Saw the mail come so I went out and got it. While I was sitting reading the paper I spotted a Help Wanted ad ...... Ackley Vet Center ..... hmmmm ..... I mapquested Ackley. I know where it's at .... I just wondered if I got a job there, how long it would take me to get to work everyday. Only 20 miles. Hmmmm....... should I? or shouldn't I? I always wanted to work at a vet office but I worry that I'll end up with 27 dogs and 50 cats and goats and sheep and God only knows what else in my backyard. So ..... should I? I don't know what hit me but I got all dressed up, fixed up my resume and included a cover letter and took off to Ackley.
They seemed like really nice people there. The girls at the front desk were super friendly. There was a little dog wandering around. Looked like he was old. He liked having his butt scratched. :o) There was a huge cat laying in the window and one on the counter. It was awesome. I figured I'd just drop my stuff off and they'd likely call me to come back in later ..... nope. They had me fill out an application while I was there and then called me back into their little examination room for an interview right then. I WAY wasn't prepared for that! ...but it was fun. :o) The first thing the lady said as I sat down ....... "I just looked over your resume and you know you're way over qualified for this job." The words I'm learning to hate hearing. .....over and over. I think it's secret code for .... 'so you're likely not going to get this job but I'll interview you anyway because i'm really curious why you're here.'
I'm getting more and more frustrated trying to find what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. I know when it crosses my path -- I'll know. I feel good about this one. I don't know what to put in my resume or how to write it so people quit saying that I'm over-qualified. I have changed it a million times now. I am learning when I hear those words ........ it usually means I'm not 'a good fit' for what they're looking for.
Seriously though ..... what are you supposed to say when they say that to you? "Thanks?" ..... "No I'm not. I'm really not that smart" ..... or "Awww shucks ma'am, i ain't that great" ...... I just smiled when she said that. Like I normally do. My heart sunk a minute when she said it but I tried to snap back out of it. I think it was a good interview. She asked good questions. ....but then I thought some of the other interviews I had were good too ..... and I never got those jobs. So we'll just have to wait and see. I think I'd like working at this place. The people seemed friendly. I liked the little dog in the office. They had a test at the end where you had to alphabetize a bunch of names ...... then you had to solve some simple math problems. I wonder if I passed? :o) It was kind of fun getting out and seeing some people. I put one of the El Gato Dancing Horse fliers with my resume. She said they do some parades and dog shows where they dress everybody up. Well, that goes without saying that's right up my alley. :o) So, yeah ..... that's what I did today. They said I was the first person to come in to apply because their ad just came out today. Yup ..... I saw it and jumped at it. She said they'd contact me again in a couple weeks after they'd gone through all the applicants that come in from their ad. I guess if it's meant to be ....... it'll happen. If not ..... I wasn't meant to do that either.
Got home from that and walked into the house and WOW! It was a sauna again! OMG! I walked back outside and it was cooler OUTSIDE than inside. I walked around to check out the air conditioner and sure enough --- it was making a loud buzzing sound and the fan wasn't turning. Oh no. I hurried back inside and shut the whole thing down and called the air people again. They were just out a couple weeks ago and the guy said it's on it's last legs. He didn't know if it was gonna make it through the summer. It was put in back in 1998. It's 14 years old. That's pretty old for a central air unit. So I told them what was wrong this time and they came back out again right away to help me. Yup .... outside unit was messed up this time. Capacitor went out. The guy put a new one in and started right up. We caught it in time before the motor completely blew out. PHEW!! He went inside and looked at my thermostat .... which was around 30 years old...... and asked if I wanted a new one. Sure, why not. So he put in a new high tech digital one. Yup.... that old one wasn't working at all. Might as well not even had one on the wall. I
look at it and it feels like I'm in a brand new house. :o) .... it's so fancy. :o)Anyways .... so that was my day today. Not too bad. I think I might have company coming over tomorrow. Dannielle and her nephews might be coming to test ride my new pony. :o) I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow. I might even have new pics to post. :o)
See my new thermostat? Is that snazzy or what? :o) New life .... new thermostat. Yup. It's all good. :o)
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