So the past week and a half has been really, really hard. The day before Thanksgiving, I was laid off from my full time position as a HR/Staffing Assistant at the staffing agency I worked for. I knew the economy was hitting the staffing industry pretty hard, but I guess I never thought I’d lose my job over it. There were just other people within the workplace that I thought would go a long time before me, but it’s all about who you know…
Needless to say, I’ve been applying for any job I qualify for online… It feels so weird to wake up in the morning and to not have anywhere to go. I’ve been working for the past 7 years straight, and it feels so weird to not have a job. I need/want one so badly! I’m hoping since I’m graduating from college in 2 weeks, that having a college degree will help me to score a really great job that I can stick with for a long time! Having a Bachelors in Human Resource Management can really open doors in a lot of different industry’s… and I’m just hoping since the door closed in the staffing industry, that another one will open in a better industry where I can really learn and grow and gain a lot more experience within a great company! So if anyone knows of any Human Resources or Administrative Assistant positions that are open, please please please contact me!!
On a lighter note, thanks to being laid off, I am now completely done my Christmas shopping, and everything is already wrapped and under the tree! Because Ryan and I are now going to have to watch our money more, we’ve decided not to get each other anything for Christmas, and to just buy for our family. It’s pretty depressing that we have about a thousand dollars worth of gifts under the tree, but none of it is for the two of us. It kinda bums me out because I love to see the look on his face when he opens presents, but I guess I’ll just have to wait till his birthday to see that look again…
The photography business has also slowed a little for me… For a couple months there I was really busy doing pictures for a lot of friends, and I was able to order a whole bunch of samples for the business from those sessions… but as of right now, I don’t have any sessions set up for any time in the near future. So, if any one wants Christmas cards done, please contact me as soon as possible, because there is still enough time to get them done and ordered before Christmas, especially with me not working right now! And if you want a photography session done for anything else, please contact me with what you’d like, where you’d want the session to take place, and when you’d want the pictures done! Until I score a new full-time position, I’m pretty much open to whenever!
Since I haven’t written on here in over a week and a half, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I was thankful to be able to spend the day with my grandparents at their house for dinner, and I get to return the favor for Christmas, and I’m going to cook Christmas dinner this year and have everyone come over my house!
Hopefully I'll be posting some more pictures up here over the next couple weeks... and please keep me in your thoughts and prayers, and hopefully my luck will turn around, and I'll be able to score an awesome job that will provide enjoyment, learning, and a great experience for me! For now, I leave you with this quote:
"All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them!"
-Walt Disney
