Where To Go From Here

Okay, after some excitement last week that distracted me from getting to the things I had planned to take care of (job, college enrollment, cleaning, organizing, etc.) I am back on the wagon and ready to roll!

I've applied for a couple of jobs I found in the classifieds of the Denton Record Chronicle - jobs which I doubt will pay in the range that I am looking for, but jobs nonetheless. One is as a full-time administrative assistant for a construction company based in Denton, and the other (which I am actually hoping to hear back from) is as a part-time office admin with a real estate company in Lewisville. The former sounds like it very closely matches my skillset and is along the same lines as what I have been doing steadily for the last 4 years but, being full-time, is unlikely to be conducive to college enrollment. The latter, however, seems to be a bit beyond what I am accustomed to in the responsibility and oversight department but the position is tantalizingly "part-time" which would fit nicely with my collegiate ambitions. I sent them my resume on Tuesday and have yet to hear back, but I have my fingers crossed and am still searching Monster.com, the Denton Record Chronicle, the WorkInTexas.com website, and other resources daily.

The husband has started to make noises which sound suspiciously like expressions of unhappiness with my current state of unemployment. I'm a bit apprehensive about this, to be honest. After spending the last week nursing him following his surprise appendectomy, I was honestly expecting he would be a bit more understanding. It's not like I don't WANT a job - I do, badly - it's just that there aren't exactly hundreds of positions available right now for someone without a piece of sheepskin to recommend them to prospective employers. I've even attempted to get back into the restaurant industry, but no luck. There just isn't anyone hiring right now - at least not with the compensation levels that I am needing. I simply have to get back into school and, sadly, I had to wait until some money came in to request my transcripts. Then, once the money was in, I was too worried about him to focus on getting those requests for transcripts out the door. A bit of a setback, to be sure, but not a major one. Hell, what's one more week, really?

So, these are the next steps as I see them:

• Request transcripts from Ft. Lewis College
• Finish the online TWU application
• Find a part-time job doing something

Barring tragedy, calamity, or some completely unforeseen event that causes upheaval in my day-to-day life, I should have at least the first two of these completed by the end of the week (middle of next week at the latest).

Keep your fingers crossing and positive thoughts flowing my way. Really need to get on the move with these and get my life back on track. Sudden unemployment has been a major adjustment, and I can only assume that returning to college life after 7-year break will mean an even larger adjustment, but I am determined to make the changes in lifestyle and outlook necessary to be successful and am completely confident in my ability to excel academically. I can, I will, I must!