Kids run screaming out the doors, so happy to finally have arrived at their last day of school.  Me, not so much.  I’m going to miss them and miss working with them to promote their success, and being able to pay my bills.  I do have some side line gigs for the summer, but I am still on the job hunt.  I may actually find out about a temporary job today with a local college.  It would run through the summer and end right before substitute teaching begins again in the fall.  That would truly be a blessing from the universe.  I had the interview Monday morning, and though I was tired and a bit hung over (my 25th birthday celebration was the night before), when I entered the school’s building to interview, I felt elated and excited, and I know these feelings came out in the interview.  The person who interviewed me seemed high energy, and I think he appreciated my excited attitude first thing in the morning.  I’m crossing my fingers.

On Tuesday I actually had an interview for my dream job, working on campaigns for people running for various offices in politics in West Michigan.  I am reserving my opinions about how that interview went because I am afraid that it won’t be good.  I was getting mixed messages from the interviewer who is also the owner of the company, and I didn’t know what he wanted to hear, I simply spoke the truth.  However, in politics they often don’t want the truth, they seem to want you to lie and say you know everything and guarantee perfection.  That’s not me, so I had to stick with what I know, and though I hope that it will be good enough to get my foot in that particular door, I’m not feeling too confident about the meeting.

Something that was discussed during the meeting started me thinking about my own future in politics.  I said I didn’t think that I could just hit the ground running on a new campaign, I have only worked on campaigns that were already started, but said that I read a lot and could look for books to read about how to start a campaign if he didn’t have time to advise me.  He, of course, said that you can’t learn these things in a book (why do they write books in the first place I wonder?) and of course I know that experience is your best bet, but book smarts help too.  Either way, if I don’t get hired, I am already thinking about starting my own campaign company.  There are only 4 here in Michigan, so if I offer low prices and start small, I am sure I could get somewhere.  I have all of the pre-existing skills needed: organized, people person, good with instructing employees, clear communication skills, and I have coordinated many events in my years working in catering.  My preference right now would be to get hired with this company, but if not, I will have to make my own way and hire myself.

My weight loss goals are truly coming to realization, which is resulting in a suffering wallet.  Yes, I have outgrown (or rather, undergrown) my clothes from the last two summers.  I really love this pair of beige linen pants, size 12, but now they just hang off my waist and butt.  I am going to try to shrink them before I give them away.  My wallet is suffering because I just can’t help myself lately, I want to shop.  I want cute new clothes to show off my cute new body.  I am frugal, so I have been hitting the clearance areas of mall stores and even found an awesome consignment shop in Rockford yesterday!  I was trying on a long BCBG sweater for $25 and needed a pair of pants with no belt loops or buckles to wear with the sweater, and the sales woman brought me a size 6, which was her guess for my size.  I said that I wear at least an 8 or a 10, but I tried them on anyway, and they fit!  Albeit, too tight and high for my taste, but I  have not  fit into a size 6 since high school!  That left me feeling elated on my drive home, and the good mood lasted all evening.  I have been receiving a lot of compliments lately, some from friends, but even more from strangers.  They have been complimenting me on all kinds of things: my purse, a sweater, all things I had before and never received a compliment.  I must look happy and approachable, which is allowing people to compliment me.  As a result, I have been complimenting more people lately, strangers and friends alike.

Monday weigh in-150.0 pounds.  Ooh I am getting so close to breaking that number down.  I can’t wait and and I also can’t wait to get out of work today and enjoy this beautiful weather.  Seems like a good day for a bike ride…