Institution of Learning....

My niece just text messaged me (in text abbreviations of course) that yesterday she was accepted into the private high school that I had attended too many years ago. While she is ecstatic...I'm sure my sister is less than ecstatic as the tuition for this school is now 12,000 a year...for freaken high school. I think my college tuition was around that same amount when I started. With this news...now I feel even older!

Cautiously optimistic?

I had an interview on Friday with "MEGA CORP"...yes the same mega corp from where I was laid off last year. One of my friends who is a Sr. VP up there recommended me for the position. Although it's probably not my ideal job...it gets me back in the door..I keep my 10 year seniority and 5 weeks vacation...and they take you back at the same salary you "left" at. I went in there like this was my dream job.....talked about what a wonderful opportunity...drank the kool-aid...I would love to work with you...blah blah.
I think it may have worked. I got a call from HR around 4:30 telling me I should be expecting a call from the recruiter.
God I hope so...only 2 more weeks of severance (it actually runs out on my birthday)...yeah wonderful...WONDERFUL!!
In other news....there really is none. I've been keeping a low profile....trying to conserve money. weekend plans?
Need to go to Volvo today for a recall...something with the windshield wipers...damn swedes.
May go to gallery tonight as a neighbor of mine on Wisteria Lane has an exhibit and tonight is the closing reception....free wine anyone?

And so it continues....

So the job search continues...I had an interview with my old company for a different position last week. I THOUGHT that I would have been a good fit for this job, however I recieved the call yesterday that I didn't have enough "hands on people management skills". Yeah...what F'in ever.
She mentioned that she had called my old manager from N.J. (which is part of the reason I moved to Atlanta). He and I never really saw eye to eye.....in fact when I got promoted to the Mgt. position up there during the meeting where he told me he actually said "you're not my first choice for this but everyone else on the Mgt team wants you". Yeah...thanks!
So I continue to forge on...I'm trying to stay optimistic that any day now something will open up...and things will begin to fall back in place and I can begin to get myself out of this mess I feel I'm in.
Being unemployed actually does play some tricks on your mind..you begin to feel worthless, your self esteem takes a beating and when everyone in the neighborhood leaves for work in the morning you actually wish you were going with them.....