Got balls of steel, got an automobile, for a minimum wage, got real estate, I'm buying it all up
What a roller coaster of a week. Lots of good news, and one instance of terrible news.
I work in a used book store, and while great, it doesn't pay that much. So I made some bookmarks to try and raise a little extra money.
There are two other designs not shown: a suspension bridge and an art nouveau bird. They're printed on pages of old books we were going to throw away. (I used a dictionary for the flower and bird, Shakespeare's history plays and sonnets for the globe, and Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales for the seahorse and bridge. The seahorse is on The Little Mermaid.) I then laminated them by hand. I sold my first one today! It's the first thing I've ever sold that I made! I'm super proud. If they take off, I hope to expand to other bookstores in the area and maybe to etsy. (Or maybe I'm just getting ahead of myself.)
What do you think? Have any suggestions for other designs? I have a hard time finding images that aren't coded as feminine, so masculine/gender neutral suggestions would be welcome.
I have received three call backs about jobs in the last two days! One is from a recruiting company. I don't normally apply to them, because they have been without fail a huge waste of time, but I didn't realize this position was through one. I didn't answer the phone on the call because I was driving. I called the woman back, but of course she didn't answer the phone. I left a message, but I guarantee I'll never hear back from her again. This happens Every. Single. Time. with staffing companies/temp agencies. They suck majorly.
The other two were much more promising. One is for a shipping company who needs an "operations assistant" to track orders and such. After a quick phone interview this morning, the woman let me know that I have to come in for a in-person interview, but then quickly tells me it's a job fair interview and they're only doing it from 4-7 next Thursday. I work from noon to 9 or later Tuesday-Saturday. She said (not in so many words) she hoped I could get the time off, but if I couldn't, oh, well--I'd just be SOL. *headdesk* Thankfully I have the kind of job, coworker and boss that let me switch things around last minute like that.
The third is for a sales position for cruise-only travel agency. This is the one I really, really want. I came this close to getting a similar position almost a year ago and was really sad when I didn't get it. Does anyone have any advice specifically about getting a sales job? I never seem to do that well at those interviews. I have a phone interview with this woman on Friday morning.
This is more call backs than I've gotten all year, in the space of three days. It's pretty heartening. Hopefully something will work out, and soon.
Good: We might be in a position to move out of this basement and in with some friends! Maybe hopefully. It's kind of a time crunch, though. Cross your fingers for more money and/or a three-bedroom house for rent under $600/room somewhere between DC, Gaithersburg and Columbia in the next couple weeks. Any places/renters/good websites you could send my way would be really appreciated!
Aaaaaand, the bad: My granddaddy is dieing. It's not that much of surprise, honestly. I can't even remember the number of strokes he's had in the last couple of years, but it's still hard. His kidneys started failing this morning, and he's been moved to a hospice. It's really only a matter of hours, at this point. I wish I could be there, but I just cannot get to South Carolina right now. :( I'm hoping it's quick and mostly painless. The family has been suffering with him for a long time, now.
So, yeah. A lot of good and a large dose of bad.
I work in a used book store, and while great, it doesn't pay that much. So I made some bookmarks to try and raise a little extra money.
There are two other designs not shown: a suspension bridge and an art nouveau bird. They're printed on pages of old books we were going to throw away. (I used a dictionary for the flower and bird, Shakespeare's history plays and sonnets for the globe, and Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales for the seahorse and bridge. The seahorse is on The Little Mermaid.) I then laminated them by hand. I sold my first one today! It's the first thing I've ever sold that I made! I'm super proud. If they take off, I hope to expand to other bookstores in the area and maybe to etsy. (Or maybe I'm just getting ahead of myself.)
What do you think? Have any suggestions for other designs? I have a hard time finding images that aren't coded as feminine, so masculine/gender neutral suggestions would be welcome.
I have received three call backs about jobs in the last two days! One is from a recruiting company. I don't normally apply to them, because they have been without fail a huge waste of time, but I didn't realize this position was through one. I didn't answer the phone on the call because I was driving. I called the woman back, but of course she didn't answer the phone. I left a message, but I guarantee I'll never hear back from her again. This happens Every. Single. Time. with staffing companies/temp agencies. They suck majorly.
The other two were much more promising. One is for a shipping company who needs an "operations assistant" to track orders and such. After a quick phone interview this morning, the woman let me know that I have to come in for a in-person interview, but then quickly tells me it's a job fair interview and they're only doing it from 4-7 next Thursday. I work from noon to 9 or later Tuesday-Saturday. She said (not in so many words) she hoped I could get the time off, but if I couldn't, oh, well--I'd just be SOL. *headdesk* Thankfully I have the kind of job, coworker and boss that let me switch things around last minute like that.
The third is for a sales position for cruise-only travel agency. This is the one I really, really want. I came this close to getting a similar position almost a year ago and was really sad when I didn't get it. Does anyone have any advice specifically about getting a sales job? I never seem to do that well at those interviews. I have a phone interview with this woman on Friday morning.
This is more call backs than I've gotten all year, in the space of three days. It's pretty heartening. Hopefully something will work out, and soon.
Good: We might be in a position to move out of this basement and in with some friends! Maybe hopefully. It's kind of a time crunch, though. Cross your fingers for more money and/or a three-bedroom house for rent under $600/room somewhere between DC, Gaithersburg and Columbia in the next couple weeks. Any places/renters/good websites you could send my way would be really appreciated!
Aaaaaand, the bad: My granddaddy is dieing. It's not that much of surprise, honestly. I can't even remember the number of strokes he's had in the last couple of years, but it's still hard. His kidneys started failing this morning, and he's been moved to a hospice. It's really only a matter of hours, at this point. I wish I could be there, but I just cannot get to South Carolina right now. :( I'm hoping it's quick and mostly painless. The family has been suffering with him for a long time, now.
So, yeah. A lot of good and a large dose of bad.