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This is a description in the beginning of "Finally," the working title for the current manuscript. I liked it, so I figured I'd share. Enjoy!


Everything seemed to be perfect in my mind. I had a job, I had a great apartment. I didn't have friends yet so I knew that would have to be the first thing to fix. I thought there might be potential with Sarah, but she just handed me my badge at lunch and then quickly left to meet her husband for a quick bite.
When I got home that first night after work I unlocked the blue door and walked into my box infested living room. The boxes were in the appropriate rooms, but nothing had been unpacked yet. The clothing hanging in my closet were new work clothes that my mother bought me while my dad and brothers moved my stuff into my apartment.
My condo was really nice, a two-bedroom place on a long street of similar buildings. When I first arrived I was actually surprised that it was so nice. I didn't expect it to be a hole in the wall, but my dad always joked that my first place out of school would be small, dark and would have a smell that would remind him of his dorm days. This place had a smell, but it was more like flowers and baked goods than molding dishes and unclean athletes.

Revamp of one of my manuscripts

One of my current manuscript attempts has a great story, but I wasn't getting anywhere with the writing because there was just too much verbiage and not enough character development. I had 16 pages at the beginning that didn't do anything for the actual story. So, I've decided to save those 16 pages somewhere else and start the story from the middle.

Guess what! It is working!! The story flows so much better, and I'm able to pull from the other pages as background info or flashbacks. The story is about ten times better already. The only problem is it was a set back for the length so far, but that just means I have something even better to be working on in my down time, and I do have down time right now.

Job hunt is still going, but I had a phone interview with a company this morning. I didn't get a positive or a negative feel from her. She seemed distracted. She said I'd find out Wed if I'm being called in for another interview. I hope so because I'm really excited about that position.

I haven't forgotten about the song lyrics I'm supposed to be fixing up, I just got distracted with the manuscript. I'm sure no one can blame me much for that. I'll get on that soon for a fun, carefree project!

Okay, enough break from my story. I'll update again once I've got a good chunk of it done. :-)

Job Hunt

So, I've been living off of my savings while looking for a job in Dallas. I'm close to having one now. I've got two companies interested, and I'd be okay with either. I'll hear back from Starbucks tomorrow on a yes, no or she needs more time to decide. It's for a full time supervisor position. The other is a customer service job with Bank of America in their call center. A bit more money and benefits, but not quite as fun as the Starbucks position. It's going to come down to which one offers me first, and that's assuming they both want me.

I've got tons of other applications out there right now, and I'm just waiting to hear back from them. I follow up on the ones I can but most now have you fill out applications online and get back to you when they are ready. That's okay. I know that I will most likely be offered the position with Bank of America, it's just a matter of when.

God has something in store for me though. He always provides. :-) I'm in a masters program online now, which has definitely been some work so far and it's only been a week. I think I'm really going to enjoy this. At least it's something to do to fill the time while I'm not working. I'm also looking for volunteer work and a church to attend regularly here. I'm closer to finding the volunteer work than the church, but I'm going to continue looking.

I've been keeping myself busy with writing, that's for sure. I've got two manuscripts that keep growing and filling with fantastic information. At some point I'll have three full manuscripts. It's exciting. I just need to start making contacts in the publishing world. Keep getting my short stories and poems submitted into competitions and literary magazine entries. I'm enjoying following my dreams, and I'm glad I have so many people that support me in that. I'm a lucky girl, and I hope that I can do as much for other people as I've had people do for me!