Making The Most Of It

I have been out of work going on 6 months now. One might think you would get bored with nothing to do, but I have never been so busy or enjoyed anything so much. Is that awful of me?

By now all of you know that I am trying to get that "really goode job" with Murphy Goode Winery in California. I have spent more time networking and drumming up votes than I have ever spent on applying for a position close to home. (hmmmmm - maybe that should tell me something) I have written 2 different essays and emailed a few hundred people asking for votes. I have posted the link to my video on LinkedIn in every group I am part of and on Facebook several times. It is working. I have 364 votes as I am writing this and fully expect to go up over 400. If votes are any determinate on who makes the Top 50, I should be in. (Jean's Video for a Really Goode Job)

My daughter and son-in-law and I have started our own business distributing Gluten-free food. I have spent several days and hours on this as well. It also appears to be paying off. I have a couple of definite customers and am working on one big customer that would give us the solid footing we need to look at this as being a viable business that one day will actually support all of us.

Then I decided to become an Independent Wine Consultant for Wine Shop At Home. This is so much fun. I actually earn money tasting wine with a fun group of people and get to help them discover how great wine can be. Wine is my passion - how could a job be any better - if you can even call this work. It is more like a big party!

I also am working at the temp job I mentioned in I Have a Job. It appears to be a great company that cares about their employees. I have my own office and my own phone extension. They updated the phone list to include me and I even have the option of working from home.

Next week I have been given the opportunity to attend the DELTA Plus training at CCG in Greensboro. I will be going on a scholarship so there is no cost to me.

I am making the most of not having a job and sometimes wonder how a person finds the time to work 5 days a week! ;-)

I HAVE A JOB!

Okay - it is a temporary job; but this proves that my decision to look at temporary or contract positions was a good one. The benefits of doing temp work are: (1) Keep your skills up to date. (2) Get experience that you might not otherwise have on your resume. (3) Extend your unemployment out for the number of weeks that you are drawing a paycheck. This position will utilize my accounting background plus give me experience with a not-for-profit that will look good on my resume and it will add 4-6 weeks on the amount of time I can draw unemployment. Besides, my husband referred to me as a "stay at home spouse" the other day. I have never been one of those. I actually wasn't sure how to take it either. I work constantly - I just don't make any money!



Not only that, the position will be over just in time for me to go to California for the actual interview with Murphy Goode Winery - what perfect timing!!!! (provided, of course, that all of you have voted for me at http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=pbcUt2-Z4Ac. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.