Grown Up Clothes

In starting the application process for job hunting, today I realized that I might actually be called in for an interview. I haven't had an interview in four years! And that was for a retail job. Yikes! I've been stressing a bit about what questions would be asked, what my answers would be, and if I'd get all sweaty and throw up. Guh.

In all that mess of worry, I have stopped to think about what in the world I have that counts as professional attire. I have a few pieces. Pieces that I think would work for an interview in the summertime.

My question is this: is wearing Bermuda shorts to an interview appropriate? When capped with a blazer, I think so. So here is the interview outfit that I have set up in my mind, even though an actual interview has not even been set up in real life. A girl can dream, right?

I Need A Change

I want a new job. Scratch that. I need a new job! I need a job that helps people. I need a job where I can see smiling faces. I need a job where people treat me like a human being. Ugh.

After some intense research into Elementary Education in Oklahoma, I have found that it is now impossible to pursue that as a career option unless I had gotten my undergrad degree in the field. I could get a Masters Degree in Elem Ed, and still not be hired because that is not how it goes any longer. Boo.

So, I have started looking for something better than what I have now. I complain constantly about my job, but now I'm serious. I am no longer happy there, and desperately need my smile back.

Even though I cannot afford new clothes right now, I think they may bring me a bit of a smile. At least a smirk. Instead of buying new clothes, I will look at these. And perhaps smirk a bit.

Little Secret About Myself

Have you ever read The Five People You Meet in Heaven? I read it when I was a teenager. It was good. A bit of it that I particularly liked has really been a part of me lately. In the book, on his journey to heaven, the main character meets other people, who died before him, in their own personal heaven. He meets his wife at one point, and her version of heaven is one of weddings. Wedding after wedding after wedding. The weddings are all different, different couples, different religions, different times and places.

She explains to her husband that she always liked weddings because there is so much optimism in the air. "The truly believe their love and marriage are going to break all the records," she says to him. Except for some exceptions, most people believe their marriage will last forever because they love each other like no one has ever known.


I, like the character, love weddings. I love being there, seeing the couple's faces, feeling love in the air, watching them hold hands as they walk down an aisle together, etc. I love looking at photos of people's weddings and seeing every bit of what they decided would be part of the day they would remember forever.