Hi Everyone, Virginia has no such insurance protections - this is actually the 3rd time I've had an employer pull this stunt. I can pay out of pocket and get reimbursed once I have COBRA but the employer has 60 days to get me the paperwork! I'm hoping I can safe and healthy and maybe save on some of the premiums since the month will already have passed before I need to pay.
Meanwhile, I went into my local Lane Bryant the other day and applied for part time "stylist" as they call them and was accepted pretty much on the spot. I start tomorrow and have already completed all of my onboarding "paper work" which is in quotes because it's all on-line! Including direct deposit! The pay isn't too great but they offered me the very top of the scale with regional manager approval so at least there's that. The danger is that I can't outspend my paycheck as the goal was to take home money. However, the discount is a whopping 50% of regular and 20% off clearance!
In other news, I had a really exciting phone screen via HR with a company that I'm now super pumped for! My in person interview is tomorrow and I really, really want THIS job. Please send prayers and positive vibes tomorrow! This could be a really great thing! The company provides total relocation services targeted at seniors moving into senior housing - downsizing into active adult (55+), transitioning to assisted living or memory care. They do also work with anyone relocating (like doing the tiny house thing), etc. but the target demographic is seniors. Partnerships and referrals would come from the communities themselves although the clients would be the families directly 1 on 1. The company provides downsizing, packing, storing, donating, distributing to family/friends, relocating, set-up, unpacking and even decorating - right down to setting the remote on the bedside table. They help map out the new floor plan and decide how much can fit and where it should go so it becomes a turnkey experience for the family. Of course it's not free and not every person is going to want to pay for this convenience but having just gone through the trauma of this with my parents only a year ago (and my mom had to buy new flatware because she doesn't know what happened to the previous stuff AND her pictures are still not hung on the walls) I really see a value in this service and wish I'd known about it last summer! I feel like this is a job I can do, do well and feel good about helping people in these challenging times. My experience as an event manager doing weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs and even funerals will really come in handy as family dynamics will be a big part of this.
I do have other applications out there and have had 2 other interviews so far but it's been a long time since I've felt this excited about an opportunity. Best of all, it would be very local as my own neighborhood is untapped and there are 3 luxury senior communities (golf course types) and 3 assisted living communities right within my zip code!
In other news, my back has been troubling me. I don't know whether it's an injury as a result either of my stunning grace that injured my ankle a week and a half ago or whether it's due to favoring that foot as I limp around. I suspect it's actually due to the lack of physical activity since the injury since I've been trying to stay off of it. I'm going to try to work my way through a 20 minute stretching video today since doing some stretching yesterday really helped it.
You guys and your baking and gifting and decorating are actually getting me somewhat in the Christmas spirit. After 16 years of event planning, I usually associate the Christmas season with non-stop work, aching feet, loss of sleep, dry skin and really terrible eating followed by regret. Even after leaving the industry I'm more of a grinch and just want to sleep. Most years I don't even put up a tree! This year, however, I have plenty of time and although I'm a little afraid of NOT getting this job I want and resuming my active job hunt (submitted about 40 total applications thus far in the past 2 weeks) I feel like I am going to take the time this afternoon to put up my fake tree, decorate it and hopefully share some festive feelings with my boyfriend, friends and especially when my parents come over on Christmas itself. So, thank you for being there for me and for sharing your updates along the way! It's really been a positive influence!
@ElaineJ27and @CJ_Here you are right on the money with those glazed nuts! I use them as a salad topper and have a rule in my house that they cannot be eaten without being accompanied by lettuce or they'd never make it to the salad! My mom used to make them homemade when I was a kid and I have her recipe but it's so easy to buy the premade ones at the store!
