Archive for May, 2009
The Battle is Over For Now
I have conquered the ants for the most part with some Ortho Home Defense spray. I picked some up at the Exchange yesterday and proceeded to treat the hell out of my house inside and out. Those little bastard ants need to know that the barrier is up and they can’t come in anymore. I’ve [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )As usual …
things go wrong when the husband is away. This weekend, Obi-Wan and I drove up to his school where he’ll be for the next 6 months. Ugh! After a lovely weeekend together revisiting our old haunts up there, my friend picked me up from the airport and brought me home. And when I walked in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Things are happening
Well nothing is happening on the job front, I can tell you that. I spent 3 hours literally yesterday applying for one of the librarian jobs posted on USA jobs in my area. Could there be any more red tape in this process? It’s actually painful. Good thing I’ve got loads of free time on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Tips?
So I saw two librarian job postings on USA jobs for my area that are government jobs. Anyone have any tips or useful information on applying for government jobs as a milspouse. I read that there is a milspouse preference (if you will) for eligibility for certain government jobs but I’ve never had luck getting [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Feeling hostile
Not that I plan on turning this blog into a personal venting machine for my recent layoff drama … but I need to vent for now. I’m so full of anger right now, it is palpable. Every day I’m home “leading the life of leisure” temporarily, I get more and more angry about my situation. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Statistic
I’m now a statistic. On Monday, I joined the group of people laid off from their jobs due to “tough economical times.” My law firm basically performed a well-executed lay-off of almost half of its library staff. I’m still in shock but more so, just seriously pissed off because of the way it was handled. [...]
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