on a happy note!
Looks as if my non-existent but felt very real streak of unemployment may be over"
The research job, that I am interviewing for on my b-day, called this afternoon to let me know about another opportunity at their hospital. It's a similar position and I would make more money! yeah! The woman said I "just seemed so nice on the phone" and she would "put a good word in for me". I filled out the ridiculously long application online. I really hope I get it. For one thing, it starts at 30,000 (I should be getting more with my degree but whatever) it's a big leap from my current nothing :p 2) it's actually in my field of study. I would really really really! love to have a job where I can actually utilize my friggin expensive ass degree; and 3)  it's at the hospital I would like to work at when I finally have my PsyD. I figure that if I can just get my foot in the door with this job I'd be a shoe-in for any therapy/counseling positions that come up as I gain experience. And when I have the MA I'd be a happy camper. Could life be any more swell if I got that job? I think not.

While I was on the application site, I also applied for  a few administrative type jobs and a few government positions. I figure it can't hurt  to apply for more positions, only ups my chances of a call back, and starting a salaried position ASAP (that's not social work :P) would be pretty darn sweet.
 I have an exam for one gov't position (w/Customs!) on the 31st. I downloaded the study guide and it is basically affirmation that I have an education, a 3hr long grammar test - good for me, I'm sure to pass. After passing my name will be placed on a list for them to call me who knows when. At least they don't require a driving license :) ! Like some city which shall remain unnamed.

So things are definitely looking up....well, besides the fact that I have an exam tomorrow that I have not studied for one bit. But whatever, I'm graduating!

Hopefully, one of these opportunities will come along beginning of summer and save me lots of anxiety. One thing I did learn (and will try to follow up on) through this whole process was to stop stressing so much. I put the application in and that's all I can do. Let it go. If they call me for an interview, I'll do it and that's all I can do. But I shouldn't stress so much like I was before. If I am meant to get whichever job opportunity, then I will. If not, something else better will come along.

(It seems as if I am never satisfied? I finally get the one job I wanted and here I am hunting desperately for another. Well, I am very satisfied with the anthro job. Yet, I can't describe how amazing it would be to have a "real job" this summer, as opposed to a "camp job." Though this camp job pays well, it's still a gross underpayment for what's expected of me and all the energy I will have to exert. Sure I like to have fun but I also like to be able to support myself. Anyway, I would love to not have to go through the whole rigamarole of the job hunt again in a few months. Especially with school coming up. Not to mention, then I would actually be able to afford school. )


cross fingers cross fingers my life is finally going somewhere! :D

Ugh, I'm tired of all the anxious posts about job hunting and waiting around. Que sera, sera. No need for me to stress... so much.

Anyway, I realized that the IRS has deposited my stimulus check and so now I feel slightly more optimistic about the future. I also get paid this week. So now I have officially begun to allocate money to my "carpartment" fund. I feel happy. ^_^ Mostly because I am finally doing something tangible to reach my goal. I'm so happy that I don't have any expenses right now. Usually at the end of term I have so much to mail home but this year, nada. So now I can just save save save.

I looked at the expenses list for senior week and graduation, I'm super happy I decided not to attend. The prices are ridiculous!

I signed up for extra hours at my student job before I leave next week to make that much more money. I figure by the time I return home I'll have 1 month of rent saved. That means I'll be a third of the way to my goal. That's makes me feel so good. Hopefully,my employment plans will be set by the week of the 19th so I can come up with the second third of the money by the end of June.

Supposedly my parents will give me some cash for graduation/b-day. I'm positive it won't be a lot but whatever it is, it will go directly into the fund. I'm also positive that I'll receive it sometime around July. It sucks because I can't let them know that I am saving money for a car or to move out, otherwise they'll never give it to me. (Their reasoning: what's the point if you won't spend it? It's too exhausting too argue with them so I have to make sure I pretend like I am saving for something trivial like an electronic - a new ipod or something.)

I'm still debating on which to go for first, the car or the apartment. Right now I'm leaning towards the car because it would make life that much easier. But for now, I'll just worry about saving the money. When I have it, I can make plans.