Outsomniac's Occurrences Day 2: Surprise Email, Financial Fumble, and an Unexpected Dinner
Surprise Email
Yesterday I woke up to an email from a Recruiter at Goodwill. She wanted to arrange a phone interview with me (woo!). I responded immediately saying that I was available at any time. I didn’t want to miss this opportunity. I’ve been on the hunt for a job for over the past month now, and this could finally be the one! I was slightly nervous about the phone interview because I’m not used to them, but more confident than anything else. Confident in that I know I am qualified for the position and am actually genuinely interested in working for Goodwill. I don’t see it becoming a dead-end job. I see it as a means to move my way up in the working world and finally have a nice and stable income for myself for once. The interview was short and sweet. She was very polite and asked great questions that I feel I answered honestly and completely. At the end she informed me that I will be moving on to the next interview that will be at the end of next week (because of July 4th and being too busy for interviews) with the Store Manager at the physical location where I would be working if I get hired. It’s happening! In my previous post I talked about Goodwill a decent amount and how I think I’d enjoy working for them, so now it seems to all be coming together! fingers crossed
Financial Fumble
Being financially unstable is never fun for anyone. It’s especially bad when you have a big bill coming up. In my case it’s rent. Yesterday my rent was due. Last week I had no idea how I would be able to pay for it, so I had to get creative (just like the kitchen situation I talked about in my previous post). I don’t come from a family that has much money, so asking my parents to help me out is always a bummer, but sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to. Thankfully, my dad wanted to help me out and COULD help me out. He was able to put enough money in my account for rent AND groceries for the week. I love my father a lot. He’s been through a lot himself, so he is able to understand what it’s like for me to be struggling, especially financially. If you have ever been in this situation before then you know what it feels like. It doesn’t feel good and you don’t want to have to go to other people for money. But, when the situation is dire, you’ll take what you can get. I’m so lucky to have someone, a parent even, to help me out when I truly need it. I know not everyone has someone like that in their life, so I appreciate it to the fullest.
Unexpected Dinner
I took a Lyft ride to the grocery yesterday. It only cost me $1.55 because I have $5 off of all rides until July 3rd, so that’s super sweet! After grabbing some groceries I decided to do something that I never do. I walked over to the KFC that was in the same shopping center. I went in and ordered some food and sat down and ate it. I mentioned in my previous post that I cook all of my meals. In this instance though, that wasn’t the case. I guess I was too hungry to get home and put all of my groceries away and start making dinner and wait for it to be done and then finally eat. I feel I am justified in having fast food once in a blue moon. It’s not like I’m one of those people who frequent fast food places every single day, or even multiple times a day. To be honest, I can’t even afford to do that. If I can’t even pay my own rent, what makes me think I can get fast food all the time? I’m also aware of how unhealthy it makes me feel, and that’s enough for me to rarely every have it. And I get a lot of enjoyment from making my own meals. It’s just nice sometimes though to go in somewhere and sit down and order something and have it made for you. I believe that almost everyone has that feeling. Would I go out to eat more often if I could afford it? Probably so. Would I stop cooking if I could afford not to? Definitely not.