I have been inspired to blog by a very important person in my life. I hope to utilize this blog to reflect and put my own life in perspective. I am going to utilize this section of my blog to chronicle my life. I will try to complete multiple posts a week about what I am doing. I am doing this for many personal reasons, I want to be a more positive person and I want to be a more open person. All that aside I also want to try something I have been very skeptical about to say the least.
This first post will be kind of long as I will be recapping my summer to date. First however, I want to touch on being skeptical. The only blogs I experience on a regular basis are opinion blogs on the topics of politics, sports and news in general. I do not think sharing ones life is appropriate on the internet but I realize being vague and only giving the broad details can make it okay, especially for more personal matters. I realized this as a result of me being so closed minded to an idea that I became incredibly critical of the same friend that inspired me to start this blog. I was judging someone without having experienced it myself so here I am, experiencing it!
My summer has been busy but rather uneventful. It started with a hell of a time trying to pack a car to come home. The trouble packing the car was mostly the result of me living in the same apartment for two years and never taking much home. I had to throw away many things I had hoped to keep. My sister ended up having to throw away a TV as a result of several failed attempts to repack the car at a rest stop because stuff had shifted as a result of driving and would not stay in place.
Once home I had to start applying for summer jobs. I applied at Meijer, Target, Subway, and Two Men and a Truck. My only interview to date from that group was Two Men and a Truck. The interview was incredibly pointless and could have been done over the phone. I was asked questioned listed in job requirements. To me applying for the job says I can meet the requirements. I was asked if I could lift 100 pounds and carry it, I was asked if I was okay without a set schedule, if I had reliable transportation, if I would take a drug test, if I would get my chauffeurs license and why I applied at Two Men and a Truck. I treated it like I do every other interview, I did research into the company, I had questions about recent news involving the company had a friend help me through a "mock" interview so I would be prepared to answer questions. I never got asked half the questions. Big surprise I was not offered a job. That is sarcasm given I interviewed for three internships and didn't get any secondary interviews.
My friends dad helped me get a job, kind of. I do not officially have the job as I am currently going through the interview process still. I have done two phone interviews and one in person. I hope to hear back by Friday if I can start work soon. The job is a good job and it will be nice to work.
With help from family I was able purchase a car which was much needed. I found the car on Craigslist and it was too good to be true. An older car, with very few miles for a car of that age. Also, a seller who had a soft spot for hard working college students who dropped her price $300 and making it a total of $600+ below blue book value. My uncle went with me to look at the car and informed me it was a deal for the price as the car was in good condition inside and out. This made me realize there are still incredibly caring and helpful people out there.
Having a car, and feeling like I have this job has given me a feeling of great success. I am very proud and want to share this success with all my close friends. Of course with most things there is one person I would rather share it with and I hope to do that soon.
Aside from the things I went into greater detail about this summer I have also enjoyed a great deal of time with my family and seeing one of my best friends that I rarely get to see. I have enjoyed the first week and some odd days of my summer vacation so far and I am looking forward to the rest!
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Thanks for reading!
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