THE LIST

Well, I finally finished the list a few nights ago. It was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be! My official start date of the list was March 27, 2007. That means that my official end date for this list will be February 20, 2010. So far, I have completed 4 of the things on my list.

1. Obviously I've finished this; I made the first one easy.

16. Lucky for me, I have a great boyfriend that bought me a new battery for my cell phone on eBay for only $10. I went into the local store to ask them about a new battery, and they wanted to charge me $40. Yeah right.

18. I finally went into the bank and completed all of my college loan deferment papers and got them faxed in. The guy was really nice, and it sounds like I should have no problem qualifying for the deferment by reason of "economic hardship." LOL.

58. I finished my paper on the topic of Buddhism in America, and submitted it to my professor. That is one incomplete taken care of, now I just need to finish the second to officially receive my Marketing degree. Jeez, I was such a slacker in college...


Anyways, it may sound like I'm off to a great start, but there's a problem. Even though I am still working very hard to finish some of the other ones right now (#59, #61, #65, #66, #71) I am getting bummed out fast. I've realized that pretty much all of my goals MUST be put on hold until I get a job. I have been applying for jobs like there's no tomorrow (that makes no sense, but whatever). Seriously, I applied for 6 jobs just yesterday! Out of all the jobs I've applied for in the last 3 to 4 months (which is about 40), I have gotten reject letters from about 3 or 4 companies.

I'm not a complete idiot, I know what I am doing! I have had both my resume and cover letters reviewed by several people, including professors, and all of them gave me positive feedback. I don't use a dumb, generic cover letter; I actually put a lot of time and effort into them. I am VERY motivated, and I am a fast learner; the only negative aspect of my application is my lack of previous experience. How am I supposed to get experience if no one will give me a chance? I am very much regretting the fact that I never applied for an internship while in college. I think that they should be required for all majors, that way students don't end up stuck in a situation like the one I'm in. Oh, what is a girl to do?

I guess right now my only option is to stick with #71 for as long as I have to. Hopefully I will start hearing back from people soon. If not, maybe I will just do something completely irrational and start my own business.