monday, monday

so i realized that without a job (or a life, for that matter) **i really have nothing to write about.** my days consist of sleeping in super retardedly late, getting up and maybe going to the gym and maybe going tanning, heading back to my house, sitting around until it's time for bed, and then going to bed to wake up late and do it all again. throw in some visits with family and friends in there and you have my typical week.

i have been searching for a job just about every single day since i haven't had one. i have tried to keep my focus in the military contracting companies because a) they seem to pay the best; b) i have experience in it; and c) i actually do enjoy it for the most part. i have applied for just about every military contracting company i can think of. **i have had a couple of interviews but nothing promising.** i have even applied overseas and in other parts of the country. nothing. i guess i should really hunker down now and expand my options.

my beau got a job working in beaumont, texas for 6 weeks on a TDY job there. he left last night at about 11pm and got there this morning at 430am. he sat in on orientation and then called me. the recruiter who hired him told him that it was $19 / hour and that hotel accomodations were taken care of. he gets there and the guy doing the new hire orientation tells him that it's actually only $9 / hour up until the first 40 hours and then only time and a half. AND they're not paying for the hotel. **i told him to come home.** he wouldn't be making any money out there cuz the guy also told him that there is no guarantee that they'd make over 40 hours in a week. and it's not like it's a desk job. **it's manual labor, people.** he'd be putting armor on MRAP vehicles. that's no easy task. he's coming home as we speak and we're going to look into a couple of different options. wish us luck!

in other news, which has nothing to do with jobs, i mowed my front and back lawn yesterday and used the edger on it. the big deal? **it is the first lawn i've ever mowed in my entire life.** growing up, the yardwork was always the boys' job. the girls worked inside the house. so i never had to do it then. after i moved out, i primarily lived in apartments and when i moved in this house, i hired a lawn service. however, since i can't really afford to pay for frivolous things right now, i have decided to become more self-sufficient. i think it looks pretty good, to be honest. i felt majorly accomplished after i was done. i would post pictures, but honestly, i didn't take any. maybe i'll do that today and add them in.

anyhow, not much else going on. just going to look online now and try to see if there are any leads for a job. cross your fingers and say some prayers for my beau and i.

**things are getting a bit desperate and i don't like feeling that way.**