Abundant Opportunities Results in Rational Optimism

Ooh, look how deep I am! I came up with that title all on my own. Go ahead and bask in my amazingness. DO IT!!

Or not. You know, whatever.

*Ahem*

Last weekend was a total blast - it was so much fun to see so many friends, and there were people who had left to go all across the country who came down for the weekend! AND, I managed to only spend 30 bucks the whole weekend! Ah, I impress even myself sometimes with my frugality...
This week has surfaced a LOT of opportunities for me job-wise... I will have an interview on Tuesday (still waiting for the confirmation on that one) and then I have another interview on the 29th. Plus, I got called this morning to come in today for work, and I've got something lined up for next Thursday, Friday and the following Monday. So with all the days I've worked this month, I'll have managed to make enough to cover all my expenses. Unfortunately not enough to start growing my savings again, but at least it's enough that I don't have to dig into it!
This week my boyfriend's brother and his girlfriend also came to town and stayed at our place. I was a bad girl and skipped class last night to hang out with them and go for dinner, but I had a really good time. After all the job possibilities open to me, I really feel that I'm going to land something within the next couple weeks, and that makes it easier to relax and enjoy the time that I have now to chill out and not do anything.
Oh! I also drove all the way from my house to the beer store and back! (That's like a few km?) That includes backing out of the driveway, maneuvering in the parking lot, parking, manuevering around the parking lot again, and driving all the way home! I'm working up to driving on main roads now... it's still a little advanced for me, but I'm getting a lot more comfortable in the driver's seat!

School and Work and Play! ...I mean Driving!

Had an interview with a new staffing agency yesterday, and I guess it went okay... she seemed very rushed with me and then I had to spend 2 hours doing their MS Office testing because the computer took 5 minutes to load each question for the PowerPoint and Excel ones. I was so irritated I wanted to yell but figured this would be a bad impression to make.
I had my first class of HR Administration on Monday, and had a minor heart attack when I read on the course outline "prerequisite: course Lil S has yet to take." I emailed them and they said it was a prerequisite for the HR Management program, so as long as I complete it or get exempt before I complete the program, I'm good to go. I should probably get on that fairly soon though... but I've actually been quite busy this week.
Today I went to the library and read what I needed to for my class tomorrow night. I have no money to buy textbooks (there are more imminent things like rent and student loan repayment. Oh yeah and groceries... I like to eat) so I am forced to read the outdated editions at the Reference Library downtown. I hope it works out, cuz I don't plan on buying the books unless I get hooked up with a job. I'm just praying we don't have to use the texts in class!
I've got another interview with yet another staffing agency on Friday morning, so hopefully all goes well with that one. I got a call today from Staffing Agency #3 saying that she hadn't heard back about my resume, but that there was a reception position available today from 12-5. Then she realized it had already been filled, which was good news for me because I could make it seem like I would have jumped on it (thereby making myself look like a good candidate for the next time this happened) when really I couldn't have accepted because I needed to go to the library today since I am working tomorrow at some place from 12-5, and my class is tomorrow night.

Have I mentioned that I've been driving?? I got my G1 in the summer but since neither myself or the BF own a car, it has been quite difficult to a) find the time and b) find a vehicle so he can teach me to drive. But our landlord (who lives upstairs and is a good friend of ours) has been in Mexico this past week for a wedding, which has left us free to use the car (don't worry, we're allowed to use it on a regular basis, but now we don't have to see if someone else needs it instead). I'm actually getting quite good! I can drive 40 km/h now without shitting myself, and am less afraid of hitting parked cars' side mirrors as I pass them.