that.

"Close enough to heaven if you climb up on a mansion you too can swing like a star."
- Semisonic

xoxo
Mandy

Job hunting

I've been actively job searching for a few weeks now. Actively, meaning that I am ready to start working - more than ready in some ways! So I'm applying for jobs with the hope of getting something to start at soon. My first mode of attack has been to contact all the agencies in the area. And boy, there are a lot! I've interviewed with some, and others I've only spoken to. I still have a few more on the list to contact next week. The trouble is that there aren't a lot of jobs at the moment. So, even with the feedback I've been getting from agencies (which has been mostly very good), I haven't got any leads yet. I really wish I was ready to start working a few months ago.. well, a year ago would have been much better for the job market! But things were what they were and this is the position I find myself in now.

I'm not desperate yet, and I really do believe that there is a job out there for me that will come up soon. I have lowered/expanded my criteria for the job in few areas. But I'm not at the point yet where I feel I need to look at jobs with a lot lower wage. I had one person contact me last week from a job search website, and they were offering a part-time job and wanted to pay about $4 less per hour than I want to earn. So I told them I wasn't interested. The job sounded like it would have been great... if it had paid more or even if it offered more hours. I really need to take money into consideration in a way that I've never done before. I need to be able to completely support myself with the money that I earn, and I'd like to be able to save as well. This is not a time in my life where I want to take a job that doesn't pay well simply because I will like it.

xoxo
Mandy