My favorite postsecret from this week:


I should have thought of that when I was living with my old roommates.

Wow, it's almost September . . . 2007 is flying by.

I emailed one of my old professors for advice with finding a social work job. He said that he's not at all surprised with my experience here in Fort Collins, and that I should stay networked with people who do have social work positions and the agencies I'm interested in. That's what I'm doing, so I suppose it's just a matter of being persistent.

I emailed my cover letter and resume to this job to be an activist for www.cforse.org, in which I would advocate for the use of biodiesel. That was one area I really had an interest in during my undergrad years, so I was highly interested. They emailed me back, though, and said they want someone more experienced in "canvassing" (this is where you go door to door and try to build interest in the organization). Puhleeeze, it's such a catch 22. I know I'm qualified and that I could do a lot of good things for the organization if given the chance. Whatever.

I was talking to Liesl about UK Pro, where you go and do social work in the UK. I called the recruiter, and she said that most of the people who go over are MSWs. This means that they know more about intake, risk and psychosocial assessments, which is experience I don't have. Ah well, I'm keeping my options open . . .

Finally, there's something I need to get off my chest. If you like your church, then that's fine. However, that does not mean that I have to like your church. That does not mean that you need to try to convince me to come to your church. I'm at a good point with my own religion right now, and I'm moving in a direction where I will be able to do what I feel is right.

That is all.

It's been almost two weeks since I made an entry, which is due mostly to being plain tired. I've been able to organize sleep efficiently as of lately, however, which allows for things like blog posts.

Anyways, I've been working at Genoa and Olive Street for almost a month now. I've been able to get my desired hours without feeling like I'm overextended, so that's fortunate. Like I said before, it's not social work, but it pays the bills. More on the former part in the following paragraphs . . .

Dre had kind of a tough week. On Tuesday, the company he works for let him go. He knew he had made some mistakes there, but he met with his boss and they talked about what he could improve. Nevertheless, four days later, he got the bad news.

Things like that happen, what else can you say? Neither of us are in dire straits financially, so that's good, but your ego undoubtedly takes a hit when someone says they don't want you, whatever the context. He's decided to finish up his Master's this semester, as opposed to spring 2008.

So what does that mean for me? I had told Dre I would wait for him to finish his Master's, which we both thought would happen in May 2008. That was ok with me, because I wanted to get some work experience and save, but the work experience almost feels like a moot point. Finding a job in my field here was like banging my head against a wall.

I've begun to look for Americorps placements that would begin in the start of 2008. I NEED to get out of Colorado, and if it can happen sooner, then all the better. I've been here all my life, and I need to live somewhere different.

I've inquired about a placement in Wheaton, Maryland, and another in Rhode Island. I want to go to the east coast, simply because I've never been there before. Dre is still onboard to come with. So . . . I'm just going to keep my eyes and placement options open. Stay tuned . . . .