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I liked it better when I was making it :/ I think I’m going to try again.

I know, I know. I haven’t updated here in forever. It’s a damn shame, I know, but I’m working on it now, aren’t I? Lots has occured since my last post. Let’s get into it, shall we?

That moment when money stopped trickling in happened a lot sooner than I expected it to. My problem was that although I no longer had a job, I didn’t stop spending. Thus, I ran out of money and had no way of making more. This led to a bit of a crisis that ended up with me crying on the phone to Gord for a solid evening, freaking out about my state of affairs. He helped me out a lot, though. The man is honestly a font of knowledge. I don’t think I’d be where I am right now if it weren’t for what he told me. He told me I’m lucky that I’m the only thing that’s preventing me from getting a job.

When he said that I was struck by how right he was. I was the only thing stopping myself from getting a job. I didn’t have a language problem, I didn’t have a disability, it was just ME.

That motivated me a lot.

So immediately I began to look for a job. I spent the very next day handing out resumes in Hamilton. The next day I got smarter and looked online first to see which stores in my area where hiring. I learned quite a bit about how companies advertise positions in that one weekend alone. That day I also tried the online route, sending out resumes via workopolis.ca and monster.ca.

Lo and behold, the very next day I began getting phone calls from companies. I am still amazed at how easy and how exciting this whole process is. Most people hate looking for work. I was one of them up until this week because I learned a lot about myself during these past seven days. I was insecure about my work experience, but I applied everywhere. My only rule was no fastfood!

Today I found out I’ve been hired by the Bay on Queen and Yonge St. The Bay, for those who don’t know, is a huge department store. It’s got a long history associated with Canada and I’m now a part of the guest services. I know it’s not a job at the bank, but do you have any idea how happy I am to have this job? It means I can go back to living regulary. I don’t have to worry about money, what to do for entertainment or generally not having a job. It’s utterly fantastic!

In the process of writing this I got another phone call about a possible interview. I politely declined. It’s definitely a boost to the self esteem, though, to be garnering all of these phone calls.

The funny part about the whole thing is that I’ve received the most interest from Toronto companies. The reason I never applied in Toronto beforehand was my apprehension about actually getting a job there. I simply didn’t think I could get a job so close to school. Now I have on that’s five minutes from campus. Can you believe that? That’s practically unheard of!

Anyway, this is just my big hurrah. If you’re reading this and you’re looking for a job yourself, take it from me, you should apply everywhere. You’ll find a job where you least expect it