This morning my alarm(s) went off at 6:30 a.m. as opposed to the usual 7:30. I got up, did my bathroom routine, then started to get dressed. On this particular morning, I had to put on a dress shirt, black suit, heels, and the ever-dreaded pantyhose. I tip-toed around the house as I ate breakfast, not wanting to wake up my husband. (He gets up at 7:30 to get ready for school.) You see, today I had my FIRST EVER interview. I was scared to death! Since I got the phone call/email Monday morning with the news that I had an interview, I'd been mentally preparing and praying. Hard. Having just graduated college, with no job or intern experience, it has been very frustrating to find a job, much less one in the area of my degree. The job I interviewed for is a laboratory technician at the Perdue plant in Monterey. It sounds kind of gross, cutting up chicken and testing for unwanted bacteria, but hey, the science kid in me thinks it's pretty awesome. If I get this job, I will run total plate counts on the hour, ten hours a day, four days a week. The ONLY bad part about the position is that the hours are on the weekends. Not ideal, but I have no social life in Cookeville anyway. During the interview, I tried to look as confident as possible, but still twisted my rings around my swelling, nervous finger. Overall, I think it went okay, but as this was my first interview, it may have been terrible-no good-very bad-awful because I have nothing by which to compare it. Moving on... Brian and I just got new phones (woohoo!) and with them, text messaging. It's quite useful sometimes! For example, the past three days, my sweet, sweet husband has sent me messages telling me how proud he is of me and that I would be okay in the interview. Other than prayers and strength from God, the message that I read this morning when I woke up was just about all the encouragement I could need. Marriage is SUCH a blessing, but that's a post for another day. :)
"Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”-Joshua 1:9, NKJV
"Strength! Courage! Don't be timid; don't get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take."-The Message
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