tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22022607727813872542011-03-27T17:14:43.849-07:00I am looking for work and in the meantime I will write this blog!!Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-8107495044816188712011-03-27T17:14:00.000-07:002011-03-27T17:14:43.885-07:002011-03-27T17:14:43.885-07:00

I got an email today from the hiring manager of the job I interviewed for at the Bank. (Yes, on a Sunday!). It was in response to my email looking for an update.  He indicated to me that he was still interviewing people and that they hadn't yet made a decision. So, that's the good I guess. The bad news is...I was the first to interview...do you think I can get a do-over? LOL...or re-interview to

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-1702446227222851062011-03-25T14:06:00.000-07:002011-03-25T15:05:20.304-07:002011-03-25T15:05:20.304-07:00

It was a word used yesterday during a long and difficult conversation with a friend.... Faith. Do I have it? (I thought I did.) Have I lost it?( I didn't know I had.) Did I have it then lose it? What is it to me? I have been asking myself these questions ever since. I always have said that "I have Faith that things will work out", and I say prayers for my friend's little girl who has a brain

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-29331140277722746572011-03-24T11:45:00.000-07:002011-03-25T15:05:50.131-07:002011-03-25T15:05:50.131-07:00

Day #2 of taking care of Juan.  (So, this post will be short!) Today it is pouring and it doesn't look like we will be able to get out. I tried to get him to go to the laundromat with me but he said "My tummy is still hurting, maybe later!" Too funny! Still no word about the job at the Bank.  I sent a follow up email yesterday, the interview was a week ago today. I am losing confidence in how I

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-19495175461240999922011-03-23T09:30:00.000-07:002011-03-23T11:12:09.074-07:002011-03-23T11:12:09.074-07:00

Both of my goals are complete (well, the ones I set for myself while unemployed)...Photographs are organized (just have to put in albums) and the closet is clean and organized (still have some paperwork to organize and laundry to do though!)!! It feels really good! I had some help yesterday and thank goodness for that! Alex really helped with the shoes!  I didn't realize just how close to being

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-40075666589802930402011-03-21T13:33:00.000-07:002011-03-21T13:33:42.951-07:002011-03-21T13:33:42.951-07:00

Finally it's Monday. When did anyone ever say that? Ugh, NEVER!! After a long weekend of watching movies, cooking, and reading I was actually excited for it to be Monday. Why? Well, maybe today, I get a job!! However, it is now Monday afternoon and I still haven't heard anything. I am a nervous wreck! I feel torn. Should I continue to apply to positions and respond to a couple of emails

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-8240058654967060202011-03-18T11:44:00.000-07:002011-03-18T11:44:19.089-07:002011-03-18T11:44:19.089-07:00

Its raining in SF today...buckets!  I am glad I have nowhere to go and I get to stay inside the warmth of my own apartment. I have had a fairly busy week...dinner with friends, a date, watching Juan, preparing for my interview, interviewing and celebrating St. Patrick's Day.  I started my photo project and next week Alex is going to help me with the closet project.  I am hoping to find something

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I promised myself that while I was unemployed I would tackle 2 looming projects. The first is to completely gut and organize my closet.  I have a HUGE walk-in closet filled with too many clothes and shoes for one person and its never far from looking like a disaster.  The second was to organize all my pictures.  I started on the photos today. What a nightmare!!!  I have THOUSANDS of pictures and

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-90139082245759184202011-03-16T22:12:00.000-07:002011-03-16T22:14:48.452-07:002011-03-16T22:14:48.452-07:00

Today I took care of Juan for the day...I am exhausted!!! I didn't get to apply to any jobs, instead I took three buses to and from an indoor play space, played race cars and colored...made for an interesting change of pace for sure!!  I have my big interview tomorrow and I prepared tonight, got a quick manicure and picked what I am going to wear. I am excited and nervous because as much as I'd

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-6762317352350344562011-03-15T11:22:00.000-07:002011-03-15T16:04:28.997-07:002011-03-15T16:04:28.997-07:00

Since I've started writing, I've felt a change in my attitude.  There is something about saying things out loud that makes me feel better, and like I said in my first post, I wanted to put it out to the universe what my hopes and dreams are...and maybe, just maybe, they could come true. I have used all of my networking skills to get my resume out there both here and abroad, and while India may

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-87855681925603536062011-03-14T08:32:00.000-07:002011-03-14T08:32:05.120-07:002011-03-14T08:32:05.120-07:00

My Granny Neary had a charm that said that...Live. Laugh. Love.  I don't know what happened to it after she passed away, I think one of my other cousins has it. I started thinking about that saying this weekend when I was out of town. She did...she lived, she laughed and she loved....with us and for us.  There are literally hundreds of Nearys..hundreds!! But when you were with her, she made you

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-48151506108304896492011-03-12T06:48:00.000-08:002011-03-12T06:48:03.686-08:002011-03-12T06:48:03.686-08:00

It's Saturday.... early morning.  Not that it being a weekend makes a difference for me...being unemployed all the days seem to run together and it's hard to tell one from the next. I am finding it more difficult to be social, and anyone who knows me, knows that I like to be social....personally and professionally. It's getting hard to leave the house and go out into the world. I think too far

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-40549212616014069042011-03-11T08:03:00.000-08:002011-03-11T08:04:58.730-08:002011-03-11T08:04:58.730-08:00

I am really missing work this week. Writing has given me a little bit of purpose back and I am realizing just how much I miss being a productive member of the workforce! My parents (my mum especially) instilled in my brother and I a very strong work ethic from a very young age. We had to earn our own pocket money if we wanted things above and beyond what she could provide for us, and David and I

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-52915992245574618332011-03-10T09:00:00.000-08:002011-03-10T20:15:25.931-08:002011-03-10T20:15:25.931-08:00

I know everyone says this...but I have the best family and friends!  I am guilty of not calling my parents enough, but I KNOW that they are there for me whenever I need them. (Even though they are in South Carolina). I also have a HUGE extended family...a network of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, 2nd Cousins...they number over 100!! ( and live around the world!).  Although I am the oldest of 2 children

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-10071349634819038182011-03-09T08:39:00.000-08:002011-03-09T08:39:37.278-08:002011-03-09T08:39:37.278-08:00

I awoke to the return of my syphoned Wi-Fi!!  OH... HAPPY DAY!!!!! (And my toilet getting fixed at 8am this morning....not as exciting, but definitely necessary!). Yesterday was pretty good!  I had my phone interview at 11am, which went well.  I will find out toward the end of the week if I will be invited in to meet the hiring manager (I spoke with a lovely HR lady in NYC  with a cool NY accent

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It's 1:42am.  Since I lost my job I haven't been sleeping well at all.  I try to go to bed at a decent hour and when I do I wake up somewhere between 3am-4am.  I toss and turn for ages then I finally relent and turn on the light, put on a pot of coffee, turn on my computer and I'm up. Then somewhere around 2pm or 3pm I am exhausted. I tell myself I will only sleep an hour but end up sleeping 3

Heather McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805931836512946704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202260772781387254.post-72516015746309310472011-03-07T13:53:00.000-08:002011-03-08T10:32:45.134-08:002011-03-08T10:32:45.134-08:00

I decided to start this blog because...well honestly, I am bored!! I am currently unemployed (for the 2nd time in a year) and trying to figure out how at 37 (and a half) I am worlds away from where I thought I would be at this age. When I was in my 20's I thought I'd be married with 2 kids living in the burbs of NJ close to my parents and my younger brother. (Currently we all live far from one

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