Life!

I have been interviewing like a mad women, and it feels great to actually be getting call backs!! There hasn't been a whole lot of time for me to sit back and feel sorry for myself and how "out of whack" my life is! (okay - so maybe a healthy balance of thinking about the past, how I got here and what comes next) I mean 3 months ago, I thought I was going to be married and living in Minnesota the rest of my life and look at me now!! Yesterday, I had a phone interview with what seems to be an amazing company called Freeman Company doing Admin work, but alot of potential to grow and into Marketing at that! Their motto, "Making the impossible - Possible!" They created a brand strategy campaign for Coors Brewing Company - using lights, audio visual, river rocks, running water, ect all to promote its brand! Could totally see me working for them!! I was hesitant to even go on my second interview of the day, considering the recruiter for Freeman really liked me and told me I would be receiving a call to meet in the branch for a face-to-face interview and felt I was a great candidate, but decided things could go wrong I better go to the other interview.

Countrywide Financial, one of fortune's top 100!!! Loved many aspects of this position - working in an environment that is fast-paced, downtown Seattle, free parking, great benefits, working with 12 people (11 guys and a girl!!), all under the age of 35(which would just help me to meet people), and it gets better when he tells me the pay is in a range that if I get the top range I could be making almost double of what I made in Minnesota! It gets even better when he likes me and I have an offer coming in by Monday or Tuesday!! My responsibilites would be much more than an Admin, but I am ready for it!! I just can't believe that I could be working for one of the top 100 companies to work for AND I have other options. I am still going to go to the 2nd interview with Freeman. They called me back this morning and also I had another interview with the Seattle Times (which I heard is a great company to work for also) on Monday!

Last night was the second time we lost electricity at the house since I got here. Carley, Megan and I went out for dinner and than to a bar for a drink. When we got home there was still no electricity and no heat! Megan gave me a book called "how to be HAPPY, dammit"! I decided to open it as I sat on the couch via candle light. The first page talks about how you are born into this world an innocent, guilt-free, sugar-free, caffeine-free person, noble and pure and within 3 seconds "WHACK - you are spanked, really hard! This is unfair. You have done nothing wrong! Why all the pain?" 3 seconds and you have been taught a big life lesson - Lesson #1: Pain exists. Life can hurt. Like a lot. (even when you're good, you get whacked, without an apology, without explanation) It then proceeds into Lesson #2: That pain in Life Lesson #1 was for your benefit. (and blah, blah it keeps going into many life lessons - each page was like 4 words! very short) But this just really got me to thinking about life. Maybe me life was suppose to be this way! Without the hurt of this divorce, I wouldn't be in Seattle and I wouldn't have these amazing career opportunities and I would not have experienced a life in a different city - one that now I am so extremely greatful and excited for! Maybe, just maybe - everything does happen for a reason...