VICTORY!

Hola blogging world!

Where do I begin. Let me first say that life has been extremely busy. I think it's been a month since the last time I've posted, but since then i'll announce that....(drum roll please).....I finally have a job! Not just a temp job or a small part time job, I'm talking about a full on full-time job...with benefits. Neustar, Inc. has requested my services. It's a big time telecommunications company opening a new office in Louisville, and they've been expanding in such a short amount of time. I've reached the big time ladies and gentlemen. This post grad has landed a steady paying gig. It's been an extreme blessing because I was one of three who were first hired in my department. The perks: Flying out to Sterling, VA near D.C. for training, meeting people in the corporate office, and having the company pay for everything. Pretty nice, huh?

So I've told my Bath and Body Works people about the position and headed to Sterling for training. It's been a week and they put me up in a nice hotel, supplied me with a laptop, and some excellent dining experiences i have to say :-). The training is no joke. My brain's probably going to explode by the end. What I'll be doing is taking calls from various Wireless and Phone Services and answering their questions and helping to port numbers. Yeah, I didn't know what porting numbers were at all, but there's a bunch of terminology to learn and processes to get used to. Every day has been a learning experience. I'm back in school, and have to get into my study mode again. If i don't, I'll sink.

I'm just thankful for the opportunity and I don't want to mess this up. I feel so blessed. It's been an amazing ride so far and I praise God for it. I know it took a lot to get here. I had my ups and my downs, like most, and right now, I consider this a serious up. :-) Thank you Jesus! Whoop Whoop!

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Prep

So this past weekend was great! Not only was it relaxing, but I also gained a brother-in-law. Now he's officially a part of the family. :-) Things will only look up from here on out. It was great seeing the fam this past weekend. It's kind of sad to know that I won't be seeing them over Thanksgiving, but I think it will make Christmas all the more special this year. In any case, my sis and I will be making our first attempt at cooking a Thanksgiving meal by ourselves. Lord help us.

A lot of the reason we're staying home is because Danielle and I have to work the day after Thanksgiving, she at Cracker Barrel and me at Bath and Body Works. I've enjoyed it there so far, everyone is really nice and helpful, making sure I get used to all the tasks. It will be the first time I will have EVER gone out on Black Friday yet alone 6:15 a.m. on Black Friday. Something tells me that I'm in for a suprise. In the mean time, I'm enjoying having some money coming into the bank (Can I getta whoop whoop?!). Just being patient and waiting to hear back from Dr. Bizers Vision World and Neustar. Full time jobs, it's coming. It's so close I can feel it in my bones.

Ultimately, I just want to go where God wants me to go. After being here at the Kentucky Center for a few months, I don't think it's where God is calling me to right now. It's a feeling I can't really explain. I think maybe there's some room for contributing to the arts in some way in the future, but not at this moment. In the mean time, I'm seeking just God's heart and making his concerns my concerns. Once I do that I think things will become more clear to me.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! :-)

The Happy Post

Ok, so I wanted to use this blog as a way to express my experience in post grad life. Looking back I've pretty much whined the whole time. All this "why me? why me?" stuff. Complaining how I can't get a break. Thinking about it later, I realize who would want to read about that? I wouldn't want to read it at all, so therefore, I've declared this post: The Happy Post.

Everything I type now will have something positive or optimistic because I am too freakin blessed to complain about anything. Now that that's out of the way, time to share my recent thoughts about life (and they are happy, promise.) It's been...interesting. I've spent so much of my time trying to find a job, stressing about it, thinking that it will be the answer to all my problems when really I've missed something.

I've missed my quest for passion. When I go on job interviews the main questions I ask the employer is this: "Why is it you do what you do? Why are you doing this job? Because if I am working underneath a superior, they better be passionate about what they do. If they're not, how in the world can I be passionate. I would expect the same passion from the employee. Only problem is that it takes time. Luckily I'm in the process of learning patience.

If I see the good in whatever job I do, and advance God's kingdom by showing his love and goodness to others, then I'm good. My purpose will come, it's about taking in the lessons to be learned in the here and now. In the mean time, I have a part time job at Kelly Services grading the CATS test in the evenings and a part time job at Bath and Body Works in the afternoons as well as with an internship with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.

Yes, some would say that's a lot. No worries, because these jobs are all supposed to be temporary and last until December. I'm thankful to even be making money at the moment. It's been a long time coming and I'm glad that I'm ripping and running somewhere at least. I'm a tough young woman. It helps build character. :-) My time is coming. Only a matter of time.

See, I'm doing better right? ;-)

Too Much, Too Little

What do these people want? Do they want help or not? When it's a simple job, I have too much experience, when it's a big girl job, I have too little experience, but when I try and get more experience for the big girl job, they say I'm overqualified. I mean for real? Give a girl a chance!

A note for all the employers out there: how in the world can the work force grow when we don't take risks on people? Not gonna lie, it's been a little frustrating. Trying to find the balance sucks. It takes me forever to fill out some job applications sometimes because I have to watch everything I say. Every resume, cover letter, or application takes a bit of strategery. Don't say too much, but don't say too little. At the same time you have to focus on making yourself stand out from the rest. It's the wording, it's the look, don't call here, turn it in there, Ugh!

I am clearly not up to speed with all the strategies of job searching and this was something I was not prepared for coming out of school. If there was one suggestion for undergrads, it would be to take a class for job searching techniques. I need to whip out the big guns and go hard, be aggressive, work the contacts. Little meek sweet Kim can't stick around. I'll be jobless forever if she gets comfortable. Time to get harder, stronger, faster.

Even though I just want a job already, I understand that during these tough times EVERYONE is in need of a job, and it's very VERY rough out there. I have to remember that some people have it worse than me. They have families to provide for, several bills to pay. Just gotta take a step back from my situation sometimes and thank God for how much he's blessed me thus far. He gave me the mind and attitude to work hard, just have to stay confident and believe in myself. We don't go through trials for nothing.

Patience is everything. The experience, an apartment of my own, gaining independence, striving for success, changing the world will come later. Gotta experience the tough stuff first. Life was never meant to be easy. I was never the first, nor will I ever be the last to experience a tough time in life. Welcome to the real world.

First One

Ok, so never did I ever think I was the blogging type. I'm a writer, maybe more of a reflector.

I'm one who always has to write a thought down when it comes to mind or I'll lose it, which let me tell you is one of the most frustrating feelings, to lose a thought that's right at the tip of your mind and then BAM! Like an Emeril spice it's gone. (Cheesy I know, but sue me. I've been out of the writing game for a little while.)

For the most part I kept feelings to myself because I would never be able to find the right words to express myself. Funny, and I majored in communication. Weird huh? Writing was always my outlet, it still is. Blogging was something that technologically savy people could master. I was old school with a pen and paper. There was something about having the world at my fingertips that I liked. So I guess the question is why blog now? The answer is simple: boredom or maybe it's time to go ahead and join the ranks of the 21st century in expression.

Here's my deal: recent college grad, living in my parents home, not a lot of money to my name, jobless, and in some desperate need for soul searching. I had to find some way to pass the time when I'm not looking for a job or having to hear "well, what are you going to do next?" (Something that every recent college grad loves to hear)

Like I've mentioned before I've always enjoyed reflecting on the craziness of life. This is a time that's completely foreign and new to me. The past 17, 18 years have been so cleverly laid out that I never had to think at all or make any huge drastic decisions. All I had to do was turn in my work get a grade and move on up. Now here I am asking myself, "now what?" Well this is my journey (if I can keep it up).

It might seem boring and uninteresting at times, I'm a little random, but hey, a little randomness makes life interesting, and for all those experienced bloggers out there, give me a break, I'm new at this.

Much love, and God bless