Sean, sorry to hear about your crappy day. Omnis gives really excellent advice, fwiw. I also think it would be really good for you to do some practice interviews with those of us who hire people in our own line of work--ND, me, BC, and more--we can practice with you and give you feedback about how to answer some of the common questions, how to answer the education question without shame, and what to avoid. Practice will make it more comfortable, even if you are just applying for a retail job. No pressure--just want to offer if you think it would be helpful. Localistas could do in person interviewing, but you could practice phone interviews or Skype with anyone from the board.
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Pix - Dec 05, 2013 5:23:24 pm PST #6869 of 30002
The status is NOT quo.
Connie Neil - Dec 05, 2013 6:15:28 pm PST #6870 of 30002
brillig
So Hubby's been having bad gut pains for a long time and has been pushing his doctors to find out what's going on. He had a PET scan on Monday, and he talked to our doctor today for the results. He's off gaming at the moment, so I don't know what he found out. But there's a piece of paper on the bed with a phone number and the word Oncology.
Perhaps it's just more tests. Perhaps it's just double checking. Perhaps all the frequent radioactive tests he's been getting over the years have caught up with him. Perhaps.
Zenkitty - Dec 05, 2013 6:29:57 pm PST #6871 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Health ~ma for your Hubby, Connie, no matter what it is.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 05, 2013 6:37:56 pm PST #6872 of 30002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
much ~ma, Connie.
le nubian - Dec 05, 2013 6:44:00 pm PST #6873 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh Connie. Couldn't he have left you with a note!?! Gads!
good vibes and ma, regardless.
Ginger - Dec 05, 2013 6:44:45 pm PST #6874 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's nothing serious ~ma to your Hubby, Connie. I'm sorry you're left worrying until he comes home. Not knowing is the worst.
omnis_audis - Dec 05, 2013 7:42:50 pm PST #6875 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Tons of health~ma for your hubby, Connie.
========== Sean, the hardest part is starting. Inertia/momentum, what ever you want to call it. Once you have some, it does get easier. Keep your chin up. Don't give up. Hope is a powerful thing. You have a room full of people here who believe in you. And like Pix says, we are here to help.
As you make your walks around, and inquiries, it might be a good idea to keep a log, of who you talked to, what date, and what business.
WindSparrow - Dec 05, 2013 7:45:12 pm PST #6876 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Health~ma for Niki and for Connie's DH.
Scrappy - Dec 05, 2013 8:04:52 pm PST #6877 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Sean, what they all said. I have a GED too, and I have always treated it like a high school diploma. Speaking as someone who works in hiring, for many, many jobs college is less important than experience and intelligence.
Connie Neil - Dec 05, 2013 8:10:57 pm PST #6878 of 30002
brillig
He just came home.
Lymphoma. All through his torso. 14 "bright spots that really got their attention" and "lots of little ones."
We see the surgeon for the consult for when to do the biopsy on Tuesday. If I get one jot of pushback on taking time off from work, there will be words.
he's been having this pain and trying to deal with it for nearly 2 years. One of the treatments he got gave him some relief, and he was told "If this help, then it's not cancer," and they gave him that treatment because the test would have cost thousands out of pocket. Though he's on Medicare for a fucking reason! But anyway. He apparently heard the wolf howl in my brain, because he asked me not to blame the doctors.
This is supposed to be very responsive to chemo, and he's had two bouts of cancer already in his life. And he's a mutant (truly, his body does not respond to things typically). People survive this stuff all the time.
Look, pyramids.