almost done

well i have two days left of my current job. i don't really have any feelings one way or the other about this job being done. the only thing that is a bummer is that i have to find a new job. there are plenty of jobs out there, so i simply need to make up my mind and decide what to do. i do know that i am going to go back to school either this summer or this fall (or both). if i want be able to teach the subject area that interests me the most then i need to change my teaching license. it shouldn't be too hard.
on friday the office is buying lunch for everyone in my honor. its nice of them but at the same i am being kicked out on friday. i have a few things that i though would be nice if i could wrap them up, but i was told to leave it for someone else. oh well, not my problem i guess. it kinda makes me lose any motivation to work hard these last few days. i mean come on, what are they gunna do, fire me.

new toy!!

there aren't a whole lot of things that i purchase that get me really excited. once in a while this does happen, as it did this week. using xmas money that i got this year i researched and decided to purchase a fish finder. i was able to find a handheld portable fish finder, made by norcross, that fit within my budget. i know it isn't as fancy as a hummingbird or eagle brand, but i think it will do the job for me. a nice feature is the fact that the transducer comes with a float so you can use it anywhere!! if you don't have a boat no problem. i am so excited to try out my new gadget that i am willing to go ice fishing. that is huge.

a rant on interviews

i have decided that with today's technology the current practice of applying for jobs and interviewing for jobs sucks. it has been my experience in applying for jobs that you have to apply for jobs on the internet. this if fine and dandy and doesn't consume too much time, but it is flawed. the problem is that once you click the magical button that says apply there is nothing more you can do. websites will even put a disclaimer on their website that states you are not to contact them. how in the world are you supposed to even know if they read your application!!! kinda annoying if you ask me. as for interviews, this is even more frustrating. how often do you have an interview (think it was a good one) and then never hear anything back. granted a "thanks but no thanks" letter will eventually come in the mail, but sometimes you don't even get that. for example, i interviewed for a job a year and a half ago and thought i did pretty good. i didn't get hired. no big deal, there could have been any number of reasons for it. okay, so a week ago i applied with the same company again (its been 1.5 yrs later) and thought i had a good shot at it since i have a friend working there and i applied three days after the position was posted. i come to find out that i will not even be considered for the position because i didn't pass the phone interview a year and a half ago! talk about being pissed off. i could have spared myself the time and energy with even applying. if it wasn't for my friend on the inside who looked into my ap., i would have never known that i failed the phone interview. i could have been applying for months to come and doing it all in vain! so now that i know this i will never waste my time with them again. too bad i currently use this company or i would write them off completely. (no ruhama it isn't walmart) i better quit writing before i get my blood pressure too high.

until next time - the FRUSTRATED gardener

ugh. . . not again!

change is sometimes good and sometimes change is not good. for me i am staring at a time of not good change. i like my ducks in a row, although they can be skewed. in approx. three weeks i have to find a new job. i knew that this day would come, but i still don't have to like it. what to do, what to do. ack! sometimes i wonder if i should just deliver pizza or something like the sort. most everybody likes the pizza guy. do i work at a temp agency until i can get back into teaching? when do i go back to school? why does the best tasting pop have to rot your teeth so bad!!!! so many questions, not much time.

oh well, life goes on.