I have a job!!!!!

After a lot of applying and several interviews, I now have a job. In fact, last Tuesday I was offered two different jobs. The first offer came late morning from Holland America/Princess Tours. I had a 2nd interview on Monday for a Tour Sales job working on the train. The job would have been a lot of fun and had some great benefits but the pay ($8/hour), hours (60+ a week) and no weekends off were not ideal. The second offer came in the afternoon from URS Corporation. URS is an Environmental Engineering firm. The interview was set up through a staffing firm that I got hooked up with week before last. About 15 minutes into the interview the man asked when I might be able to start. I said as soon as possible, and he said how about tomorrow. The job is starting as a temp position as a receptionist through August. Due to a recent merger of two different companies the two offices in town will be brought together into one building in August. At that time, there is a possibility of a promotion as they will no longer need a second (me) receptionist. They have promoted several receptionists in the last several years into positions where they work on specific projects. They also talked to me about helping with the design layout for the new office building and they were very excited about my ability to run AutoCAD. Even though it is starting as a temp job, I am so excited about the possibilities for the future. The job is pretty easy and is going well so far.

I also joined a gym a couple of weeks ago, so hopefully I will get back down to where I was at the end of last summer. Of course, once to that point, I hope to keep bringing the number down. The winter without work was not very good for me.