Holy Rusted Confusion, Batman.

I ask you an important question - is it worth it to take a job that is not anywhere near what you want to do or in your area of expertise just because it is offered to you and has a decent sized paycheck? Or do you hold out for other opportunities that are in the works?

I went on an interview for a receptionist job at a fashion company in New York, and as glamourous as it may or may not sound, it's not really what I want. The pay would be fine, and the location is ideal, if not perfect - but I don't want to be a receptionist. And it's not a job where I can work my way up and end up writing or doing what I want. It's a secretarial position where I'll be doing nothing but answering phones and emails, and getting people coffee. Plus, the interview was awkward and uncomfortable and a total of ten minutes long after an hour and half commute into the city. Now, they want a second interview to hire, and I have to decide if it's worth it - even though I'm leaning towards the negative.

The thing is, with the way the economy is, I would be stupid to turn it down - but I don't think I would be happy, or even content. I feel like I would be smarter waiting for some of my contacts to come through - my meeting with one of the higher-ups at the Food Network, my contacts at YAI - places where I would be happy. And I suppose I could take a receptionist job and quit after a month, but I don't know if I could do that.

Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? They are much appreciated, seeing as how I am entirely at a loss for what to do!

K-Turn Baby

The Job Hunt Has Begun!

Well, not so much begun, as been revamped. I've taken on a m

ore aggressive approach, and I think it's working! I'm re

ady to move on. I would say I need a start fresh, but it's not that I need a fresh or new start persay - I need a start in general.

When you're a kid and you're going into middle school, you think you're life is just beginning; Then you finish middle school and think high school is where you finally find yourself; After donning your blue cap and gown and being rained out from your football field graduation, you pile into the gym and announce your next four years to be the start of it all; and when four years turn into five, and your massive education overhaul i

s complete, you know it's just the beginning. However, you didn't plan on graduating during the worlds worst economic downfall, and you certainly didn't see yourself working in a bookstore for two years wondering what it is your really want to do with your life.

It's almost impossible to look back and have a lack of regrets - quite the contrary, really, as I have a plethora - but that doesn't matter, nor is it important. What's important now is figuring things out. Finding my place and starting something great.

It's not the beginning of my life - my life started 24 years ag

o. This is the start of my professional life. Just going on the few interviews I've gone on has helped me narrow things down a bit. I know I don't want a boring desk job, but something that means something. I want a job where I can care about what I'm doing - which working in retail does not satisfy, even a little bit. I've gotten too caught up and dragged down, and I'm ready to pull myself up and out. I'm ready to do something real and important, something I can be passionate about and love doing, something that makes me laugh and cry and want to get up in the morning. I'm actually quite excited about it all.

And that's where I'm at. I know it's been a while, but I'm ta

king this blog on a K-turn, and gearing it towards positivity and future endeavors. Bring it on!

I leave you with some Garfield Minus Garfield: