DECEMBER:
- Christmas time! I’m a big fan of Christmas, even if it marked another year losing the poetry contest.
- I sat goals to get a job by March 1st, clean my room, and buy a pair of boots.
- New Years! I went to Tennessee for almost a week. It was great seeing friends that I hadn’t seen in a few years but a challenge explaining my lack of future plans (this seems to be a reoccurring theme).
- Cleaned my room
- Took first big step into permanency of life in the USA by getting my car insured. To save $7 a month a paid all at once and said good-bye to some more of my savings account.
- Had a fabulous reunion in Davis with my five college roommates.
- Started working on writing a resume.
- Got a flu shot.
- Cleaned my room.
- Went to Mexico with my mom for ten days to visit a friend, Luz. I thought my time in Davis was introspective but take away English, internet, clocks, TV, radio, newspaper, and phone and a whole new level is reached.
- Went to Santa Cruz with my church.
- Read lots of Craig’s list job postings found by my sister.
- Started compiling memories from Nicaragua, both pictorial and written. Hopefully these will be available for the smaller public soon.
- Continued reconnecting with various US citizens.
- Cleaned my room (I guess that goal was too vague).
Now if someone asked my on March 1st if I had found a job yet I would shyly say, “No,” and say my goal was really for some time in the month, not necessarily the beginning (there are some things I mentally block out). Last night when I was contemplating my month so far, I realize that I do have a job and God completed this goal for me in His timing and in the way He wanted. And as added assurance I did have it by March 1st, it was just disguised.
The last few days in February, ending March 1st I dog sat for some new friends in San Francisco, not only did they pay me for living in a gorgeous neighborhood and walking their dog but I was able to make more money doing some extra data entry work for them. This money came just in time to pay health insurance.
The morning after I returned from their house I left for Lake Tahoe with my mom where I got paid to help clean my grandpa’s house, and shovel his snow. Although that was not the most ideal job and the furnace in my room was broken it was still God’s provision for me, and who am I to discredit that. The week I got back from Tahoe I baby-sat twice and got my tax return.
On Monday night my sister sent me a listing for a 20-60 hour, total, market research job. I applied Monday, interviewed Wednesday, and start today. I’ll be asking people as they leave Little Caesar's Pizza what their nearest cross street is and putting the data in an Excel spreadsheet so they can determine where to open a new franchise. I’m not sure who my actual employer is but the pay isn’t bad and he thinks they’ll have other work for me too, if I’m interested.
Not only have these jobs been a blessing financially but they have amazingly coincided with what God has been showing me about who He is as my Guide just as He guided the Israelites.
MORE ON MARCH
- I turned 25 this week.
- I got a new stereo for my car.
- I am very concerned about the state of crepe restaurants in Walnut Creek.
- I’m planning some trips for next month (now that I have money).
- It is almost the beginning of Spring and I’m getting a farmer’s tan right now to prove it.
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