everything's coming up millhouse!

OK, before I get to the potential excitement, I have a confession.

Last night the nerves finally got to me and around 10:30pm I threw in the towel and took refuge in the bottom of a jar of peanut butter.

I am not proud.

I am also not going to dwell. Today is a new day and the elliptical is staring at me with defiance in its digital eyes. That thing's about to get schooled.

Anyway, still no word on Job A. BUT my interview for Job B this morning could not have gone better, and I reeeeeally want it! I hope I'm not completely jinxing myself, but I just can't help it. The people I'd be working with are extremely nice, the company is one I could feel proud to work for, the job seems challenging (and one of my potential co-workers said that the boss pretty much lets you define within reason the projects you want to take on), the boss seems absolutely lovely, and the money is nothing to sneeze at. I felt like I had instant rapport with everyone, and I'm hoping that my awesomeness will win them over. This job would definitely be stretching for me in terms of a learning curve, but I'm trying to be confident (sometimes I find it easier to convince other people of my capabilities than to convince myself).

OK, I need to burn off this nervous energy (and all that peanut butter).

you know you're nervous when...

For perhaps the first time ever, I woke up and realized that I really want to work out today...like, hard.

Where does this odd impulse come from?

That would be the roiling pit of anxiety in my stomach.

I'm in the midst of interviewing for several jobs. After a couple months of NOTHING, suddenly I'm getting calls about the gazillions of resumes I've put out there. I also found out at work last night that the first job I interviewed for called my boss for a reference, so now I'm fuh-reaking out. It's not the perfect job for me, but it's local and there's a lot of room for growth there. My boss talked to the library director for over an hour (she seems like a really nice person who would be great to work for) and told me that while I'm not the most qualified candidate for the position (the other person being considered has specific technical experience in that area and I do not) the director is torn because she actually wants to have me take on a higher position in a year when someone retires. My boss (who did me SUCH a solid with the great reference) talked me up and suggested that getting me in the library now would allow the director to move up the chain to where she really wants me. My favorite part of the conversation that my boss related to me was when the director said she thought I was too smart for the job! Ha! Who knew brains could potentially bite you in the ass when trying to get a job??

Anyway, all of that leads up to the fact that I'm very antsy today and watching my cell phone.

I think a nice sweaty bout with the elliptical will calm my nerves and clear my head. Here's hoping...

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Down another .7 pounds this morning!