Friday Things

• So my interview on Wednesday went well. They seemed to like me and I liked them. They said they won’t make a decision for a week or two so there’s that.
• I met with the friends of my mom’s friend yesterday. They own a Non-profit horse barn and need some help. The husband (who is the CEO for a pretty major Non-Profit in Lincoln, NE) looked at my resume and made me feel awesome. He said I have VERY impressive resume, he asked how long I’d been unemployed and when I said 2.5 weeks he said that someone will “snatch you up fast” and that I shouldn’t worry. It made me feel so much better about myself. My self esteem has taken quite the beating with the layoff.
• He then said that my fundraising and development skills were pretty amazing: he said it usually takes a development person 18 months to earn their salary back for the organization, but it took me less than 6 months to earn $10k MORE than my salary!! That made me realize that I AM good at my job. And I DO know what I’m doing. Some company will see that soon and this time will just be a memory.
• This morning I was supposed to meet with his Lincoln Non-Profit for a freelance video job, but it got changed to Monday. But not before I was dressed and halfway there. So you guys get to see my outfit. Unemployment has caused me to lose about 7 pounds. I still have about 10 to go, but hey–it’s a start! (just ignore the dirty mirror!)

Happy Friday friends!