oh dear...

I have a NEW job. I know.. this is ridiculous. But after I started working with Career Step (slightly frustrating/boring) I was offered a sweet position to work at the Spanish Fork Clinic. The pay is 30% better, the job is more challenging/I will learn new tasks, and I will no longer need a car to get to work. So... yes this is wild. Yes, I still feel bad about only working for a week. Yes, for some reason I had a really hard time trying to decide. I mean this should have been a really simple, go for the best job type deal... but I'm hoping that I made the right decision in the end. The people at Career Step have been stupendous about it. I was feeling really guilty until the asst. manager said, "It is only a week. And we had 150 other applicants so I'm sure we'll be able to fill the position quickly." (by the way: that is so SICK. 150 people for receptionist!) I just keep hoping that I'm not ruining someone else's prayers or deep hope and desire to get this job at the clinic.

Oh and I'm not a complete looser (to post on Valentines) I am just sick with worrying and with eating what I believe was a bad burger.

EEK EEEK EEK!

I finally got a job!!! Hallelujah! This morning I got a call bright and early from the HR rep at Career Step (an online school that gives technical training to those wishing to do medical transcriptions or medical coding and billing!) The job is full time, has decent pay, and decent benefits. I actually started this morning because they were doing an orientation class, so at 9:30 am this morning I started MY new job. I think mostly I will be just answering phones and putting away files. But hey... it's a job. A job with VACATION TIME (which is something I have never had). I don't feel quite so bad about my 1.3 months spent out of work and I feel really good about this job. The mission statement includes Christ (for his qualities) in the wording for goodness sake. I guess one of the benefits is also that I will be able to take the courses for free! Which means after this job if I want to stay home and decipher doctors dictations (with little babies running around of course) or some other projects they are considering breaking out into (not sure I can post exactly what due to the confidentiality agreement I signed today.. but they are interesting options). Anyways I am super thankful to be able to work.
Side Story: Today at the gym BYUTV (another channel always on) was telling a story of a man in India with no legs who was benefiting from micro-loans... 1. This was just weird to think about as I sit there on 1 of 20 treadmills that cost more than this man makes in a year and 2. Again, do I think often enough about how lucky, nay blessed, I am... even to just have legs.

Anyways... Figured I'd better post: I GOT A JOB! I AM NOT A HOPELESS LOSER! I AM CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIETY slightly! I HAVE SOME INCOME! And I WILL BE ABLE TO GO SHOPPING AGAIN!

Cooking!!!

Okay so I totally am not a great chef. But this website has some of the coolest recipes, kids ideas, and just yummy ways to cook with regular stuff like cans of diced tomato. (which by the way I just realized I found by following the link off Em's website... sorry Em!) She also does a great job of showing photos of every step. And we're not talking crummy smudged photos either, she really knows what she is doing. Anyways.. I am bored and Sean refuses to go to the movies with me, so this is why I am looking at fabulous foods that I may (but probably won't) one day cook. Okay maybe I will make the eggplant pasta, but who doesn't love to experiment with a new vegetable?!?

Best Music Video

Okay so since there are only a limited few appointments to fill my day, I have been spending quite a bit of time at the gym. To keep us work-out maniacs going they have music videos going 24/7. Most are alright... hoochies displaying what they got and thugs displaying their hoochy girlfriends... but I was watching this one and totally thought it was rad. Like really something worth watching as entertainment rather than an "artistically"-correct-weird-music-video-that-symbolizes-the-artist type deal. Mostly I just think it is kind of cool to see two little white kids break dancing in a night club.

Job update: more interviews, still no call backs.