Happy Halloween!

So I'm one of "those" people, that dress their pet up for a picture at Halloween.  I got a few pictures of Tweed in his lion hat.  The first one is when he had the ambition to fight me so I couldn't get a good picture, the second one was about 5 minutes later when he finally gave in because he realized he wasn't going to get the thing off his head until I was happy.  Poor cat;-)

Get your booty on down to Old Navy tomorrow!

Here's the word right out of my ON employee newsletter - my store opens at 9:30 am.

Winter Stuff N Save Event 10/30 – 11/8. The first 50 people who show their cards can save 50% on their entire purchase!! Everyone else using their cards gets 30%, which is much better than the normal 20% for SNS. Also anybody who signs up gets the 30% discount!!

Two calls for interviews in one day?

So just as I was getting ready to start dinner the phone rings.....and the place where my dream job lies is on the other end!  A customer service position in a printing/specialty finishing company, exactly what I want within 10 minutes of home and for the same pay I was making at my old job...is there really a god out there?

Phone Interviews...bring 'em on!

So tomorrow I have a phone interview for a customer service position, it's not in my field exactly, but it sounds like a good place.  This will be my second phone interview, the last one I had I loved!  It's nice to a get a feel for the company and the hr person before you're completely put on the spot in a real face-to-face interview.  Wish me luck!

Looking for a trim?

I found a nice place here in Madison to get a great cut for less then $15.  Check out Shear Design on Broadway over by Felly's Flowers and Papa Murphy's.  Also if you search on craigslist.com, they post coupons on there to save $4!  I have to admit I figured when paying so little, it was going to be a quick bing-bang you're done type cut, but I got tons of layers and she really spent a lot of time thinning my thick hair out for me.  Next I'm going back to get some carmel hi-lites ($8 off coupon online for that too!).

More disappointment

Another job interview bites the dust.  I emailed the place I interviewed with a couple weeks ago to check on the status of the position, they offered it to another person.  I should really be getting used to this by now.

Some cheap fun here in Madison!

If you and the family are looking for something to do on the cheap this fall/winter, get your butts down to the Hartmeyer Arena for some hockey!  Check out our new pro team at www.icemuskies.com/.  Kurt and I went Friday night and Saturday, each night getting 3+ hours of entertainment for $20.  Make sure to give the lady at the merchandise table some props...not only is she sitting there selling cowbells and plastic horns all night, she sings the anthem and is the EMT!  Now that's multi-tasking.

Recommendation: Bring something to sit on and dress warm!

Comfort foods

You ever go to the store find something to make that sounds so yummy, but it's a lot of work.  Then the day comes to make it, and it just doesn't sound like something you want to eat that day, but you've already defrosted the meat and bought all the vegetables.  Today is a perfect example, I have 4 pounds of bone-in chicken defrosted, a bag of carrots and celery sitting in the fridge and chicken noodle soup doesn't sound good right now.  I hate that my life can be dictated so easily by cravings, today I would be happy with a frozen tombstone pizza.

Living the Semi-Unemployed Lifestyle

I should rename my blog since half of my time right now is being taken up by my part time job.  I haven't done a single creative thing in over a week, it's actually making me feel semi-depressed too;-)  My blog has gotten over 1000 hits to date, thanks everyone!  I need to do something exciting quick before I lose everyone's interest.

All Set

The house is clean, the kool-aid is in the fridge and the new wii game is loaded....I think I'm ready for a fun night with my nephews;-)

Finally a little hope

So today I had a phone interview with a company called CPM Marketing Group for a position that the HR women said seemed a lot like what I explained my previous position to be.  She seemed very excited to schedule an office interview for first thing next week, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Time Really Does Fly

Since today was the birthday party for our nephew Bradley's 1st b-day, I can now proudly display his card I made.  I found some great stuff at Scrapbook and Stamping Memories (my favorite store!!!).  I used my sewing machine on this too, I've seen people do this and so I finally branched out and tried it myself.

So Tired

Apparently the economy is getting better, at least if would seem like it if you had gone to Old Navy today.  After working 7 hours of physical labor, a first in over 3 months for me, I am beat!  If I can make it to 9 tonight I will be suprised.

First Day On-The-Job...

So today was my first official day working at Old Navy, I still haven't bought anything (which I am very proud of), and I get home and I have one phonecall and one email pertaining to resumes I sent out last week.  What the heck, why couldn't I get a call back a couple weeks ago when I was hemming and hawing about getting a part-time gig.....just my luck.