I am sure you are thinking, "Uh, Jodelene you are a bit late on this!”. No, actually I don’t see it that way. Since the start to my year was so shitty, I figured that it would ‘officially’ start my new year once I got a new job, received full pay checks and a renewed faith in the world. …
Blog posts February 2011
The end of unemployment
After 2 months (or 50 working days) I am officially employed! My new position is Executive Assistant to the President (EA, not to be confused with Electronic Arts!) and I'm working in the Mount Pleasant area. It's a bit industrialish but the job is great and I love the company and so far, the peo…
Taking the bad with the good
I woke up late. Well, I have woken up late every day for the past two weeks because insomnia has entered my life. Kind of strange considering I had a sleeping disorder as a teen (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and have been known to sleep many hours or have a nap and still sleep thru the night. But …
Eye can see clearly now
I am blind. No, not totally blind but without vision correction lenses, I cannot see any object past 5 inches from my face. I can't even read without glasses. My prescription now [at almost 34 years old] is -8.00 (MINUS!)
It all started in elementary school, I had trouble reading the chalk boa…
Proof I'm not crazy.
I went to the library today, grabbed a book I had on hold and proceeded to wander aimlessly through the aisles to find some new reading material. I was thinking of authors that I like and went down the K aisle to see if Jonathan Kellerman has written any new fiction crime books for his series. I f…
MSP fun
One of the great things about having a great employer is the health benefits. There are two types of benefits:
- MSP (Medical Services Plan) which covers doctor and hospital visits (through the Gov't)
- Extended Benefits (through your employer or other party such as Blue Cross) and this may cover den…
EI offers more than just money
Being unemployed doesn't just involve searching for a new job. In a recent blog, I spoke about taking advantage of the programs and services offered EI and exploring career transition. The next workshops available are after my job interview so I am going to wait and see if I get the job prior to r…
Search Update
I haven't posted in a while as I haven't had any real news to share. I continue to search daily CL & Indeed.com for new postings and am putting out between 3-5 resumes per day. Every 3 days I use my direct links in my blog to hit up all the sites in hopes I find some good leads.
Recap:
- I have n…
Petro-Can Rant | Ikea Rave
With the set up of Mason's Big Boy Bed, I needed him to have his own pillow. He's gotten quite attached to my very expensive 'squishy' (a splurge because I sold my bike rack). His Ikea bedding set came with a pillow case so off we went to Ikea to get a pillow.
We arrived just before lunch, Mason…
Career switch?
It is day 36 of not working. That's forever in unemployment land. Most would love some time off to relax, sleep in every day and maybe go explore the city. Well I wish I could say that it was that simple. Hard to relax when EI is paying only a portion of the bills and unfortunately I did not ha…
Choco Chip Brownies
Yep, I'm baking again. Practice makes perfect right? How bout restricted budget means more baking & cooking!
Almost. I did a bit of a cost comparison on homemade biscuits vs buying them. The price for Pilsbury ready-made dough was about $3. Could I make biscuits for less? Probably. Did I crin…
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