Someone Deserving

So I'm going to take a moment here to put it in the Cosmos that my other half is currently in the final steps of making a potential Career Transition. He has been working so insanely diligently to complete his Real Estate & Property Management education so that he can officially change into a more flourishing career. 

After everyone shuttered their doors last year (and the resulting layoffs) due to Corona, we had a serious discussion about him wanting to change into a career path that offered more security in the long run. He is wonderful at everything he does, but the Hospitality/F&B/Bar Management industry was a difficult one to adjust to (I'll admit, it was me). The late hours, the intoxicated people... the whole vibe was unsettling for me. Yes, I'm the one with the insecurities.  

Him.. being his normal, super receptive self, was on board with trying to get out of the current industry. We put our heads together and, oddly, it came to us while we were out grocery shopping -- Real Estate. We had been discussing what were some options that had quickest turn-around for lowest investment... and something that could supplement his Bachelor's Degree in Pre-Law. 

Career Day - Part 2

We both had our interviews on the same day. Friday, May 14th. I went first (I had Fridays off from work), and [WE] was tagged to come over (he was at work) as soon as mine was completed. 

For the record, I have never had an interview go as well as that one did. I absolutely slaughtered it. I answered everything, and have ZERO post-interview remorse (ie "I should have said xyz.") Nor any cringe moments. I went off the deep-end speculating how [WE] felt about his interview because there was no way it could have gone better than mine. 

Monday rolls around and I get a Secret Squirrel text message from another person in the department saying they overheard [WE] get cornered by the Lead & the Dept. Manager out in the hallway. They were asking [WE] how he thought it went and what was his feelings on the whole thing. Apparently, his didn't go as good as planned. His entire vibe was shut down and he responded with a few "I just don't think its going to work out." Shortly after, [AD] texted me to let me know he rescinded his application. 

Career Day - Part 1

This is a hard entry to start. Simply because of the sheer length it could get to.

SUMMARY: I am currently waiting to hear back from a job that I have applied to, and already interviewed for.

I know, I know. To my poor blog here, its completely left field. I was a bit preoccupied over the last year with building a house ... and to be honest, the job situation started as a slow build - until it decided to go full throttle and I had to make some serious decisions.

Ipsy: April 2021

Bring on April! I got this bag very very late, which is why the review is so late..

So, I've been obsessively checking my email for other reasons and ever since the email popped up about the "Add Ons" I really went back and forth about one particular item that ever-so-slightly caught my eye. I have only ever used 1 other product by them, and I can't tell if its simply just the internet HYPE that makes me curious, or the fact that it's really good.... 

Either way, this was my first bag that I went ahead and granted myself an "Add On" in addition to my hand-picked item. It was only 3 bucks, which is honestly why I caved. After like, day 3 of it lingering in my brain, I said "screw it, its $3.00" and just added it. If it was was haunting me that bad - like, seriously.... I needed to just try it and get it over with.

As boujie as I generally am... I have NO PROBLEM snapping my purse closed when it comes to people trying to upsell me shit. 

Settling In

We've been in the house for a little over 4 months and we've tackled a lot of our original projects. The most recent was using some of the surplus house brick to make planter boxes around the trees in the front yard. 

I'm not sure if I blogged about that particular night - when we snuck out in the middle of the night to set aside a crap-ton of the excess brick after the house was done. Specifically for projects like this, I wanted the brick to match the house.

Ipsy: March 2021

 My highly anticipated March Ipsy Bag!!!

My excitement over this bag was obnoxious. When I signed back up, I realized they were doing things a little different than before. This time around, there are different Levels, or tiers, of bags you can sign up for... as well as +Upgrades you can throw in - fairly cheap - some $5.00 some $10.00, etc.

I opted for the traditional, uncomplicated, standard GlamBag. Honestly, I am just super stoked to be back in the "Swag Bag" game.

Back in the game

In anticipation of all the scrutiny that goes into the Home Buying process, I shut everything down as far as extra-curricular subscriptions were concerned. Everything - with the exception of television related (Netflix, Hulu, HBO*go, etc) since we were still in the middle of the Pandemic and stuck …