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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Trying to get back into it
We had a nice little vacation (photos coming soon to Facebook, if you're interested) but other than that this has been a not-great summer.
We didn't put up the pool because the ground still hasn't been leveled and because frankly we can't afford the maintenance.
My husband is a foreman for a small group of diesel engine mechanics for a major recycling company. This past Spring he (and nearly everyone in the company, including office personnel) got their hours slashed due to budget cutbacks. This has happened before, but everyone got their hours back in a few weeks. This has been nearly five months now. We didn't realize how dependent we were on the Mr.'s overtime until it was gone. We have no problem feeding ourselves, our five kids and 8 - 25 pets (depending on how many fish we're feeding atm), but other bills are becoming more and more difficult to get paid.
So not much of a summer.
I'm now actively looking for AT LEAST a part-time job so we can get our bills paid a little easier (it would also be nice to have a steady income going into my bank account so I can avoid monthly charges).
I went to print my old resume so I can start working on it and OF COURSE my printer is out of ink. I'm not sure most employers will take a hand-written resume, but when I put some effort into it with my artistic skills I can make it look nice and I'm sure it will stand out! Ha ha. In any case I'm almost positive there's a website where I can list my digital resume or CV, I just have to find it.
My biggest roadblock is going to be the fact that I've done NOTHING but be a stay-at-home mom of five kids for 13 years. I'm now 37 and to be honest I don't enjoy standing up for long periods of time. I'm a fantastic proofreader, I'm a great typist, I am pretty good at photography and I'm a passable artist - but all my talents limit me pretty severely where I currently live.
Still, I'm MORE than willing to try new things and I'm pretty motivated to go find a job so I'm looking.
If you guys hear about anything or have any suggestions, I'm all ears!! My older kids are old enough to be responsible for the younger kids so I have nothing stopping me, really. :)
We didn't put up the pool because the ground still hasn't been leveled and because frankly we can't afford the maintenance.
My husband is a foreman for a small group of diesel engine mechanics for a major recycling company. This past Spring he (and nearly everyone in the company, including office personnel) got their hours slashed due to budget cutbacks. This has happened before, but everyone got their hours back in a few weeks. This has been nearly five months now. We didn't realize how dependent we were on the Mr.'s overtime until it was gone. We have no problem feeding ourselves, our five kids and 8 - 25 pets (depending on how many fish we're feeding atm), but other bills are becoming more and more difficult to get paid.
So not much of a summer.
I'm now actively looking for AT LEAST a part-time job so we can get our bills paid a little easier (it would also be nice to have a steady income going into my bank account so I can avoid monthly charges).
I went to print my old resume so I can start working on it and OF COURSE my printer is out of ink. I'm not sure most employers will take a hand-written resume, but when I put some effort into it with my artistic skills I can make it look nice and I'm sure it will stand out! Ha ha. In any case I'm almost positive there's a website where I can list my digital resume or CV, I just have to find it.
My biggest roadblock is going to be the fact that I've done NOTHING but be a stay-at-home mom of five kids for 13 years. I'm now 37 and to be honest I don't enjoy standing up for long periods of time. I'm a fantastic proofreader, I'm a great typist, I am pretty good at photography and I'm a passable artist - but all my talents limit me pretty severely where I currently live.
Still, I'm MORE than willing to try new things and I'm pretty motivated to go find a job so I'm looking.
If you guys hear about anything or have any suggestions, I'm all ears!! My older kids are old enough to be responsible for the younger kids so I have nothing stopping me, really. :)
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