Yes, a metaphor for my post title today :) What it means is that this "take it one step at a time" process is (at least it seems) starting to prove that it actually works. A mere 4 days after I turned in my documents for my grad school application at NMSU, I received an email with a letter attached congratulating me on my acceptance to to the program!! :D So now I know I have the ability to put into affect at least one of my 76 ideas.
Last week, Jake pointed out to me in the student paper an advertisement about census 2010 jobs. He told me I should call the number and see about it because I've been trying to get a part-time job while I go to school since like my second semester in college. So that day (or maybe the next) I called the Las Cruces census office and signed myself up to take a skills test in order to see if I qualify, and for what positions. I took the practice test online and it seemed pretty simple; just assessed one's abilities regarding math, judgment, reading, and clerical skills. The test on Friday was just as easy, and I got one of the top grades in the group that took it at the same time as I did (not to brag...) and I filled out an application. I should be hearing about it late this week or early next week. I was hesitant to talk about it on here for fear of jinxing it, but please cross your fingers/pray that I get this! I've been trying so hard to get a part-time job, and I'm not sure if it's because I have bad luck or just haven't qualified as much as other people that I haven't been able to get one. The nice thing about the census job is that it is temporary, flexible hours for students, pays well, and would look good on a resume!
The last thing to make my weekend so awesome was something that happened last night. Last week I had needed a manila envelope for something, and the only one I could find that I had was one that I had taken on my trip to Costa Rica 7 months ago, to hold important documents, like my immunizations records, passport, and temporary study abroad insurance info. So I emptied out all the papers from the manila envelope so I could use it and just tossed them all onto my bookshelf. Last night, I remembered the papers and realized I should go through them, as I hadn't even opened that envelope since the trip home to the US. So as I sorted through them, throwing some out and filing some others, until I came across a regular envelope that had been in the larger one. I opened it up slightly and saw...money! I was happy, even though I figured it would only be like a $10 bill that I had forgotten about...but, lo and behold, I opened it up all the way and found 3 $20 bills! There had been $60 hiding in my closet since my return 7 months ago! I wonder, had I not needed the manila envelope last week, how long the money would have been left forgotten?
SO much better than finding a $5 bill in a pocket of jeans you haven't worn in a month!
:)
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