Dateline 12-14-2016

Well, I've hit that point in my job search where looking for work is now my new job and I need to work it into my day in a way that doesn't distract from my other efforts. Since my change of status is so new, I spent the last week either looking or worrying about how I'm going to make a living.

I found and applied for about eight jobs, a couple of these jobs already turned me away but I've found a couple task based sites that I've qualified for that will take some of the weight off of my financial needs as I wait to hear back from the steady jobs that I applied for. If only these task jobs were more consistent, I'd easily be able to make enough to replace my lost salary.

Again, I get by on so little which allows me to focus on school in hopes that I will be able to start a late-life career and break this starving artist cycle that I'm trying to escape. I never plan to fully give up on my dreams, I just want to upgrade my day job to something I enjoy over something I need.

Hopefully, now that I've settled into a job hunting pattern, these task jobs will get me by until I hear back from one of the steady jobs I've applied for. At this point, I've gone from being overwhelmed by what seems to be an endless quest, to where I now have a set resources to check on a daily basis without as much of a backlog to sift through. This will allow me to get back to setting aside time for school.

This makes me happy because I am so close to finishing my first set of courses and want to get back to working on my assignment that's been suffering from this onset of stress that's taken me out of the mood. 

I'm not sure if I will be able to get to anything today as I need to get a few things done to prepare for the holidays and will be entertaining my uncle this evening, but I'm clearing my schedule from tomorrow until my assignment is done to make up for the time I lost.

We'll see what happens today and I will talk to you tomorrow,

The Wicker Breaker