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What I sent in New Beginnings
Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe I’ve just poked the bear again, but I can’t be called a spineless, immoral coward and not say anything. “Erika. I’m sorry I hurt you. I know the following rings ho...
What I want to send (rough draft) in New Beginnings
I haven’t completed scrubbing it for grammatical errors, but this is everything I want to get off my chest. Erika, I’d really like to call and discuss everything you said, but you said a lot, and...
Do I Respond? in New Beginnings
This is the email I just received from Erika. “Welp, it’s taken me about a week to stop being angry so I wasn’t going to write anything until I calmed down. Hurt for a day, but then just angry af...
Dumped (continued from the previous entry) in New Beginnings
After a sleepless night, I typed and sent her my response this afternoon. Dear, Erika. Even after sleeping on it, I’m very much at a loss for words, so I’m not sure what or how much I can write. ...
Dumped in New Beginnings
I thought everything was going well, then Erika sent me a break up email last night at 11:00pm. Dear Rob, I want you to know that the whole tone of this e-mail is gentle, kind, and soft spoken....
Christmas Visit/Brother Battle in New Beginnings
I visited Erika & her family over Christmas. I left on the 22nd, and came back on the 2nd. Generally, I had a pleasant time. I didn’t get to see much of St. Louis. So much of our time was...
Internal Drama in New Beginnings
I’ve been talking to Erika about a couple of times a week for at least a couple of hours each call. Conversations are always relaxed an easy. We talk about how our week is going, challenges we’...
Knucklehead students/Romantic Getaway in New Beginnings
The semester is half-way over. I must say, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this position. It’s almost surreal. “So this is what it’s like to have a job you enjoy,” I think to myself almost every day. ...
Moving Difficulties; Ass Station Attendant; New, Hot (Kinda) Girlfriend in New Beginnings
Much has happened since I last wrote, some awesome, some not so much, and some I’m not sure what to think. First of all, I’ve moved into my new place. I closed on the 30th and moved what few th...
Second Guesses in New Beginnings
I wonder how many people after making a significant decision, I mean a stark either/or type choice, hear echoes of the choice they didn’t make afterwards. For me, it sometimes feels like a came ...
Barf!...Yay!...Ouch!...Oh $hit! in New Beginnings
The last I spoke on the subject, I was being considered for an contract associate controller position in Atlanta. I also recently interviewed for an accounting instructor position at that techni...
Almost a Job in New Beginnings
My recruiter contacted me on Thursday. Kellen is apparently interested in giving me the position. This is a six month contract, and the tentative start date is Wednesday. I want to be excited,...
Possibilities in New Beginnings
I’m finally have some job prospects. My recruiter at Robert Half acquired a job interview for me last week with a company called Kellen. It provides management and consulting services to non-pr...
Still No Job in New Beginnings
I’ve gone on some interviews since I last wrote. Nothing’s yet materialized. I had one interview that would have went really well had I not pooch screwed everything up by being 15 minutes late....
Injuries & Interviews in New Beginnings
2018 has not been good for my health. I’ve already talked about getting sick in my previous entry. I went running a couple of weeks ago, and pulled my calf muscle. I usually run on an elliptic...
Sometimes, It's Just Not in the Cards in New Beginnings
I bombed my Caterpillar interview yesterday. It was supposed to happen on Wednesday, but I started getting sick Saturday evening. Sunday was worse; I woke up with a fever, headache, ear ache, b...
Jobs, Relationships, Christmas, Cats, & Snow in New Beginnings
I’ve had a few bites regarding potential jobs. I applied to a position with my local county government several weeks ago, and last week I received a call back…er…an email response. They reviewe...
This is awesome! Does it really have to end? in New Beginnings
Last week was my first real week of not being employed by IMERYS. Although, technically my last day was the 17th, what would have been my Thanksgiving vacation immediately followed. It wasn’t u...
Unemployed in New Beginnings
Last Friday was my final day at work. I know my manager’s manager said they’d like me to stay through the November close, but my replacement she felt comfortable to handle things on her own, so ...
Back to Square One in New Beginnings
I had my interview with the school system in Athens two Thursdays ago. I thought it went well for me. It was a panel interview with three other associates in addition to my interviewer. I went...
Strange Solace in New Beginnings
During my unemployment season during the recession, one of the things I kicked myself over and over again was how I didn’t pass the CPA exam immediately out of school. If I had just bit the bull...
Possibilities in New Beginnings
I expect that September will definitely be my final month with my current employer. As soon as I arrived Monday morning, my supervisor wanted to meet with me regarding my departure. More specif...
Anxiety in New Beginnings
No real update. I’ve been applying for jobs. I don’t think my final date at my current employer has been set. I told them I’d stay throughout September, but I haven’t seen any progress on thei...
Breaking Up Part II in New Beginnings
I think Hollie and I broke up Tuesday evening. Things were going well on her end, but uncomfortably so on mine. We would usually see each other on the weekends and text during the week. She wa...
Fired in New Beginnings
I’m fired. To be more accurate, they’re letting me resign from my position, so I they won’t fire me. Let me back up. I had my mid-year review on Tuesday. I was expecting a positive leaning re...
