Statement of Intent
It's amazing what a statement of intent can do for a person's drive.
As a lot of you could probably guess, I'm not happy with the way things have been going for me lately. I've gotten fed up with writing full-time thanks to being stuck with low-income writing gigs and nothing else, so I've tweaked my resume a bit and started sending it out to employers. I've mostly been applying for jobs at nearby school districts, and I've called one of my old temp agencies that has me on file. They found me a pretty good teaching job once, and I would've worked some other temp jobs through them since then if I wasn't busy with other things whenever they called me. They don't have anything at the moment since they aren't very busy during the summer, but I let them know that I'm looking for work.
I also applied for a school office coordinator position with the Minneapolis Urban League and actually heard back...sort of. They wanted me to fill out additional information, but the fact that they didn't completely disregard my resume is always a good thing since most of the time I either hear nothing or I get some automated response. I probably shouldn't get my hopes up, but this sounds like a good job. I'd be working with a company that helps at-risk youth prepare for college after high school, which is exactly the kind of thing I'd like to do with my life.
I also found out about a job fair at Rasumssen College in Blaine that is taking place tomorrow. I usually have some luck at events like this, so I think I'll check it out and see what I can find.
As for writing, I'll still do that since I enjoy it when I'm writing about things that interest me, but I can't keep it as my main source of income. Lately, it's had me stuck at broke, and the work that I've been doing has me going from stressed out to depressed. That's no way to life.
Oddly enough, I feel good about where I am right now, better than I've felt in a long time. All it took was for me to essentially quit the path that I've been on for the last few months. Hopefully I'll find a job that allows me to actually enjoy life for a change.
As a lot of you could probably guess, I'm not happy with the way things have been going for me lately. I've gotten fed up with writing full-time thanks to being stuck with low-income writing gigs and nothing else, so I've tweaked my resume a bit and started sending it out to employers. I've mostly been applying for jobs at nearby school districts, and I've called one of my old temp agencies that has me on file. They found me a pretty good teaching job once, and I would've worked some other temp jobs through them since then if I wasn't busy with other things whenever they called me. They don't have anything at the moment since they aren't very busy during the summer, but I let them know that I'm looking for work.
I also applied for a school office coordinator position with the Minneapolis Urban League and actually heard back...sort of. They wanted me to fill out additional information, but the fact that they didn't completely disregard my resume is always a good thing since most of the time I either hear nothing or I get some automated response. I probably shouldn't get my hopes up, but this sounds like a good job. I'd be working with a company that helps at-risk youth prepare for college after high school, which is exactly the kind of thing I'd like to do with my life.
I also found out about a job fair at Rasumssen College in Blaine that is taking place tomorrow. I usually have some luck at events like this, so I think I'll check it out and see what I can find.
As for writing, I'll still do that since I enjoy it when I'm writing about things that interest me, but I can't keep it as my main source of income. Lately, it's had me stuck at broke, and the work that I've been doing has me going from stressed out to depressed. That's no way to life.
Oddly enough, I feel good about where I am right now, better than I've felt in a long time. All it took was for me to essentially quit the path that I've been on for the last few months. Hopefully I'll find a job that allows me to actually enjoy life for a change.