Thursday, July 28, 2011

Best. Week. Ever!

Ok, maybe not the best week EVER, but it's wrapping up to be a great week!  Started on Monday with an 8am interview in Lake Oswego which is a small town south of Portland.  The issue is SOUTH of Portland...during rush hour....meaning I have to drive through Portland to get to it.  Well, first I have to drop D off at daycare and THEN make it through rush hour.   Thank goodness for GPS because it diverted me around any major roads and got me to my destination with time to spare.  The interview was with a recruiting company, but at this point I'll take all the help I can get.  I came home and job hunted more. 

Tuesday I met two friends for coffee (let's be serious, they had coffee, I had Diet Coke) and one of my friends said that she knew of two job openings.  One with her company and another with a friend of hers company!  AWESOME!!  I immediately sent off my resume's when I got home.  Just after lunch, *ring ring* went my phone.  Impromptu phone interview with a company in Portland - they're going to call back for formal interview times.  We'll see.  I could have kicked myself that I didn't just state that I was free on Friday and what time would they like to meet with me.   All well.  Not more than 10 min after hanging up with that call, *ring ring* again, another recruiting company calling to get more info. 

Wednesday morning, I checked my email and saw that a company wanted to meet with me that day!!  I quickly emailed back stating that I was available and what time.  2:30.  I was also told that this was only going to be a 15min interview - more than a phone screening, but less than an interview.  I went (the company is literally less than 1/2 mile from my apt), I loved what I heard and I'm crossing my fingers for the next interview.  

Today was more of the same.  Job hunting....aggressively.  *ring ring*  The company that called me on Tuesday is on the phone requesting to interview me tomorrow!!  YIPPPEEEEE!  It's in Portland, but I'm ok with that! 

Who knows what tomorrow will bring!  Maybe I should play the lottery considering all the good luck I've had this week. 

This is why I'm having a great week!  Nothing like getting down to the wire trying to find a job!! 

Thursday, July 21, 2011

1st beach trip 2011

Beach Trip 
Looking in our closets, we noticed that our sweatshirt piles were getting old and faded.  What's 2 girls to do?  Head to Seaside OR, of course!!  To the Everything is $14.99 store and stock up on new sweatshirts!!  We each bought 2 - we're wearing the new sweatshirts in most of the pictures.  We strolled through the seaside shops, had ice-cream, Catrina's new favorite is Cotton Candy flavor which is neon colored, walked on the beach, and took the long way home through Astoria and the WA side of the Columbia River.  We stopped at the only still working covered bridge in WA and didn't get home until after 10pm where we fell into bed from exhaustion.   Oh!  And Dismal Nitch is this weird rest stop/park on the river.  It's small, it doesn't even have river access, but this sign specifically states that you may not park for more than 8 hours.  Ummmm, it's like a highway rest stop.  It's got potties and a bit of grassy land for pets....that's about it.  Not likely people are staying. 











Catch up time - and I don't mean the red stuff

Goodness, it's been a long time since I've blogged.  SORRY!  I've been on a job hunting frenzy averaging about 7 hours a day.  I had an interview on Monday which I would LOOOOVE the job.  It's something I've done in the past, so I'd be really good at it.  CROSSING ALL FINGERS, TOES, ARMS, LEGS, EYES....whatever body part can be crossed, I'm crossing it.

3rd of July
Catrina and I have decided to start hiking every weekend - with or without kids.  When we have the kids, we like to keep our hikes to 1.5 miles or less and on easy trails.  Today we packed up and headed out to the Gorge area to hike some waterfalls.  The kids had a great time and we saw some pretty awesome waterfalls.  Plus, no adventure is complete without ice-cream at the end.







4th of July
In what has now become an annual tradition (this year with C3) we headed up to Ridgefield for their annual 4th of July family festival.  For $5 you can purchase a wrist band which allows the kids to have unlimited access to ALL of the bounce houses (there were only 3 this year, 4 last year), face painting and airbrush tatoos.  Hours of fun!  The Reptile Man was back again, so D was transfixed on him almost all day.   I know that someday D is going to want some sort of reptile, I don't care at all, I think they're pretty neat.










Saturday, July 9, 2011

Jobs come, jobs go

Weeks ago I blogged that I had gotten a job.  I was excited that I was employed, but I was also hesitant about the job and owner himself.  Yesterday was my final day.  I started work on June 27th and quit on July 8.  We also had last Friday and this Monday off along with a late start on Tuesday.  After several days driving home in tears, I just decided that enough was enough and I was done. 

It's the shortest time I've ever worked at a position.  I always said that I could tough out anything for 6 months, but NOT that!!!  YIKES.  Someday I may post details of what happened and why I left.  For now, I'll just leave it to 'It wasn't a good fit'.