Inspirational Temporary Tattoos

These Tattly tattoos are exactly what I need! They're super cute and pep-talk-y!

 

 

 

Calligraphy

Of all my new "hobbies", this is definitely the one that I've made the most progress in. I've been wanting to learn calligraphy for the past year or so. I found Melissa Esplin's I Still Love Calligraphy course online and really wanted to sign up for it.

Unfortunately, it costs $95.

Uhh... money that an unemployed college grad definitely does not have. (Maybe when I find a job...)

Luckily, I found Molly Jacques' Introduction to the Art of Modern Calligraphy on Skillshare, which was only $10 with the new student discount. I ordered a nib holder, nibs, black ink, and some paper pads from Paper & Ink Arts. After lots of practicing... I still suck at it. But I'm definitely getting hooked on it. I also ordered Molly Suber Thorpe's Modern Calligraphy, which was super fun to read and has lots of sample alphabets to trace.

Daler Rowney FW Acrylic Ink and Hunt 101 Nib on cardstock.

And the song that inspired the calligraphy above.

New hobbies

So I've been entertaining myself by trying to pick up new "hobbies". Here are the things I've tried so farm and approximately how long they've lasted:

• Learning Python (1 day)
• Reading books (1 book, unfinished)
• Online dating (1.5 months)
• Makeup (2 months)
• Calligraphy (2 months)
• Learning HTML and CSS (1 week)
• Crochet (1 hat, unfinished)
• Sewing (bought fabric, never started)

And the things that I've thought about trying but have yet to make any real effort to pursue:

• Yoga (or some form of exercising)
• Cooking

Thank you for your interest

Thank you for providing us the opportunity to consider your qualifications for the position of ___________. After reviewing all the applications received, we have decided to move forward with other candidates who match our current need for this position more closely. 

We appreciate the time you invested in your application, and encourage you to continue to visit the [company name] website, to view new positions as they become available.


My thoughts on receiving rejection emails:

• Seriously?! Dammit!
• I was so qualified for this job!
• At least I'm getting a notification that they've rejected me. So many companies don't even bother sending an email. I have to go on the website and check to see if I've been rejected.
• Did they even look at my resume? Because if they did, they would know that I'm very qualified for this job.

And here I am... still unemployed!

It's been six months since graduation and 3 months since I've been back in the US of A and have been seriously job searching. So far...

Number of jobs I've applied to: Lost count. Definitely over 50 (but probably way more)
Number of phone interviews I've had: 5
Number of on site interviews I've had: 1
Number of "hobbies" I've tried to pick up to distract myself from unemployment: 6
Number of times I've started crying while doing job applications: countless

Maybe writing about this will be therapeutic. At the very least, hopefully it'll be a good way to chronicle my job search here on out!