… and that’s pretty much what my life has been reduced to at this point.  Don’t misunderstand… I don’t have any issue with doing chores; washing dishes, loading and unloading the dishwasher, running the Dyson, doing laundry, collecting and taking out the trash; whatev’s.  I don’t mind doing them at all;  in fact, I kinda enjoy it.

 

But that’s not the problem.  The problem is that doing chores around the house is about all I still have to do.  Not much has changed since my last post, as quantitative results go.  I’ve continued to apply for positions almost daily, yet the ratio of interviews to applications has been close to nadda.  The GM positions with Borders didn’t pan out, and it doesn’t look like anything on that horizon will change anytime soon.  In my desperation, I’ve applied to several places that really don’t pique my interest, but do so anyway in an attempt to at least land something.  So, naturally, one of those potential employers actually calls and I had an interview with them last Tuesday, which I left feeling fairly confident about.  Now, a week later, they still haven’t followed-up with me, and while I can remain optimistic, with each passing day it is less likely that I’ll be offered that position.

Thus, I press on.  Two or three other possibilities are on the horizon.  One is Cole Haan, who is opening a new store.  As a subsidiary of Nike, they’re likely to be a good company to work for, but to be honest, their product line doesn’t really fit my own lifestyle very well; and it’s always been pretty important for me to manage stores where I have a genuine interest in the product and the company culture.  I’ll be headed to their job fair on Monday morning to fight my way through that hot mess and see how that goes down.

Out of all the current prospects, my biggest hopes and dreams are placed with Fossil at Victoria Gardens.  I dig their company culture, am fond of their product, and certainly can appreciate their "modern vintage" style.  Also, out of all the RetailWorlds that surround me, Victoria Gardens is definitely at the top of my list as to where I’d like to work.  It’s kinda like a retail Disneyland, really.  Trolley shuttles going up and down the streets, interesting architecture with a local historic flair, celebratory music pumping through speakers along the sidewalks and planters… it’s just much more my speed.  Fingers crossed that they will actually call me for an interview.

In the meantime, my credit score continues to get crushed by my inability to pay any of my bills right now, and my condo in Denver still remains unoccupied despite my best efforts to keep it on the craigslist radar.  The fact is that people are very flakey and don’t do what they’re supposed to do.  John showed it once out of three calls this past week and that dude won’t have the ability to get into the unit before the end of the month; and that’s IF he’s still interested by then.  The other two prospective tenants bailed for one reason or another.  Bah!

I’ve placed a couple items to sell on craigslist in the hopes of at least getting myself some cash on-hand, but so far I haven’t gotten any responses from those.  It’s a tough world out there and nobody seems to be buying anything these days.

All of it, all of this negative crap, I do my psychological best to keep only in the back of my mind and not the forefront; otherwise, it would ruin me.  And one way to keep all of those negative thoughts at-bay… is to do some more chores.

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p.s. - Despite all of this negativity, I’m not really that affected by it all.  I’m still the goofy, cheery guy that everyone expects.  Yes, all of this endlessly gnaws at me, but I do my best to keep smilin’ and not let the times or the situation send me into a complete tailspin.  I’m workin’ through it.