Out of Work, Out of Sight, Out of Mind...

I know I know...where have I been? Well I was let go from my temporary job in May and now I've been home enjoying time with my kids...Yay!!

You're probably thinking what does that have to do with anything? Well I was in a temp office job that was pretty slow so to fill up my time I started blogging. I began to like it and not only did it give me something to do while at my desk for eight hours I began to be therapeutic.

Just a little background about myself that I don't think I mentioned before. My original background is in marketing and I was with a large corporation for 10 years. While on maternity leave with my daughter I decided I wanted a more flexible work/life balance so I quit my job and decided to consult. That quickly was short lived because the economy got so bad there was no work to be had and no one could fork out extra money to pay for an outside consultant, so to my sadness I had to look for full time work. I took a position as an administrative assistant and even though I was grateful for the work and the extra income I really yearned to be back in a fast paced, crazy, creative environment. Thus my extensive job search began which was basically applying online sending out my resume into the black hole of online company websites. In my heart I was torn because if I was going to work full time I wanted to be where I belonged but I quit my good job to be with my kids...and really that's where I wanted to be. After being in my temp job for a year and a half it finally opened up as a permanent position and of course I submitted my resume, because I felt it was the right thing to do. The company ended up choosing a former employee to fill the position, so I was without a job again. I believe all things happen for a reason and God has a plan for all of us. I wasn't sad or scared and the woman that took my job ended up to be very nice and we became friends.  Because I was technically laid off I could now apply for unemployment benefits and at least have some money while looking for work. But let me tell you! I've been much more busier while being off of work then when I was working! I've been enjoying the summer with my kids, but also I've been learning some very good valuable information about myself and really be proud of my past accomplishments. I've joined a professional networking group and have been attending wonderful workshops and honing in on my interviewing skills, I've had my resume re-vamped and have met some wonderful people through networking. I've also been doing some volunteer work and now looking at possibly going back to school. It's been busy but in a positive way....I'm really enjoying myself!

Now that I've come back to my neglected blog I thought I'd share some job searching skills I've been learning about. Even if you aren't looking for full time work I want to pay it forward to possibly help someone else out there!

Good night everyone!

Being Inspired...

A lovely woman who works in my office came by my desk and complimented me on my necklace. She then asked me if I liked her necklace of various wood beading. She then proceeded to tell me the necklace was originally an ugly necklace she purchased at the thrift store then took it to a bead store and walked around the store being inspired by the different types of beads and metals and then went home took the thrift store necklace apart and recreated her necklace restructuring it with the original wood beads and the beads she purchased at the bead shop. After her story I was amazed for one at how pretty her necklace was but how she took something that wasn't so pretty and allowed herself to be inspired to re-create it to something so beautiful. I was inspired just with that story alone!! I thought that was so amazing.

What inspires you? Who inspires you?

Weekend Fun...

This weekend the weather was rainy and cold. My son's t-ball game was cancelled on Saturday due to the heavy rains. I talked my husband into organizing the garage. I was happy to get rid of alot of stuff I was holding onto and donated it to the Goodwill. Now my garage has alot more space and I feel alot more better.

On Sunday the rains had subsided but it was still very cold outside, but the kids were in desperate need of getting out. We decided to take a walk to the neighborhood park. So we bundled up our two little kiddos and put Sofia on her tricycle and Cristian decided to practice his skateboard skills.

Headed out for our walk!

Its The Little Things....

This morning started out kind of rough but as the day goes by and a pleasant conversation with a friend I'm starting to feel better. As I'm sitting at my desk feeling the sting in my eyes from staring at the computer I happen to glance up and noticed the plant that has been sitting in front of my desk is growing so big and gorgeous! I sat here just looking at this plant for 5 min admiring how beautiful it is....and how a plant like this would look great in my house! Haha!! Don't know why they stuck a pencil in it....never noticed that before...but then again didn't notice the plant either! Sometimes it's the little things that help brighten your day.

Birthday Time with Retro Barbie...

This past Saturday my very good friend's daughter turned 6 years old. My friend is a super career woman and a busy mom and she needed a little help putting together her daughter's sixth birthday. I suggested doing a Retro Barbie theme. My friend loved it and ran with the idea. I helped put together a birthday banner similar to what I did for my daughter's birthday. The birthday was a smashing hit and Miss Bianca had a fabulous time!

Happy Birthday Bianca! Isn't her cake fantastic!!

Yipee!!

The birthday banner I created for Miss Bianca's birthday party