Yes, but it's in creative writing (and English regarding that). The problem is, I'm not a technical writer and don't have the qualifications for a professional editor. I have an old business degree from decades ago. The good thing about that is I've been typing and on computers since 1996. The bad thing is I've not gotten down Excel or some of Word's and Outlooks business-centered formulas or what have you. I learned on WordPerfect. lol In any case, the place I'm supposed to start volunteering toward the end of this month (a rescue mission campus for homeless people) has a real potential of turning into a job, thank God. So I have 40 hours of volunteering to do, which you can only volunteer once a week to start, so for me, about 4-5 weeks of volunteering. The good thing is the volunteer job they're putting me in is in the admin office (I got an admin. asst. degree at the business college in 1991) and it encompasses data entry and minutes, filing, etc. I also will be trained. This will get me back into what I learned years ago, and I'll have experience on my resume. So, I'm very thankful for this opportunity. Thankful for a friend at church who works there, as well as my financial advisor's connection to one of the supervisors there. Connections, especially these days, make the biggest difference. Now, if we can just get into an apartment, we'll be ok.
Still going through the divorce. Had to get a new lawyer because the previous one didn't advocate for me. She basically didn't want to work and just wanted everything over with. So anytime I asked questions about legal documents sent to us from his lawyer and questions on the mediation items, I was met with I'm dragging my feet and taking too long and not accepting whatever is put in front of me. It's been an agonizing past several months. But my new lawyer and her paralegal are stellar, thank God. I feel I have people representing me that actually care about me and my son and care that we don't end up in poverty that my husband has shown he doesn't care about.
Yes, it's starting all over again. A major transition in my life. I'm amazed I've done pretty well during all these life changes, since my anxiety's top trigger is situational change. Panic attacks come on, but I've dealt with them since I was 20, and I have some medication for both. But as my friends have said, and I've noticed, every day, every week, every month, I've grown stronger and my mind is clearer and sharper. Thank God. My main struggle now is convincing a landlord to accept me and my lack of income history because I was a SAHM for 22 years. I'm trying to contact directly these people to tell them I can pay the leasing term up front while transitioning and gaining income history. I'll be attempting this this morning with an agent of the property management group for one of the apartments I looked at yesterday. Please pray they are understanding of my circumstances and give me a chance.
Thank you.
