Normally the short weeks seem to last the longest. This time out, even though Monday was Labour Day and I took the day off from the job hunt (I figured there wouldn’t be anyone in the office to post), it sure seemed like this week went fast.
While my sister and nephew both had big weeks, it was relatively quiet around Milner Headquarters on Delatre. Believe it or not, I think the farthest we went was to Ingersoll for groceries to start the week. The rest of the time we didn’t leave the property. It probably didn’t hurt/help that on Tuesday and Thursday, I wasn’t feeling 100%. Nothing earth-shattering but just couldn’t get myself motivated to do too much.
I will say that, despite the slow start on Thursday, I managed to up my Job Application game this past week, applying for almost a dozen jobs. I had to laugh because I applied to one job (Director of Experience and Marketing at a church in Woodstock) that I went into knowing it was a LOOOOONNNNGGGG shot (sorry if I offended anyone with my excessive use of caps) but I figured “What could it hurt?” What do I find? Someone checked both my website and my LinkedIn profile within an hour of me sending my application. It’s easy to think “Really? The long shot took an interest in me while jobs I should have been a shoe-in for never even checked my background much less called me for an interview?” Instead, I’m going to look at the bright side. It’s a sign that the applications (cover letter, resume, etc.) that I’m putting together are strong enough to garner interest from even those jobs where I probably only have a limited chance at success. If so, perhaps there’s a chance for a more positive results from those jobs that I am more qualified for.
All I can do is keep trying, right?
In between the job hunt, I’ve been helping my Mom get stuff ready to take to tomorrow’s ReuseApalooZaha in Embro. Hopefully the weather (and anything else that might crop up) will be okay and we can see what treasures we can find.
As I’m guessing everyone is more than aware, today’s date marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. I’m struck by the fact that people in their 20s (even late 20s) who have no real memory of that day. Everything they know about 9/11 is just from a shared collective memory from what they’ve read on the Internet or seen on YouTube. They grew up in a post-9/11 world without really having a solid memory of the event itself. In a way, it’s much like how my generation grew up learning about or Kent State or, to a far greater degree, Vietnam by reading about it in books and seeing it depicted in movies. Actually, it’s probably worse for the younger generation today because of social media being their prime source for information about world events.
I won’t go any further. (I did write up a rant about what we learned about Vietnam and Vietnam veterans that – eventually – segued into AI and how easily it would be to manipulate the masses that would have included references to the Gulf of Tonkin and “Remember the Maine” but I’ll save you the boredom and myself the backlash.)
Meanwhile, have yourselves a good weekend and, God willing, we’ll see you back here next weekend.
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