I have spent all week filling out applications, mailing resumes, and negotiating with the bank. I have had a phone to my ear and laptop on my lap for 3 days straight. Well I mean between dishes, laundry, diapers, and snuggles. So of course I decide to step away and write a post with a "small" child climbing all over me.
These days it is hard for anyone to find a job, add to that having a 18 month old jabbing you in the head with a pen. I am a stay at home mom who is looking to get back in the work force. I have everything stacked against me. No employer wants to see gaps in work history, no one wants a mom who might leave again, on one wants anyone without some kind of college degree. Though it has been less than a year since I lost my job every day that gap gets bigger. I did not leave my former job voluntarily to be a stay at home, but I can't promise I won't have more children and have to leave my position. No I did not finish college, but I have experience, life and work force experience that you can't get in a class room. The circle supposedly goes "I can't get 'cause I don't have experience, I can't get experience 'cause I can't get hired."
The same goes for education, if you don't have it, they don't want you but you can't afford to get it without a job to pay for it. Basically they want you to have everything just to get in on the ground floor. It's a bitch!!
On top of that my husband and I are in the process of getting a mortgage loan. We found a mini version of our dream house, but it was contracted the very morning we called about it. Still we've gotten the ball rolling and hopefully we can find something else we love. We are hoping to find out today what we are approved for and really start looking. Needless to say I am very very anxious.
Oh and F.Y.I. having anxiety and bruised ribs is not a pleasant combination.
I really should be doing laundry and packing right now, the baby and I are supposed to go home to New York tomorrow morning, but laundry really hurts. Besides I don't have a car yet so it's hard to get overly excited... I really hope to get my car back from the shop today...
It's so strange just a few weeks ago I wrote about being stagnant and having to wait for things to happen.
Geuss what!? Things are definitely happening!!
Stay Tuned
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