Job Fair

Well, I've been more aggressive in my job hunting this week! I went to a local Job Fair on Monday. It felt kind of weird getting all dressed up - I guess it's only been a couple of weeks, but it feels like it's been longer, in a way.

Anyway, all of the employers I was interested in speaking with require a top secret security clearance. Well, 95% of them, anyway. *sigh*

I guess the problem is...it takes 6-9 months to get one of those and they need to fill the position immediately. I've been applying for administrative positions too, because even though I've never actually done that for a job, I'm a pretty well organized person, have experience in customer service type stuff, and yea, I would definitely do a good job.

I'm applying for several positions this week in addition to the ones I "applied for" at the job fair. We'll see if anything turns up.

One thing I've thought about, is..."What if I can't find a job around here?" and that scares the crap out of me. A recruiter at the job fair recommended that I apply for jobs in NoVA, and everywhere, because the job market is so crummy.

How could I even do that?? Would I even make enough to live on my own up there, with a baby too? Would I have to leave Noel in Tim's care while I worked in NoVA during the week? It would seriously break my heart if I couldn't see her everyday! It was hard enough only seeing her a couple of hours M-F.

In other news, Noel has been super clingy this week. Tonight while I was making dinner, she was crawling after me. I was going to the fridge to the stove, to the counter, to the table...and she was right behind me every step of the way. When she'd get to me, she'd sit up on her knees and grab onto my leg like a little koala bear. Hah! It's really kind of cute, but gosh, I can hardly get anything done.

She's also been sucking her thumb like it's going out of style. She does it when she's bored, or tired, or hungry...ALL the time. I have been turning the radio on in her room and letting her be exposed to different types of music. She seems to love the radio - we were jamming to "Footloose" yesterday (stop laughing!!) and today it was "The Land Down Under". It seems kind of hard to get her laughing good, but it does happen a few times a day - I just need to get it on video ;-)

I think she's getting really attached to me since we've been spending so much time together. Not that I'm complaining - I love it! I just worry sometimes that I'm spoiling her. I guess I'm trying to convince myself that she's too young for spoiling ;-) Whoever looks after her after this is going to have their work cut out for them. She has become very demanding of your attention. :o)

Okay well I think I'm gonna turn in. No pictures or videos today! Sorry :o)