The past month has been a really rough month work wise. The day Daniel and I moved our stuff up to Memphis I had a job interview with the place I am currently working. Needless to say I got the job. God has been good, and has really provided for us from day one.
I was super excited about this job because it's a graphic design job and what I really want to do. I thought I was walking into my dream job but what I didn't know was all the challenges I was about to face. It really has been a month of testing and learning, learning how to really practice patience every single day. Learning to be thankful for having a job when some don't have anything at all.
But after all these rough weeks where at times I wanted to quit, today I saw the fruits of my labor. All the countless, meticulous hours of design finally was finished, sent and returned from press. I may not agree with all the design aspects of the cards but whats really cool is to see something you worked so hard on be printed and sent all over the country. I think some bad days are worth going through, to get to walk through the good days. Those are my thoughts for today.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
A little job interview creative writing.
I don't really understand why job interviewers ask the question "what are your weaknesses?" Strengths I understand, but weaknesses? Is it to see if you are an honest person? You could be lying through your teeth and they would never know. Or is it to see how strong your weaknesses are, since the latter is an oxymoron, it must just be to see what great weakness you can come up with, and how coached you can convey them. I had an interview today, and that common question was just funny to me. Since Daniel had to work tonight I thought I would spend this blog reliving that interview, when I started typing it all came out pretty silly and in rhyme but I thought I would post it any way.
"What are your weaknesses" I heard the interviewer say, in an early morning hour when every thing was gray. I collected my thoughts, then waited a minute to form the words, "I'm perfect," and then thought, "no I didn't." Luckily I knew he was smart enough to see past my lying eyes, but I myself wasn't convinced otherwise.
So I made up a few fitting weaknesses in hopes they were glamorous enough to win him over. I could hear him tell the board at the end of the day, " She's a procrastinator and unorganized too. Let's hire her because all the others could do, was run a little late and misspell a word or two, but this girl can misspell a lot of words and is as tough as wet glue!"
He was just about to offer me the job when a voice broke in and said, "We'll be in touch", and it was to my dread, that I realized I had been dreaming the whole entire time and had to wake up to find that the job wasn't just based on weakness alone, but strengths and character of which I do own.
So I emerged from the interview feeling a lot less blue. Perhaps, it went better than I thought, but who really knew? It's ultimately up to them to make the final decision, if it's me I'll jump for joy and give praise to God who deserves all the glory. If not that's fine too, because I know my time will come when it's due. For now I'll play the game of wait and see, who's most deserving? Maybe it's me.
"What are your weaknesses" I heard the interviewer say, in an early morning hour when every thing was gray. I collected my thoughts, then waited a minute to form the words, "I'm perfect," and then thought, "no I didn't." Luckily I knew he was smart enough to see past my lying eyes, but I myself wasn't convinced otherwise.
So I made up a few fitting weaknesses in hopes they were glamorous enough to win him over. I could hear him tell the board at the end of the day, " She's a procrastinator and unorganized too. Let's hire her because all the others could do, was run a little late and misspell a word or two, but this girl can misspell a lot of words and is as tough as wet glue!"
He was just about to offer me the job when a voice broke in and said, "We'll be in touch", and it was to my dread, that I realized I had been dreaming the whole entire time and had to wake up to find that the job wasn't just based on weakness alone, but strengths and character of which I do own.
So I emerged from the interview feeling a lot less blue. Perhaps, it went better than I thought, but who really knew? It's ultimately up to them to make the final decision, if it's me I'll jump for joy and give praise to God who deserves all the glory. If not that's fine too, because I know my time will come when it's due. For now I'll play the game of wait and see, who's most deserving? Maybe it's me.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
15 things we've learned since we've been married
We'll it's been 50 days since we've said I do, and we've learned a a few things along the way.
1.) Gift cards are fantastic wedding presents
2.) Never open an unknown Facebook video on your wife's computer because it will get a virus and die.
3.) Aldi is possibly the best grocery store ever!
4.) Moving to a different state right after you get married is crazy.
5.) Hold on to your birth certificate for dear life.
6.) The Tennessee DMV is ridiculous and so is the Social Security office.
7.) Driving with an expired out of state license for a month isn't wise (Thank-you Tennessee DMV)
8.) Always check your apartment for nails before you run through it barefoot.
9.) Don't laugh at your wife when she gets a nail stuck in her foot, after running through the apartment barefoot.
10.) Red Diamond Tea isn't nearly as good as Milo's tea.
11.) Memphis traffic is terrible no matter what time of day it is.
12.) Watching Alabama football from the couch instead of in the stands is not as fun.
13.) No matter how crazy your wife is talking in her sleep, try to carry on a conversation with her even if she is making no sense at all
14.) There's no place like home.
15. ) God always provides.
Moving Day!
What they presented us as a move in gift.
Home sweet home apt. 104
Daniel declaring that my cooking is edible
1.) Gift cards are fantastic wedding presents
2.) Never open an unknown Facebook video on your wife's computer because it will get a virus and die.
3.) Aldi is possibly the best grocery store ever!
4.) Moving to a different state right after you get married is crazy.
5.) Hold on to your birth certificate for dear life.
6.) The Tennessee DMV is ridiculous and so is the Social Security office.
7.) Driving with an expired out of state license for a month isn't wise (Thank-you Tennessee DMV)
8.) Always check your apartment for nails before you run through it barefoot.
9.) Don't laugh at your wife when she gets a nail stuck in her foot, after running through the apartment barefoot.
10.) Red Diamond Tea isn't nearly as good as Milo's tea.
11.) Memphis traffic is terrible no matter what time of day it is.
12.) Watching Alabama football from the couch instead of in the stands is not as fun.
13.) No matter how crazy your wife is talking in her sleep, try to carry on a conversation with her even if she is making no sense at all
14.) There's no place like home.
15. ) God always provides.
Moving Day!
What they presented us as a move in gift.
Home sweet home apt. 104
Daniel declaring that my cooking is edible
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