Where did the first part of the year go?

Time truly does fly by and it seems to go by faster as you get older. Not a clue as to why. Anyhow, it sure helps to have things to keep you busy. With the new assignment as Secretary of the HOA, working on landscape projects, trying to get the house and property ready for the big party in May, and looking for a job in between, I feel like I have alot going on. That's a good thing.

Home Owners Association

Well, tonight I went to a HOA meeting where I was elected to the board as Secretary. We now have a President, Secretary, and Treasurer and 2 other non-board posts. We will have our first board meeting next week where responsibilities will be defined and delegated. This is the first time I have done anything like this. It is a non-paying post but will get me involved in some new experiences and give me the opportunity to learn new things. I will also get the opportunity to meet all of the lot owners in our neighborhood and get to know them. The post will last for 2-3 years, or whatever ends up getting decided. This could be a very cool thing that could work out to be fun or the people who live here could end up being a pain in the butt. Time will tell.

Job hunting

Being out of work is now getting to be more of an annoyance to me now than a pleasure. While I have accomplished a great many things and will continue to work on projects and goals while I have the time, I am really starting to feel very restless and anxious to get back to work.

I've stepped up my efforts to reconnect with people that I know in the electronics industry and I am applying like to jobs that i find on the internet that I think fall under some or most of my qualifications. I am going to a class at the worksource that talks about skills and abilities and I'm hoping that will help. It certainly couldn't hurt.

This is the longest amount of time that I have ever been out of work. I can only speak for myself but it seems that the longer I am out of work, the more it affects my sense of self worth and being needed. I catch myself getting depressed from time to time then realize that it all comes down to the huge effect that the economic downturn had on the business environment in this state and that if there were more jobs available and not so many people out of work, I would have a job. So, I give myself a swift verbal kick in the ass and change my attitude.

There was a time when I got laid off from a company and immediately there were 3 or 4 companies that wanted to hire me. In other instances I went from one company to a better company with no time in between and without missing a beat. Those days are gone.

Onward and upward on the job search. Keeping a positive outlook and looking forward to finding the right job.

2010 is finally here. Please go by slowwwwwwwwly.

Well, it has arrived. 2010. I wrote my first check of the year at Safeway and it was very strange writing 10 on the date line. 1/2/10. Think about it. The last time someone could write that same date was 100 years ago in 1910. And between then and now, what amazing accomplishments in history and technology mankind has been involved with. It boggles the mind what short amount of time 100 years is in the whole scheme of things but what has happened in that time has been phenomenal.

This year besides my goal of weight loss and landing a job, I hope to write a book or two. I have been carrying some ideas for short stories as well as a novel in my head for many years. I think I am finally at the stage of being able to put pen to paper. (Or fingers to keyboard) I know what I want to say and how to say it, I don't know however, how to get something published. Of course that would be putting the cart before the horse. I have to write it first.

Let's begin rolling through 2010 with a positive outlook and hope for a very bright future. Hmmm, maybe I'll even get another grandchild this year.