Well, here I am again.  I've been officially a Canadian resident for a week and a day.  It's time to get a job!

Here is how things are shaping up:

My biggest priority really is to go back to school to get the job I actually want.  Ideally, I would go straight to university.  I am not sure yet if I can even apply though, because they require degrees that don't exist outside of Quebec.  I don't know if my being from somewhere else will excuse me from that requirement, or if it just means I have to get the prereq degree first.  I will find out about that.  But even if I am eligible, they don't accept mid-year enrollment in this program so I will have to wait until next year to start.

So in the meantime, I'm back to getting a job.  Any old job, to save up some money for moving and tuition, and give us a little buffer to our everyday living experiences.  We are getting by just fine, but we don't have any margin of error.  If something expensive goes wrong, we'd be in a tough spot.

Can you say STRESS and ANXIETY?  Yikes!

So anyway, the point of all this is, there is a job out there that I'm going to put in an offer for.  Right this minute, and all this week, I have been so anxious it feels like my stomach is going to burn through my chest.  It will pass, but it's no fun being me right now.

It's maybe not a great job, but it does seem like a good job.  It's working at a thrift store, sorting and stocking the new donations that come in.  35h/week.  I was not planning to jump in to a full-time job, but I suppose I will adjust.  I am more than a little worried about being on my feet, but there are mandatory work breaks, so it won't be quite as bad as the book fair I did, standing for 3-4 hours straight.  Plus I will try to spend as much time off my feet while I work as the work itself will allow, even if I have to sit on the floor!

I have been to the store to scope it out.  It looks like a very nice environment, the floors are all carpeted (bonus!!), the employees seemed very friendly and at ease, and the dress code looked VERY livable to me.  I will not be doing any customer service, at least to start.  It is more a back-room job.  My friend C, who is also my employment agent (and my husband's first wife!) says that the boss is nice, and she keeps her employees very structured.  That's perfect for me.  I love having structure and an idea of what will come next.  I'm fine being told what to do - in fact I prefer it, especially in a situation like this where I know I will have ZIP confidence in myself.

So the only thing left is to stop thinking so hard about it, get my ass out of the chair and take my resume over there, and hope the spot is still open.  And hope I can handle it.

Did I say stop worrying?  It feels like a Boy Scout has gotten ahold of my guts and is practicing his knot-tying with them!  Eeek!