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Why has my blog become so boring recently? I need to think of things to spruce it up. Definitely a new profile picture - I'll have to work on that.

The most exciting thing that's happened recently is that I got my first job offer since I started seriously looking for a new job about 2 - 3 weeks ago. I turned them down - how's that for power? They weren't offering any more than I am currently making and it just didn't seem like a smart thing to do to just go from one place to another and not move up any. So I'm still looking, but I am encouraged by this success. I'm also amazed at how something as small as a job offer can really put things into perspective. It was so easy for me to say I hate my current job, but asl I really started looking at what's out there and going on interviews, I realize that where I'm at isn't as bad as I thought it was. I mean, I'm certainly still planning on leaving soon, but I'm not quite as desperate as I was a couple of weeks ago. I realize I can afford to be very picky, so I might as well hold out for the perfect job while I've still got a job to pay the bills.

Words of Wisdom

Some of the wisest words I have ever heard - one of those phrases you know you will never forget - although I have to ask him if he's quoting from someone, or if he actually thought this up himself...

"Live in the moment,
Plan for the future,
Forget about the past."

- Matt Zurowski

The process...

So you would think I would know by now, that once you get your parents involved, things start happening. Of course, I've been complaining about how much I hate my job for the last 4 years, but like "Rosa" said, once you get mom involved, it's real.

So I went on my first interview (of this round of "I hate my job") today - and it went pretty well. I have to leave for another one in about 20 minutes, and then I have the rest of the day to drive myself insane thinking about all the stupid things I said, and what I did wrong. But that's okay. That's the process. Freak out before, then do great on the real thing, beat myself up about everything I did wrong, then get outside assurance that everything's going to turn out okay.