Digging my feet in

I got Karl an iPhone for his birthday.  When I was at the AT&T store setting up his service they were asking me all these questions for our account... they asked me where I am employed.  Normally I just say, "I'm a student," and I feel cool and educational and stuff... this was the first time I couldn't say that so I just stared blankly, like an idiot, at the salesperson and blurted out, "unemployed." Ha.  I have no excuse for not having a job at this point- I've been in this town for 5 weeks now, I have a college degree and a license to practice nursing, I'm not a mom, my home is clean and every ounce of laundry is done, our home is "settled."  Well there's this thing... I do not want to be a nurse.  Oh, that's just great.  So, here I am, a newlywed pining for a second income, in a town where I know like 4 people (Karl and 3 of his friends), with a degree I have no interest in using in it's conventional way, desperate for friends and social interaction, with no reason to get out of my PJs at all.  TIME TO DIG IN and get acquainted with Sumter.  So, I contacted the local Pi Phi alum club for it's meeting schedule (and by local, I mean 45 minutes away), have penciled into my planner the next volunteer information meeting for the local pregnancy center because I always wanted to volunteer at the one in Fayetteville and never did, and have emailed an old professor for career advice.  SO, here is my desperate attempt.  I wish there was an eharmony for friends because I would totally do it...

Also noted: If you are an employer in Sumter, SC- you want me bad.  I'm interested in being like a nurse educator or a makeup nurse.  The "makeup nurse" is a title I made up and also a position I made up.  I would test out tons of makeup on myself and tell you if there was anything clinically wrong with it.  So, I can send you my resume in a hot second and I could add in head shots if you want.  I'm totally qualified, swear.

So, while I'm waiting for the perfect Makeup Nurse job, I'm going to find basically everything I can do to get me out of my PJs... on my list includes: pregnancy center volunteering, switching out our summer clothes for our winter clothes, becoming active in the Columbia Pi Phi alumni club, wishing I could be on AAC for USC Pi Phi, shopping online daily for home decor, thinking about how I will decorate for Christmas, and finding other ways to get out of the house.  Thank you.

Love,
Mrs. Burton