I have been looking at hundreds of jobs for the past few months and have applied to dozens. I recently found out that one has not been filled because the department recently let go of all of their part time workers to cut costs and won't be filling the position I applied for at all; another that I interviewed for 3 times has been reposted because no suitable applicants were found; another has been reposted because I was the only applicant (it apparently then, that falls into the category of the previously listed job.) The rest I know nothing about and I don't really care because I think I found the perfect one today!!
A gentleman at Dimond Grace Fellowship where Nate and I have attended the past two Sundays (pastored by our friend Chris Ball), put me in contact with the Director of HR for VOAAK - Volunteers of America Alaska - and notified her that I would contact her regarding Administrative Position open directly beneath her. After a great talk on the phone with her today, I drafted a cover letter and sent her my resume with a professional email grovelling at her feet to consider me for it. The gentleman who put us in touch, a Mr. Goldie Icantrememberhislastname is personable and kind, as is the lady with whom I spoke. They've been in their jobs a long time and enjoy working to impact the lives of the less fortunate, thereby projecting an impression of the ideal work environment for me. The job description encompasses most aspects of my previous job, and includes some room for growth as Madame HR Director Lady indicated she enjoys teaching new skills like Grant Writing! (Hoorah for me, because that is literally on my bucket list! No sarcasm, either. I want to learn Grant Writing.) On the surface, this sounds like occupational paradise to me and I really hope that she decides I'm as suited for the position as it seems to be for me. I'm also praying that this is what God wants for me, because that's the only thing that actually counts.
In other news, I really like topical steroids. Somehow my entire face broke out in eczema so I plastered it with my prescribed steroid ointment and today it's almost completely better! I'm not actually supposed to use it on my face but I'm not dead so I think it's fine. If I never blog again, maybe you should be worried about a delayed lethal reaction.
Alaska 101:
- Moosen literally eat trees. We had our first wildlife sighting Sunday (the bunny we saw on the first day doesn't count) with a pair of moose babies munching on some branches. When I say babies, I do, in fact, mean six foot high at the shoulder mammoth furballs.
- Drinking water all day is not enough to keep your skin supple, nor is applying lotion once after you shower. If you don't want your skin to be taut and grey, hydrate like it's going out of style AND apply lotion frequently. Also, Burt's Bees lip balm is the best thing since sliced bread.
- If there is cloud coverage, you'll have a warmer day like yesterday and you don't actually need gloves. 2 degrees Fahrenheit, baby! WOOT! On clear days, it is brutally cold. Imagine being slapped in the face with a glove of sandpaper and rubbing your ears along the frost in the frozen foods lockers of the grocery store and that's how it feels when the air hits you at negative eleven. Not pleasant!
- The water here is pure, pristine and perfect! Don't hate me because I like to alliterate. It's such a nice change of pace from the iron-rich waters of Indiana that left shower curtains and hair stained orange, and also from softened water which left skin and hair feeling slimy in the shower. It is the best tasting water I've had since we stumbled on a springhead during Stress Camp in 2005.
- People with curly hair should move here. The air is not at all humid so curls don't get out of control and if you style your hair, it stays! Gotta love it.
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