meeting versus interview

As you may or may not be aware, I've been forced to make a distinction between the types of interviews I am engaging in throughout my job search. Up to this point, I've only been having *meetings* with recruiters at staffing agencies. However, I am hopefully on track to have two actual *interviews* this week. Neither of them is officially scheduled yet, so I am a bit uneasy about that, but I'm continuing to have positive thoughts about the whole situation.

The past few days I have been feeling guilty about the amount of money I'm spending while currently not bringing any in. It's difficult to look the part for the job interview that occurs well before I'm actually on the payroll. It turns out even with a big ONE DAY SALE at Macy's, that originally priced $280 suit still doesn't quite fit into my budget. I may or may not have a shed a few tears in the dressing room, but I later found comfort in a few bargains at JCPenney's. They may not be dry clean only, but they'll help me give the illusion of looking the part. I'm okay with that.

After feeling guilty about shopping and eating fast food at the plaza, my big thrill event for Friday night included a visit to the gym. Very cool, I know. But yesterday I finally got to meet up with one of my former fellow interns in the Senate. It was great catching up with her! Our night out included dinner with a very crabby server, live music with a cover band and some people around twice my age, and a dance club where I was networking with people to help me find a job. All very interesting, and all done with Anne's cousin (named David--adding yet another to my fetish) who just graduated from the Naval Academy (and his friend) who just so happened to be a junior high friend of one of my really close friends in college. Crazy how small the world is, huh?

Keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I begin my interviews!