I've Found The Cure To Growing Older

Since I have been back from DC, I have had 7 job interviews that produced 3 job offers. Two of them were from PR firms in Orlando, and one was for a banking consulting firm in Casselberry. They were all good jobs that payed well and offered 401Ks, pensions, and healthcare/dental benefits. But, I couldn't bring myself to accept any of them. The reason is because I have never been a person who just settles. If I am going to do something it has to be something I really want to do and feel strongly about.

I don't care about making lots of money, and I am certainly not going to do something just because I can. I have to actually want to do the job, I need to feel like I am making a positive impact on my work environment and society, and I have to actually look forward to getting work each day. I want a job that I wake up each morning and get excited because I get to go to work. I know that job is out there for me, and I am determined to find it. My parents have been super supportive of me while I try and figure out the next career move in my life, and it has kept me encouraged.

I submitted a resume, cover letter, and an application to work as a patient representative and advocate in Ocala. I also applied to be a court liaison for a nonprofit that works with children in foster care who need to be adopted. I have an interview for the former on December 2nd. I'll let you know how it goes of course.

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Sincerely,

Countin' Them Down!

Top 5 Things I Am Most Thankful For This Year

1.) My God
2.) My Family
3.) My friends
4.) All the wonderful opportunities that God has blessed me with this past year
5.) My health


(Now, leave me a comment and tell me what are your five things that you are most thankful for)


Sincerely,

The Perfect Thanksgiving Poem

(This poem very eloquently describes what Thanksgiving is all about. It shows us that even though we may not have our perfect life, no one ever does, that we still have a ton of stuff in our life to be grateful for)

More Than A Day

As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We may think that we're poor,
Feel like bums, insecure,
But in truth, our riches astound.

We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.

So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.

-By Karl Fuchs

Sincerely,

Make Light of It

The American Music Awards were at best, okay. The only parts I was really psyched about and pleased with were Janet Jackson's medley as the opening act, Lady Gaga's performance, Michael Jackson's four wins (Jackson won favorite male artist in the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. His greatest-hits album, "Number Ones," also won favorite album in both categories, bringing his career AMA total to 25, making him the most honored artist in AMA history.), and J.Lo's fall. lol.

Janet Jackson's 2009 AMA Performance



Jennifer Lopez's fall at the 2009 AMA Awards


Lady Gaga's 2009 AMA Performance


Ciao!

Every Dog Has Its Holiday

What my little Chihuahua doggie is getting for Christmas: http://tiny.cc/wcs7e These lil fun and funky $5 t-shirts are the perfect recession buster gifts for your Fido too;)

Ciao!

2AM Thoughts

Don't ask me why I am still awake. I am so tired my eyes hurt, but I just can't seem to quiet my mind. Anyways, I have been thinking that maybe I should get a masters in Business. That plus my degree in politics would make me EXTREMELY marketable. I am really good with interacting with people and speaking with them face to face. I really enjoyed that aspect of my old job.

Now doing a complete 360 on topic, let me just say that I so love the holiday season. I love decorating, eggnog, and festive music and celebrations. But, you know something that really annoys me about the holiday season, all the extra junk mail in my mailbox. Around this time my mailbox always gets bombarded with catalogs and magazines and advertisements from almost every store on the planet. It is so annoying.

I checked the mail yesterday and as soon as I opened it 5 catalogs from Gap, some shoe store I had never even heard of, Fossil, H&M, and Kmart fell out. I only get all that shit this time of year. I am not one of those people who goes crazy and buys tons of stuff I don't need from tons of stores just because it's the holidays. Imagine how much better people's finances would be at the beginning of the new year if they just shopped normally around Christmas.

Black Friday shows just how much we Americans love to overdo it. Instead of people remembering the real reasons for the season (i.e. Jesus, family time, togetherness, charity, etc.), they focus on material stuff that doesn't last or matter. The holidays are so commercial now it's sickening. Well, I guess that's capitalism for you.

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Merry-Go-Round

Well, now that I am back in Florida, I guess it's time for me to get going on what career I want to dedicate my life to. My internship helped me to figure out what it is that I DON'T want to do with my life (work on behalf of big business and banks), now I need to know what field I do like enough to work in. I swear, my life feels so damn random sometimes. I never know what I am going to do next anymore. I have gone from that careful and strategic life planner to a person who just kinda follows whatever looks like a good option at the moment. I must admit, as scary as it can be sometimes, it is less stressful then having to try to hatch a foolproof plan right off the bat and then have A,B,C,D backup plans in case the first one doesn't go as planned. For the first time in my life I am actually enjoying LIVING my life as opposed to just always planning life. However, I am starting to wonder how long it will take me to figure out the path I am going to take career wise. But who says you have to have just one career? Maybe I'll do many different things and then gradually come around to what it is I am supposed to be doing with my life and be so passionate about. Either way, I know I will eventually get to where I need to be with God's help.

That's all for now,

Ciao!