Falling Into Place

Around here lately things seem to be falling into place - praise God!!

I arrived back in MN on Wednesday at 9 am. After a quick breakfast and a two-hour nap, my step-dad drove me to my job interview (my car was in the shop) for a temporary position helping to set up a new retail store in a nearby town. Despite the fact that I was more than tired and had trouble filling out the application form (my brain was too sleepy to read it correctly), I received a phone call the very next day telling me that I got the job and was to report to work on Monday morning.

And so it was with an lighter spirit that I went to visit my dad and step-mom for a few days. On Sunday we headed to their church, which really is at someone's home. After the service the home owners' and I got to talking about my future plans, including finding a job in the animal care. Upon hearing this, they immediately told me of their grandson and a neihbor's daughter, who work for zoos in the Twin Cities. They gave me their phone numbers and urged me to call them for advice and maybe more contact information, in the hopes of finding me a job. Today I called both numbers, and though neither was available, I left messages and am hoping at least for some tips on getting work.

Speaking of work, today at work I was chit chatting a bit with an old high school classmate of mine (who just happens to work for the retail company I'm temping for). He asked what employment agency all of the other workers were hired by, and I told him. Then he said that if I was ever looking for work in our hometown, that his mom runs a temp agency there and that she is great at finding people work! As soon as I got home, I looked up her phone number and gave her a call - I have an appointment for an interview and to fill out an application this Friday!

And to top it off, I finally got a chance to go online and look for job openings in the zoo world today. I found several various jobs around the country (mostly in the southern US) that are open and that I qualify for. Of those jobs, there are four which I feel like I have a better chance at obtaining or would prefer. One of the jobs I'm really interested in has a deadline for application coming up in a few days, but two of the other three aren't due until January or February. Since I can't start until mid February anyways, I may have a better chance at these jobs, because they aren't looking for someone to start immediately!

Though it still is early, I just feel like everything is falling into place as I had hoped. Of course, appointments for intervews and job openings I'm interested in do not mean real work... but it's nice that there is potential. I'll take all the potential I can get. :)