wow. it’s been a while since i posted here. i had such high hopes when i switched over to wordpress from blogger,that it would inspire me to write so much more cuz the page looked so much prettier. didn’t really happen,though. i got kinda caught up in the whirlwind of information about the oil disaster and mostly utilized my facebook page as a resource for reposting pertinent articles and my commentary on such. i only used the blog here to talk about design responses –mostly t-shirts –and got a little obsessed with that topic for a while. and then promptly lost interest when it seemed there were more t-shirts than barrels of oil in the gulf.
and then i went on vacation to dyke summer camp for 3 weeks. i just got back on saturday night.
i have a lot on my mind upon returning from the woods,not the least of which is what i will be doing for a job. the census gig is up now (it sure was sweet while it lasted!),and i’ve realized i really enjoyed having a regular paycheck and didn’t miss hauling all my arty-crafty stuff around every weekend and freaking out when i barely make my booth fee back at a market. i’m not saying i won’t continue art by mags!,but for now,i’m not particularly inspired (and also i’m flat broke,and thus don’t have start-up funds to get my inventory back up). so it seems to make sense to start the job hunt for some kind of regular work…and then hopefully when my finances even back out,i’ll feel less stressed and be more inspired to want to get back to the crafty life.
i’m not exactly sure what that job will be,though. i don’t really know what i’m looking for. i’m basically open to what the universe throws at me,and pray she throws it quickly. i’d like it to be something i felt some level of passion about,cuz i’ve learned i don’t really do so well with things i’m not particularly interested in. (i get bored easily.) i have a LOT of varied skills,but not any super focused specialties. i’m really good at social media,but not school-trained,just intuited. same goes for basic web design,stuff like wordpress and blogger and even some rudimentary html (cuz i’ve used both to make my own websites for years). i’m diy baby all the way!
i have a lot of strong left-leaning political views and can be really passionate about the environment,queer/women’s issues,racism,poverty,and many other social issues. i’ve been writing professionally since i was 22,so for more than 20 years,mostly about music but also film,politics,and general interest stuff. i edited my own magazine for 3 years too (again,music –DJs,nightlife,the club scene). and i’ve been a volunteer PR/publicity person for just about every grassroots/community/nonprofit group i’ve ever been involved with,ranging from the lgbtq film festival in nola to a variety of nola queer community groups to the roller derby league in louisville,ky (during my katrina displacement) and currently the new orleans craft mafia. oh yeah,and i was a club DJ,too,for almost 20 years. i also have managed the film tent and outdoor movies at dyke summer camp for 12 years (av club!). and then i worked for the census for three months and surprisingly LOVED it and was really good at it. (who knew?)
i’ve done a lot of different things over the years. i’m not even going into all the grunt-like jobs i’ve done for $$ that i didn’t particularly like (landscaping,house cleaning,investigator for a law firm,etc.) but i feel like i’m at some kind of a crossroads right now. i’m 43. i’ve been self-employed or a contract worker for most of my adult life. i have no health insurance. i have no savings. i don’t own a house or a car. i need just a tiny little bit of financial stability,at least for a little while. or who knows –maybe i can find that dream job that uses my skills and background in a creative way and challenges me and taps into my passions and,well,pays me decently. i just don’t quite know what that dream job is right now. i’m waiting for it to make itself known to me. (i wish it would hurry up!)
i know it’s hard to look for a job when you don’t really know what you are looking for,but i’m just trusting in the universe that if i put it out there enough,it will come to me. either i will figure out what i am looking for,or it will find me and let me know that’s what i’ve been looking for.
so here’s me,putting it out there. i’m all ears. whatcha got for me?
