Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Job Interviews

I had two job interviews this week and I must say, I'm getting better at them.

Monday was a phone interview for a digital librarian position. The job description sounds like something I'd like to do and similar to some of the work I do now. While talking to the group of four interviewers, they sounded very enthused about my resume and qualifications so I'm hoping I get a call or email for an in-person interview.

Yesterday I had an in-person interview for a part time job. I wasn't all that jazzed about going to the interview, but when searching for a job, one must take every opportunity to interview to practice at it. This one went smoothly as well.

I guess what I'm trying to say here is that, while the entire process of job hunting stinks to high heaven, there's always a little light on the path when you finally get an interview. Even if it's for a job you don't really want or care about.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Illness and Wellness

I've been sick for the past several days and I don't think I ever really appreciate how good I normally feel until I feel awful, which is probably true for most everyone in the world.

This illness started with a cough that I believe I developed while shoveling snow. Have you ever been outside in the winter (in a cold-weather climate) doing some activity where you get sweaty, but you're still quite cold otherwise? Yeah, that's what happened to me. I shoveled snow for about two hours last Wednesday morning after the Groundhog's Day Blizzard. I went inside to rest and found myself shivering because I'd just had a two-hour workout in 20 degree temperatures. When I went outside later in the day to finish shoveling, I ended up not wearing a hat after a while because I had warmed up again. This also proved to be an error on my part and I wound up with a cough originating from my chest.

The cough ended up getting worse and is now better but has turned into a head/chest cold that makes me fuzzy-brained with or without medication.

Luckily I feel well enough to exercise (inside this time) tonight and I'll be happy to get back to yoga and some light weight-lifting.

Thus the vow to take better care of myself. Eat well. Exercise. Rest.