WOW time flies!

It has been awhile since my last post....to update you..I am still looking for a job...several interviews...waiting for call backs, if they don't call, I will call them.
The last two Saturdays we have not worked at home. We went for a motorcycle ride with friends on 3/27/2010, great weather, actually went to the beach. This last Saturday was April Fools Ride...it did fool us, we went by car (so did most of the others). The joke was that there was snow. It was great spending time getting to know our new friends better, but I am so glad I was not on my bike...TOO COLD. We continue to work on the bathroom. Painting is happening now. Vanity will go in sometime this week...Looking for a new bathroom sink faucet. well it is all for now..see you on facebook or here next time...

I AM SO EXCITED!

No, I did not find a job....still unemployed...I don't care what anyone says or thinks, I know I have been working at finding a job...and yes I mean WORK!! This is not easy, It has been over a year since I had a job to go and work at. It would be much easier then what I do now. Do you know how hard it is to be rejected over and over? In most cases it is because of lack of recent clinical skills. I have not worked in a area where I would use most of my nursing skills in approx 10 years....who wants a nurse that has not used her skills?

Anyway....the excitement is we finally have a toilet in the bathroom (our bathroom), the public bathroom will be the one on the other side of the house...Thank you for understanding....

The shower will be done soon, ready to put the tile in ...just need to find the time to go shopping for tile....shopping, well that is something I like to do...its getting Jay to go with, and spend the time......Until next time...be safe....and you can look for us on facebook....

WOW! Did not realize it had been so long since I updated this. I have been busy taking classes on how to interview, resumes, and how to dress for interviews...Worksource Clackamas has a very good program to get people back to work...they are even going to color my hair to hide the gray...and they even dressed me...as if I did not know how to dress professionally...When not doing that Jay and I have been working very hard on the bathroom... Jay did all the subfloor stuff,cut the tile, then talked me thru the laying of tile, and grouting of the tile...not bad for a beginner...



now pics of the tile finished




as you can see we still have the walls to do...

The weather is great here today...might go for a ride this afternoon. Jay has a 3 day weekend...he is going to be upgrading his computer, faster/better...and expensive...but again thanks to Jason's generous Christmas gift ....makes it all work out...Again thank you very much Jason....
until next time....
you can also look for us on facebook....be safe...hugs to all...

Jan 31st, wow a month already........

Busy week for us both. I did get my class done, so I am now a Certified ALF/RCF Administrator. Will see if that helps with finding employment. Jay has been busy with the bathroom, putting down wonder-board, and thin set mortar. Messy stuff. Well as he went along, he found that the floor right in front of the new shower stall, was weak. So what to do? Tear everything out and start over? go on and assume it will be ok? Well NO. Jay found a different way to manage this issue. The floor in the bathroom is the ceiling in the laundry room. He took out part of the ceiling, and reinforced the floor from underneath. Then he patched the ceiling, and I will do the clean up there this week.

Until next week, might see you on facebook, or I might be on a street corner handing out business cards, and resumes....be SAFE.

New mattress came on Saturday, woke up this morning without a backache, first time in weeks...now if this continues, I will be a happy camper.

Help! I'm still unemployed

As I continue to seek employment, Jay continues to work on the bathroom project (NO the basement is not done as with everything here, it is still a work in progress). No interviews last week and I did hand deliver several resumes (after sending by email). It is as he said, "to get me noticed". I am 5ft 8in and over 200lbs..I think people notice me. ( also sent out thank you cards to people I actually met face to face while delivering resumes). This coming week I am taking another class for a different certificate, that should help with the employment opportunities, will have to wait and see on that. But with having to do all this, I feel like I am working full time. Driving here and there, then to having to pay to have items faxed, even with me delivering in person...well that was too much. So with Jason's generous Christmas gift I was able to get a new item for the computer room. It scans, faxes, copies, prints and yes it can even be used as a telephone...It is a "all-in-one" unit. Jay thinks it belongs in a office...well at this point, this is my office, and it belongs here (I think he will use it too).




Jay has continued to make great progress on the bathroom, the dust from the wonderboard was a real problem for me. Breathing was not easy and my poor nose was so sore, eyes were red, to the point that Jay kept pointing it out to me...that I needed drops. Anyway this little slide show will show you just how much he has done.




As far as the "being noticed", that is a real issue now. We are trying to focus on portion size and control..Will let you know how it goes, also a very slow paced exercise routine to be started.

Facebook has been fun, lots of new friends, again this was something suggested for networking, and employment opportunities.


Until next time...be safe, and maybe I will see you on FB.

Jan 17, 2010 update....

Jan 9th we finally went away for the day...up early and packed a bag for the day and off to the beach. It wasn't crowded, no rain, and fairly warm. Several short walks, good food, so nice to be away.




The rest of the weekend we just bummed around the house.

Last week I decided to take a class thru WorkSource Clackamas (since I am not working).
The class was called Fast track, good class (2 days), many useful ideas on different way of getting your name out to people that do hiring...so if you see me someplace talking to strangers and handing out business cards, that is part of my plan. It was also suggested to join FaceBook to help with networking, again getting others to see I am a active job seeker. Also covered updating resumes...my resume looked like it belonged back in the 1980's...

This weekend was a stay at home time. Jay has been working in the bathroom, trying to get the floor done, so we would at least have a toilet on this side of the house. Apparently the sub-floor was not thick enough to put the wonder board on, so he has been taking care of that....it now has to sit for 48 hours...then the wonder board can go down, the the tile...then TOILET.

until next time....look for us on FaceBook

5...4...3...2...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Dec 29th "the snow event". 3 inches of snow in a very short period of time, caused many difficulties getting around the city. Buses out without chains, stuck in the snow, or moving very slow. He did not get stuck, was able to keep moving, went around another bus that could not make a hill... he is a GREAT DRIVER! Only 3 hours late....
Pics of snow in yard the next morning....




New Years Eve....spent a very quiet night at home, in bed early, only to find a broken window the next morning. The antenna blew off the house during the night and hit a window. I should say a storm window. With it being New years day, nothing was open for replacement glass. We were able to do the repair the following day.

Basement update...some sanding was done over the weekend.




With the new year comes new plans for vacation, he actually will sign up for that time off today....Not sure where we are going yet....as I am still seeking employment....but I am fairly sure it will be by motorcycle.....

until next time....be safe, and enjoy life.........