Yeah, yeah…. bad blogger I am. Well just a quick post to keep you up to date on my job situation. NOTHING!!! You know that one interview from last week? Well, here I actually thought that I would be able to question wages and stuff? Not! I never got a phone call to be asked to come back for a second interview…. {like I really thought I would!} I do seem to come off as being the type of person that “manages” and not to be managed. (Wasn’t that a polite way of saying that I have a STRONG personality?) LOL LOL I guess I should laugh about it right? I think when I told that woman that I have never punched a timeclock in my life, she must have gotten the impression that I would be difficult to manage…. I just don’t know how to be anyone else except who I am…… a take charge, demanding, dependable, honest and headstrong individual who never called in sick a day in her life!!!! Well, more resumes have been sent this week… (no interviews yet), and I have modified my resume to downplay some of my experience. I just don’t know what else to do. I certainly don’t want to start looking for a place to rent, and be among those Americans that have had to give their homes back to the mortgage holders. We have owned our home for 10 years, and I would like to keep “owning” it….. but it is beginning to get rough! Say your prayers, please???? I do have faith and firmly believe that GOD provides!!
Stop by the garden and check out all the challenges….. we have some really new stuff in the shoppe, and a lot of it is on sale….
I will close for now….. {{{HUGSS}}} to all of you!
First, be sure to scroll down and get your links to my part of the Fall Splendor Kit for Kristine’s blog party….. there are over 70 designers that contributed to this MEGA MEGA kit!
Now, to me…… As you know I went for an interview on Tuesday. I think this one went well….. just a few issues I have. First, the hours are 9-5, and if you want to eat at your desk, or take any breaks, then you will have to make up your time by getting in before 9am. Why not make the hours 8-5, and an hour off for lunch? Isn’t that what most people do? I personally am the type to get in the office real early 6:30 or 7:00, and like to leave 4:00 or so….. I did mention this, and was told absolutely NOT! That it was mandatory to be there until 5pm. Ok, I think I can work with that…. but then I was told, absolutely NO PERSONAL PHONE CALLS! Ok, however I do have a 17 year old son that drives, and a 14 year old daughter, and if they call due to an emergency…. I WILL ANSWER MY PHONE!!!! You see, I have a problem here…. I haven’t gotten the job, and rules were laid down without even seeing what kind of work ethics I had. I have been in management for over 20 years! I know what it is like to have employees that take advantage of the time clock…. I have never punched a time clock in my life…. and after listening to this woman for over an hour, I am not sure how I would be able to handle NOT being in charge… (UGH! I am having a hard time!) and then towards the end of the interview, I asked ummmm, what does this job pay? The answer I rec’d was ….. uh, we haven’t figured that out yet! HUH? You ask people to come in for an interview, you read them the riot act right off the bat, you tell them what job they would be doing, but yet you don’t know how much to pay? Ok, ok, I am trying to keep an open mind! The last of the interviews will be today, and on Saturday, they will be determining who will be coming back for 2nd interviews. This job is off the interstate and is 30 minutes away from my house! If I get called back (which I highly doubt, due to my “wonderful” personality)… I will ask if they have figured out what the pay rate will be…. I am not going to waste my time and gas to go all the way out there, and not know at least what the pay will be!!!
Ok, that’s my rant! Over to the garden for some happy thoughts! I did some layouts, and have my challenges posted…. Let me see if I can give you a quick run down….
I feel real bad that I haven’t blogged in awhile. I had that interview last week, and really got depressed when told that there were others that had “more to offer”. But, I didn’t go to college….. I don’t have any degrees. I have always said that I learned from the school of “HANDS ON” but in today’s society, that is unimpressive! So, yes I am still depressed, but as my goofy dorks keep telling me….. it will happen! I do have an interview today, but I am not getting excited about it… If it happens, then so be it!
I have been busy getting my challenges ready for October. Yep, that is tomorrow. With the birthday party going on, and all the work that went into our 1st successful BIRTHDAY BASH, I have fallen a little behind. There are so many gorgeous new layouts planted in the garden, you can get plenty of inspiration just walking through there.
I am gonna get ready for this stupid interview… :P and I will be back in the morning to get you ready for blog party!!!! See you tomorrow, and {{HUGS}}
Ok, here’s what I got. Ready? As most of you know, my lack of unemployment was due to my inability to just look the other way (round about kinda). If you remember, I was told (after stating the unfair practices of stealing from fellow employees) that if I wasn’t happy, then pack my s*** and get the f*** out. After being told not once, but 3 times, I did just that!!! So here I have sat for going on 5 weeks. I know, I deserve it….. I didn’t secure another job before I walked out. However, in my defense…. a person should not be expected to have to work with that kind of hostility, and the lack of morals!! So anyhow, I have been sending out resumes (at least 6 a day) and really haven’t gotten too much of a response. I have applied for unemployment, and was orginally told that I would qualify. Then I receive that phone call….. “Your former employer said that you walked out, after being told you had to follow franchise rules….. you refused, and quit, therefore you are not entitled to benefits!” OMG!!! How back asswards is that? I informed the agent that I have no idea what franchise rules they were referring to, and that after stating my opinion, I was told to pack my s***!!! And, the vice-president of the company (the owner’s wife) told me NOT to leave, that I was to say that I was laid off, so I could collect unemployment….. So I end up waiting for the final decision. Now, due to the animosity that obviously exists, I start wondering whether or not he is killing me with job references…. It is against the law to do that, but hey, it’s only against the law if you get caught!!! So, I eliminate the past 4 years of employment from my resume. I fax over my resume on Sunday to a fairly good size company…. and by 1:30 in the afternoon, the owner calls me and asks me to come in on Monday @ 1:30 for an interview!!! Woohoo…… maybe my past employer was messing with me? So I go on my interview yesterday. I think it went very well. He said I was everything he was looking for, however, he had more interviews that he still needed to get done (ugh)…. but to speed things up, here is your drug test paperwork, and fill this out for your background check…. (I’m thinking… YAY!!!!) I was informed that I would hear something by Thursday. More waiting…. ACK!!! Now I have a dilemma…… what if my background check shows (and it will) my 4 years with my previous employer…. and this company wonders why I lied about it. Will I get a chance to explain why I omitted him? Will they just hire someone else due to the fact that I lied? I hate the sitting and waiting….. I know that the background check is to see criminal activity, which by the way…. there isn’t any (just my 1st speeding ticket in 35 years!! ), but now I am worried that I will be perceived as a liar!!! So that is where I sit! I will continue looking and sending out resumes, due to the fact that I won’t put all my eggs in one basket!! LOL LOL The sad part about it, is I DON’T want to collect unemployment….. I WANT TO WORK!!! Oh well, thanks for listening to me.
Oh, I did get the final decision yesterday when I got home from my interview!!! I AM ENTITLED TO RECEIVE BENEFITS!!!!! At least I will be bringing in something…..
I will keep you updated as to what goes on….. {{HUGS}} to all of you, and hope you have a great day!!!!
Not too much to say. My blogging friends are bugging me for an update. I wish I had been able to report that I start back to work on such and such a day, but NOT! I can’t believe how many places I have sent my resume to!!! You begin to feel that you’re just not wanted. I hate feeling that way…. I am good at what I do, but can’t get a damn phone call for an interview? I keep calling some of the places that had phone #’s listed, to see “what time I can come in?” (thinking positive here… ) and they are still going through all the resumes and will call me. I guess that’s a good sign, cause if the position had been filled, then it would be a dead end….. so back to playing the glad game, right? If it weren’t for my goofy dorks keeping a smile on my face, and sending good vibes and words of encouragement, I don’t know where I would be. Thanks girls….. soooo very much!!
The garden is turning one year old!!! Yep, on September 25th we have been online for ONE full year! Can’t say that we have accomplished a lot in that year, but I have made some awesome new friends….. learned a lot about scrapbooking …….. and had a place that I can go to on the web that is fun, friendly, and cool!!! We are gonna have a week long celebration of giveaways, sales, challenges, and an awesome scavenger hunt! Mark your calendar (for those of you that aren’t members yet!)
I am going to share with you some layouts done by my newest CT’s with a soon to be release kit. The kit is following my “FLAVORS” series. This one is called Purple Flavors….
Now, from Jan aka Intense Magic
are those not awesome!!!! and now from Nancy aka Pockets55
Absolutely stunning….. oh I made one too!!
Not quite as elaborate as Jan and Nancy’s, but hey! I never said I could scrap… LOL
Well, I am going to wrap this one up….. go ride the train and the blogmobile, and visit some blogs….. Hope you all have a great day!! {{HUGS}}
Not too much to say…. still looking for a job, doing a lot of cooking and housewifing.. LOL bored out of my mind. At least I have the garden to play in, except most of you are working!!! (ugh) So, I try and design, or do layouts….. but I have no mojo. I think I have been sucked dry. I need to get out of this depression, and start playing the glad game.
We are having a birthday party at Digital Scrap Garden…..yep, we have been around for one full year, but still are quite small and unnoticed… :( The party is gonna be a blast!!! We are gonna have a scavenger hunt….. a MEGA kit…….mini-challenges….and sheesh, I’m not sure what else these girls have come up with! You just have to go check it out!
I’ll post more info later…..right now, I am going to do the “little lady” thing and fix breakfast for my hubby…..do the dishes….and who knows what today will bring.
Have a great weekend…and until next time {{HUGS}} to ALL my blogging friends!!
Oh my goodness……the Garden Shoppe is filling up BIG TIME!!! We now have 7 new designers… yep, the competition is over, and the voting went well, however…… they were all soooo good, I didn’t want any of them to leave and go somewhere else…. LOL So they have stayed at the garden. They have some tremendous challenges going on, and their posting gifts are absolutely phenomenal…… you should really stop by and take a look!!
Ok, now what is happening with me? hmmm, well, Joe has gone back to his original profession. As those that know me, and my husband…. he is an auto body tech/estimator from way back…. like 20 years worth! He thought he wanted a change, and did so for 10 mos., as an a/c tech! He did well, learned a whole lot of new stuff, but since our recent employment change, he decided to go back to what he really knows and loves. He started at Pontiac yesterday……~YaY~ now all I have to do is get a job! After yesterday of cleaning, I will need one just to get a vacation… LOL LOL. I inhaled enough bleach and pinesol to last me a lifetime! My fingers were all wrinkly….my back ached…..and I felt like I had put in a 10 hour day. I am trying to figure out what all I will accomplish today. I am going to make chicken marsala for dinner…. (can’t let Joe think I am not doing anything! LOL ) Debating whether or not to bake some brownies….. yet, here I sit…. on my computer! LOL LOL
My challenges are posted for September, and my Miracle Gro part I is up. Here are the layouts I did. The first one is my replant your desktop:
This is a template which is in PSD and png format…..stop by and grab it! The next one is for my inspirational challenge…
Here is my completed one for part I of my Miracle Gro……
Now, the Miracle Gro challenge is in 3 parts. The 1st part you download and get papers and frames….you upload your layout to the garden plot with the partial you are going to use. I pm you with the other 2 parts and by the 4th week, you have an awesome layout. You may add your own journaling, however the layout must be done using my free stuff I provide! How cool is that?
Now once you complete ALL 3 of these challenges, you recieve my mega posting gift!!!
Not too bad of a deal. Now when you get a second, stop by the garden and see what all the other designers are up to….. A LOT of free stuff being given away over there.
I am gonna bring this to a close for now….. my goofy dorks will stop b****in at me to update!!!
Well, it seems that last week was a week to accomplish nothing! Tuesday, we had the storm, and all week long it has been raining. Wednesday and Thursday, I had to fix my mother’s computer so that kinda took away from job hunting. I have sent out resume after resume, but nothing yet! It is really tough out there, but my goofy dorks are continuing to say prayers, send positive vibes, and just keep me smiling. Mojo sits with me at night and we scrap together….she is trying so hard to keep my spirits up…. (thanks Mojo..{{HUGS}} ) And of course Jan, Nancy, Dee, Mojo, Jenn, Mary, Ari, and Milisa, keep playing the games, and keep me going back to the garden to play with them….and then Jan and Nancy are so darned annoying (in a nice way), they keep forcing me to give my challenges away early!!!! I can’t believe I cave every time….I guess it makes one feel needed, huh? Hell, I may as well give my stuff away!!! LOL LOL
It is my own fault….. I get so excited when I create something, that I can’t wait to show it. I made this layout with the Miracle Gro giveaway this month….
Of course you recieve a starter kit…..upload your layout, and then rec’v the next couple of weeks by pm! It is such a fun challenge to see what everyone comes up with.
I am gonna wrap this up….Dee is waiting for me at the garden to play!
As I sit here this morning, I have been watching the weather report on our very first Tropical Storm of the season. Yes, it has made landfall about 50 miles south of us. We have gotten a lot of rain, and the wind gust of 60mph, but so far we have not lost power. All in all, Southwest Florida has been spared. We are all home today, they had closed schools in our county, and oh…… Joe and I quit our jobs yesterday!
It has been coming for a while….. I was having a very hard time booking calls, and paying bills. It came down to the owner, taking a sale from Joe, and giving it to his son (whom I had to deal with on a regular basis). I had made a comment as to the unfairness of taking money out of not only a fellow employees pocket, but my husbands as well…. You know what I was told? Not once, but three times? If you two are that unhappy, then pack your s**t and get the f**k out! After the third time of being told that on the phone, I hung up on him….. and got the f**k out! Nope, we don’t have a clue where our paths will lead us now, but I do have faith that God never closes a door and not open a window! It does hurt though…. I spent 4 years with this company….helped grow it from a $600K a year business to almost a million dollar business! I took the phones home with me every day of the year to answer them 24/7 for emergency service!! I never took a day off in that 4 years….. but oh well, c’est la vie! So if you can send prayers, good vibes, or whatever my way…. I would greatly appreciate it.
The first day of school was good for the kids. Rhea said she didn’t get lost once! LOL LOL , but now it is closed for the second day of school due to weather, so they won’t get into the swing of things probably till next week.
Coming September 1st at the garden there is gonna be a lot of happenings…..be sure to come by and see the goings on over there. Right now the 4th week of judging is in full swing, and their kits are downloadable and free!!! The challenges are really my inspirations this month, so if you have that scrappers block…..the the Digital Scrap Garden pull you out of it! I want to show you 2 layouts done by my CT Tiffiedawn. She does such fantastic creations…..
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