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9. Keep trying

Place: My apartment - working from home
Time: 12:30pm

I had a phone interview today and it was wonderful. I've been applying for jobs and interviewing over the last few months and, let me tell you, job hunting has got to be one of the most frustrating experiences you can go through in life.  I've constantly felt less than adequate for jobs I know I can do in my sleep.

I had a phone interview back in July which was an hour and twenty minutes (really! a phone interview!) and I figured it would be a quick 20-30 minute chat, but the HR coordinator, who was only a couple of years older than I am, really stuck it to me. I could tell that if I wanted this job I was going to really have to 'drink the kool aid' so to speak even just for this phone interview and I just could not do it. I'm not going to flat out lie and pretend to be excited when the position is very different then what was posted. I felt very uncomfortable after and had to decompress for awhile. Whether an interview goes well or horrible, I really don't think you should walk away feeling like the person interviewing you went out of their way to make you fumble.

I've let the whole process get the best of me at times which I'm not proud of, but I need to keep trying and growing. I'm not a game player by nature when it comes to work, but I've really learned to put my game face on and start interviewing right back. I want my next job to be a better fit for me and I'm going to make sure they know what I want.

9 down, 356 to go.

3 + 4 = weekend

3. No more weekend guilt

Time: 4:35 pm
Place: The patio by the pool

Last night a guy I've started seeing came over with some cider and we sat outside looking at the skyline, taking, first kissing, etc. Today we just went for a walk by the lake, picked up some sandwiches, and took a nice long nap. I used to feel guilty for not being super productive on the weekends. Because I have so little free time during the week, I tend to file a lot of things (workouts, errands, social things) under the 'weekend only' category, but then the weekend comes around and sometimes I just want to spend a day on the couch watching the Sex and the City marathon on E! and then I feel guilty. No more!

4.  Take the time to make a meal

Time: 2:25 pm
Place: My apartment, the couch

Is anyone else surrounded by people who don't enjoy preparing their own food? Family holidays used to involve cooking and previous roommates were at least vaguely interesting in healthy eating. I'm getting back on the cooking wagon. My Sunday lunch consisted of baked haddock and zucchini with sea salt. Such a simple meal. And now I'm off to the market.

4 days down, 361 to go.