Quotes

Here is an inspirational quote I found recently on lifehack.org. I am really starting to enjoy this site. There are so many neat and eye-opening articles like "6 Worthless Exercises You Probably Do" and "Let Your Man Be A Man." Anyways this quote I want to share is by Albert Einstein, "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." This is so true and inspirational for me because I feel like I am not moving. So many things have gone wrong, mistakes I made in cover letters or link addresses. I know I am not perfect, but lately I seem to feel I must sell myself like I am in order for someone to hire me. Part of my frustration seems to be the fact that I am still living at home. I honestly can't wait to move out on my own. I realize that it comes with it's huge set of responsibilities and hardships, but I'd rather push myself than sit around applying for jobs and doing errands. As Einstein said, I must keep going and never give up. This quote made me smile and I am going to keep on smiling inside even if I get yet another rejection. Plus, I know God has a plan for me.

Another quote I have to share but came from a less prominent person is, "Love is like a butterfly. If you hold it to close, you will crush it. If you hold it with an open hand, it will fly away." You need to hold it in a way that it will stay with you. I've been in love only once before and I feel like I might fall again. I don't want to squelch his desire or drive him away. My goal is to hold the relationship we have close but not in such a way that I overwhelm him. We shall see how this works. BTW I got this quote off of "The Bachelorette," TV show.

Looking Back

Can't believe its been a month already since I graduated. Though, I am still waiting for my REAL diploma to get here!!! I have the cover and a piece of paper that say's congrats from the Dean, but it won't feel real until I receive that. Really can't wait to start doing something. My butt is killing me! I remember all of the good times and the sad times I have had throughout the four years at Ithaca. I miss my friends, my home away from home and professors. I have been offered a job as a sign language interpreter...we shall see how that goes :) Soon, hopefully, I will also be starting a part time job at Macy's. It will just be until I figure out what type of job I want and/or who hires me first for full time. Doing something is better than nothing.

The Famous Waiting Game

I never was fond of waiting. These next couple months until I land a big girl job will be hard. I'm not the type that likes to sit around doing nothing. Being active is my game. Probably why I play soccer, basketball and bike around. I like trying out new sports too like softball and field hockey or anything that involves running. Personally, soccer will always have my heart.
Been sending cover letter after cover letter. My eyes are tired of perusing job listings everywhere from the newspaper to LinkedIn to nycreativeinterns.com. So many job sites I try to remember to check. I have found a great number of jobs I think I am qualified to do. Who knows which company will finally see my qualifications as something that they need? Who knows who will be willing to give me a try? CBS? Story? Limited Brands? Fox? Time Out New York? I can't wait to find out :D

Relocating

This is both scary and exhilarating! I think it would be awesome to live in LA or SF or even Houston, TX. I am willing to move to wherever my new job takes me. Granted, those who know me, will laugh when I say I prefer to move south or southwest of my hometown Windsor, CT. I picked Ithaca College because of its phenomenal writing program and its Deaf Studies minor. Now, I love Ithaca -- in the spring -- which is usually two weeks before finals if not later. Moving to Alabama...I'm on edge about only because my neighbor is from there and so many times I have no idea what she is saying. The accent...I'm not sure I can deal with, but if the job leads me there, that is where I shall go. I refuse to turn now an awesome opportunity to work for a good magazine or advertising company simply because of its location. Which is why I am not being picky about where the jobs are located. I have even applied to jobs in London, Seattle, Chicago and Wisconsin. I do have friends in Seattle so it shouldn't be too much of an issue seeking them out to show me around. All of this, no matter where I go, I know will be nerve-wreaking, but I have God on my side and I know He will never leave me. Plus I have my Yoda poster :D

Fashion - Another side of me

I used to say that I hated fashion, but over the course of the last two years or so I began to realize I am somewhat of a fashionista. I don't always follow fads, but instead I like to design jewelry and clothes. Just a few days ago, I painted a shirt. I bought spray paint, but it didn't spray very well so I decided to take out my paintbrushes and not let the paint go to waste. I mentioned I do jewelry, this includes beading necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Recently, curtsey of my cousin Darious, I love make jewelry out of shrink film. For those of you who don't know what that is I highly recommend you Google it. It's so easy, all you do is draw your design on the shrink film, cut it out, put it in the oven, let it cool then put the pieces together to make a necklace or whatever you choose.
Fashion is so much fun to play around with and to see a work of art when I am done brings a smile to my light pink lips. I get so excited when I am in the craft section of Walmart or browsing through Michael's because there are so many different things I want to try. Every year I find something else to try. I've done stain-glass, candle making, pillow making, latch-hook, stitching patches on backpacks, making bags out of old jeans, painting jeans and t-shirts, scrap-booking and so many craft things on the computer via shutterfly or various computer programs like DVD design. I know I will never run out of ideas or crafts to try at stores because my creativity is sky-high. No one can touch it.