A Fresh Start: August 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Apple

Sooo... about a monthish ago I decided it would be a good idea for me to go back to work since Desi is in school and all. And plus having the extra income would be good to have again. I've loved being a stay at home mom. It's been a blast. But with Desi in school it gets a little boring. Plus, things haven't worked out the way we wanted them to with getting Isaac more often unfortunately. Hopefully that will change in the near future. And at that point we will figure something else out. So anyway... I decided that I would just use my career searching website that I used when I was previously trying to find a job:

My tactic: Find jobs I'm qualified for and apply. The nice thing about that website is that most of the jobs you search for will just go with your resume. So all you do is submit resume and you've applied for the job... Kinda nice and easy... I admittingly(is that a word??) applied to over 30 jobs. I figured it couldn't hurt anything. Well, every now and then i would come across some that I actually would be redirected to the company website and have to fill out all their application plus submit my resume... I admit, I was feeling lazy a few of the days and anytime I would come across one of those I would just say, nah.. and click out of it. Well this one Sunday I saw the 2 jobs that were for a stay at home position for Apple. When I clicked to apply I was redirected to apply on their site... At first I was going to continue to be lazy and not do it. But I figured, eh it's a stay at home job...maybe I should at least try for this one. So I applied... one of the jobs was for a Apple Service Expert and the other was an Apple Adviser. Honestly, I didn't think I would get either but figured, what can I loose by applying. Well probably about a week or so later I received an email from one of the Apple recruiters saying that they wanted to set up a time for a phone interview.. So I set it up for the next day. That phone interview went well and the guy told me he wanted to move me forward with another phone interview. That was set up for 2 days later. That went well and from that point I was set up for an in person interview (since their people were flying here to Phoenix). That was set up for a couple days later. I was so nervous... I'm never nervous for interviews. But the interview went well. And within a few days I received the email to start my background check... I started to get my hopes up and a little excited... But then when I didn't hear anything for over a week and half I began to doubt. So today I received a call from one of the guys offering me the job!!!! So I will be an Apple Service Expert and the best part is I get to work from home!!!! I will be making almost a dollar more than I was when I left my old job. And the best part-I won't have to be using up tons of gas and mileage on my car!! WOOO HOOO!!! I'm sooooo excited! This totally made my crappy week that I have had so much better! I can't wait to be able to still be at home and actually be working! :-)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

First Day of School

Yesterday, the 15th, my munchkin started school(good thing she was excited to start since she had her b-day the 14th and the next day started school). She was extremely excited! And she told me she had a good day and that she was quiet and listened. Needless to say she saved it all up until she got done with school because she didn't close her mouth for a minute after I picked her up. Oh well! All that matters is she had a good day and I hope she has a good school year!

Happy 5th Birthday

On the 14th my munchkin turned 5! We had a Justin Bieber themed party. Here are a couple of the pics... I'll post more later!

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Time

So... today used to be a significant date for me... Now it's a date I wish I could forget. Today would have been 6 years of marriage...if I were still married. I Last year was obviously the hardest for me to forget since it was the first since our divorce. This is the second year. And I must admit I had completely forgotten what the date was and everything. But then Austin called to talk to Desi and I was reminded... I am beyond happy with my current situation and with my boyfriend Mike. But it's just a little hard to think why this date used to be so significant. I seriously wonder if I will ever be able to forget this date and what it used to be... And I wonder what it's going to take to forget it for good. But at least each year gets a little easier to forget. Maybe that's what it takes- TIME...

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

New Do

I decided that since Desiree is start Kindergarten on Monday, she needed a "back to school" haircut. Plus when her hair starts getting remotely long it gets all knotty and a pain to deal with.