New Way Of Looking For Work

Here I am again. I am out of work, however, I am not panic stricken. I am at the point where I am numb. I can not feel anything about being out of work anymore. Being numb would be a bad thing under different circumstances. It is a great thing under these circumstances. Why get all upset? Does it help anything?

Heck no! Panicking, worrying, and crying will not do a thing except cause me to go crazy and become dehydrated. This time, I am looking at how I can work smarter and still make a decent living. I went back to school in December 2008 and I am currently pursuing a degree in Education at Ashford University. I started an EBay store in Sept 2008. I learned how to prepare income taxes. And I am blogging again.

In the past, my search for a new job consisted of pouring over the want ads in the local paper. Calling or sending letters to set up interviews, getting dressed up nice, and pretending that I was so into the company I applied with so I could get the job. I knew I was the winner of the "Best Pretender" when I got the job. I would repeat this process in intervals over my adulthood. Things changed, however, in September 2008.

The job I was working was through a temp service. I had put in my 90 days and the job was due to go permanent. I was let go on my 91st day. I put my everything into learning that job and doing everything I could in order to make sure the job went permanent. In fact, that job was the second job I lost in a year. I was on the previous job for almost 4 years. I remember going home after being told that I was being let go and crying.

I did not cry for long. I could not afford to cry for long. I had a wedding in Nigeria to go to.....MINE! I knew that I had to look for something to do, however, I was leaving the country on October 30th. I certainly could not go to a prospective employer and say, "I would love to take the job, however, I will be gone for two weeks....." I saw that scenario crashing and bursting into flames. I had an idea on how to at least keep some pocket change in my purse.

I had a purse that I wanted to sell and I remember that I could put it on EBay. I had a digital camera, the purse, and access to a computer. I posted my first ad on EBay in Sept 2008. I started with the purse and then expanded to include clothes in my closet and other clothing items I acquired. I also started running rummage sales at the building I lived at. I was able to buy groceries and take care my transportation expenses until it was time for me to go to Nigeria.

When I got back into the States, I continued with my EBay store. Then I ran into a lady that used to live in my building. I enrolled in Ashford University as a result of that meeting. Ashford has an Education program that can be done entirely online, even teaching hours. I checked the accreditation and the Better Business Bureau. Going back to school allowed me to apply, for financial aid, loans, and now scholarships. Now, I am going for my degree and paying my bills at the same time.

n January 2009, I went back to Jackson Hewitt and worked the tax season. This past season was my second season. For four months I was able to work full-time, and go to school. I stopped my EBay store during this time. I will be starting my EBay store back up this week. I will also be blogging and doing other things to take care of things and hold down the fort until my hubby comes home.

I have to admit that thinking about different ways of working and earning money is freeing. I plan to use this freedom wisely knowing that it is given to me. I did recently update my resume in order to keep all of my options open. However, I have not been on a job interview in months and I feel fine about it. I have been on different sites and have gotten ideas about work at home opportunities. There is so much out there to consider that was not available even 5 years ago.

I will be writing about myself, school, married life, what I do to pay bills, ideas on how you can pay your own bills, how to save money in these difficult times, and staying positive. I hope that you will enjoy my blog. I look forward to you reading and commenting on my blog. Also, I am open to constructive criticism. Thank you for allowing one more point of view. Take care.

Recently, I joined Twitter and Facebook. I Twittered with MC Hammer last night about his new show and that is really cool. Also, I am being followed by more and more people everyday. I will have my advertising up this week in the hopes of generating income from Twitter. I have a couple of projects in the works as well. I am really looking forward to what is ahead. Have a good Monday.

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