Wanted: A Job

First things first, I'm sure many of you are interested to know in Golightly's status. Well, not much has happened lately. From what I understand, she is breathing better on her own, she's opening her eyes more and keeping them open for longer periods of time and even tracking people's movement in the room. The latest update I received a week ago said:

"Today while the speech and phys therapy worked with Golightly they sat her up in what is called a cardiac chair ( allows for upright and resting positions). She tolerated it very well. Also her infection count has been going down , so all very good things today! "

What is sad is through an e-mail conversation with one of Golightly's closest friends, she revealed that Golightly didn't even want to go out that night of the accident. She instead wanted to stay home and have a game night. Well, obviously they convinced her enough and she was even supposed to be the one to drive everyone home, 'cause she didn't want to drink. However, Cowboy's old roommate insisted he could handle it, but turns out his blood alcohol was over twice the legal limit. This is very infuriating.

Some of yall asked if Golightly's family is looking into a lawsuit. The same friend revealed that her mother is indeed speaking with an attorney and he is doing the best to ensure that Golightly receives her fair share for the ordeal. So that's the latest on our dear blogger friend. Keep praying for her.

As for my life, well it's peaches compared to Golightly. I'm beginning to look for a job. Let me make this clear. I really don't want to work. I don't think anyone does, but it's a necessary evil. It's not that I don't want to work. I just know I'll be super distracted thinking/worrying about my little one. However, I do not have health insurance and the money from my tax return is running low, so this means I must get back to work.

As far as X and his job status, he decided he wants to go back to school. Because he was laid off from work, he will get some or all of his schooling paid for. He decided he wants to go through this nursing program. I heavily questioned his interest in nursing, but apparently he is serious about it and has done his research and still wants to pursue it. Personally, I think nursing is a dirty job. Yes, it pays, but still, the only butt I want to wipe is Lucero's, thank you very much. (I'm sure there is more to nursing than wiping asses. I hope I didn't offend any nurses out there.)

But back to me. So I'm looking for a job. This is painstakingly difficult in a small town. I'm not saying there aren't jobs out there, but most of the jobs in this area do not require more than a high school diploma. Well, I have a college degree and about six years of marketing experience. This has got to be good for something. Also, I would like to be compensated for my previous experience. Though this isn't the big city and cost of living is much less, I still want to make a decent wage, something that will be worth my time being away from my child.

I've been trying to send out my resume (I say trying, because this is proving to be difficult with a crying infant at my heels), but I'm not even sure how to approach it. I'm basically e-mailing job search prospecting letters to local places, including the city, county, whatever, but I have no idea what to open with. Most career websites would say to specify what position you are seeking. Um, how can I specify what position I want if I don't even know what exactly they do there? Or the fact that I don't even know if there are positions available, period.

I did pay a visit to the county judge, but he said there were no vacancies in his office at the moment. But he in a way gave me the impression that he's sorry that he had to pass up on my application, because he made it seem as though qualified and experienced employees are hard to come by. Well, I feel the same on my end, sort of: I know I'm qualified to work somewhere. However, finding that place of employment is the hard part.

So that's my life right now. If anyone has any suggestions or advice on the job search, please comment. I would really appreciate some insight, especially if I'm looking at this situation in the wrong light.