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!)
I HAVE AN INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK!! Repeat. I HAVE AN INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK!! The job is only part time but it is something and I don’t feel completely unwanted. It is 30 hours per week and the pay is $30-34k per year.
I have heard back from another job (a real person!) who said that she will be in contact after the job closes on November 2nd.
So that makes me feel a little bit better.
I pay $448 for my health insurance and I found out that it is going up to $525 in January. So I’m praying extra hard that whatever job I can get will have health insurance because that is INSANE! I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so worried about that and just money in general.
I have a lot of amazing people in my life; some I’ve never even met! I reached out to a woman I networked with at my old job. She is the VP of a major organization that I’ve been a member of since I was in college. She asked for my resume and is going to see what she can do with her network of people across the country.
Also, @reginatarae is AWESOME. She reworked my resume and cover letter and I’m sending those out as well. Seriously, what an awesome friend you are Tara!
@two-o-nine@lindsaydoeslife@getittogetherg@running-matt@runningforbiscuits You guys are so wonderful. Thanks for texting me, messaging me, calling, skyping, etc to see how I am doing. Knowing that so many people care about me across the world is pretty humbling. I don’t know if I can ever thank you enough–or repay the kindness. I adore you all.
On this “Back To The Future” Day I’m spending my afternoon applying for jobs and watching “Back to the Future Part II” because what else would I be doing, right??
Runnin' Down a Dream 