Dead End

"All things splendid have been achieved by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance." -Bruce Barton

The past few weeks have flown by. Our camping trip was perfect. The weather couldn't have been any better for us and the mountains were beautiful. We didn't get James and Joey down sliding rock this time, but eventually we will. The only sad thing is that it seems to never be long enough, and to be honest a weekend really isn't even close. The boys have already starting planning another for when James gets home next year.

Bella is doing great. She didn't like being left alone for the first time all night, but she was so happy when we got home. She has gotten so big! It is hard to believe we brought her home a few months ago and she was no bigger than the palm of your hand. Now she is a beautiful, fluffy little thing with an exceptionally long tail. She has started sleeping with me almost every night. I love falling asleep and waking up to her little purr.

I have been knitting a little, well a lot really. I had some baby presents to make for Ashley and I was so pleased with them! However, silly me forgot to take pictures of them to post. Now I have taken on a new project, teaching Merinda how to purl and knit a baby booties pattern I used for Ashley's little Taylor Faith.

The job search is irritating. I applied for a couple jobs this morning that I hope and pray I hear back from. To be honest they would be some pretty awesome jobs, if I hear back. I really think no one is hiring. I think they are posting jobs on their careers page to make it seem like they are hiring and to look better in this dim economy. Why else would they keep posting the same jobs over and over again? (As in the case of Family Dollar Corporate, who should be doing very well.) They can't tell me it is because of the lack of people applying. Hundreds of people are applying for anything they can get, surely some of them are qualified.

The ones I applied for this morning I am very qualified for and could take my career in a completely different direction than I anticipated. I am not objecting to this new path, in fact I think it could be a great idea! I'm not going to count my eggs before they hatch, but it did push me to look in new directions in this endless job search of mine and to possibly consider a different kind of grad school somewhere in the future. It will be hard, but of course all that depends on if I hear back from these applications and if I get the job and if I like it. A lot of "if"s, but at this point I will take what I can get and go in directions unplanned since everything I have been looking for seems to be a dead end. After all, what do I have to lose?

"The most successful people are those who are good at plan B." -James Yorke