Today I took a field trip to my local Social Security office, which much to my shock, I was in and out of in under 20 minutes. The last time I made this venture, it took me just shy of 2 hours, which I followed up with an excruciating 3 hour wait at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Which now looking back, was probably an omen. But there I was again, this time with divorce papers in hand and back to being a Zumstein once again.
Yesterday, via email, I found out that my divorce is final and unbeknownst to me, has been, for over a month now. I am now officially a 32 year-old, divorcee, unemployed, single mom. The only thing that could possibly make this a perfect trifecta, would be to move back in with my mom, back in Michigan. Just typing that makes me nervous (no offense to my mother or to the state of Michigan).
Never fear, things are looking up. I have been applying for some promising jobs. I got an email requesting a phone interview and another requesting my portfolio, both good signs. This week, I am meeting with two more staffing agencies for temp work, since the three that I am currently with, have come through with very little, despite my borderline stalking and constant responses to their job listings. My thought is that with the amount of jobs that I have applied for, something is bound to give.
I was listening to Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing today on npr and man alive is that a grueling job interview. Pretty intimidating, but she handled it with intelligence and grace. Her ability to articulate and breadth of knowledge amazes me. It makes me want to have a better handle on geography and get a subscription to the Economist. I was less inspired by Bush's last press conference yesterday, but only 7 more days.
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