Optometry here I come

There is no longer any doubt in my mind as to what I want to do with the rest of my life. I spent today shadowing a local optometrist and I loved every minute of it. He let me look at people's eyes all day long and I saw some really cool stuff. I am absolutely in love with this profession. Even the way he interacted with each of his patients was amazing. This is definitely what I want to spend the rest of my life doing. That is all. Woohoo!!

Jobs...

So yesterday was an exciting day. I got two job offers. One was for the environmental consulting firm. The pay and the benefits are amazing. However, I don't think I'm going to take the job. I didn't mention the fact I will probably be going back to school in a year during the interview because he made it clear that he was looking for someone in for the long haul. It doesn't appear that I'm going to be. Also, I didn't get the best feeling from the owner of the company. First off, he didn't know how to interview. I ended up asking all the questions and he just rambled on for an hour and a half. Yes, an hour and a half. He basically said they are primarily there to get land developed and while they never break the law, there are many interpretations to the law. Ya, he actually said that. He then asked me to sit down and write a few paragraphs because he wanted to make sure I knew how to write...come on. I left with a feeling that this job was really not what I wanted. I do however really like the money involved. But money isn't everything.

The other job interview went well. However, the pay absolutely sucks. It is nothing. But, I would get a lot of experience working in an optometry setting, even doing some of the pretests and stuff. So, I think I'm going to go with this job. They know I will be leaving in a year or so and are fine with that. I'm working three days next week to see if I like it. I think I will be happier there then the consulting firm, I just hate to pass up the money I could make at the other job...sighs.

I'm shadowing an optometrist on monday and I'm very excited. I've been in touch with the owner of the mid florida eye clinic in apopka and he is very interested in talking with me and giving me information about the profession as well. He works with 4 other optometrist and 5 ophthalmologist, so I can get a better idea of the interaction between both fields. It's funny how things happen all at once.

I think that is all for now and I hope I am picking the right job!

My Lucky week...
I still have the job interview tomorrow and I hope things go well. In other news, I just got a call tonight for another job interview. This one if for friday and its for an eyeglass store so it would give me optical experience which might be nice. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens in the next few days. Hopefully someone will hire me!

Little Bit of news....
So I had a mini phone interview on friday for a chemical analyst job working for, this is funny, coca-cola. They said they would let me know this week if they want me to come in for a "real" interview. I have a feeling they probably won't. But, I got a call today for another position I applied for and have a "real" interview with them on thursday. It is for an environmental consulting firm and it sounds like it could be a really interesting position, so we will see how that goes. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, so we will take it one step at a time. That is all for now and hopefully will update with good news.

A post, I think

Unfortunately, my life really isn't that exciting at the present moment, although I really wish something glorious would happen. I'm still looking for a job and getting very depressed. I'm still living at home which is slowly taking its toll on me. I have no money making it hard to do a lot. My life is an endless cycle of getting up, looking for job, sending out resumes, watching the same movies at least twice a day, and back to bed I go. I can't believe my life has been reduced to this and it is really becoming a problem. I look around and it seems as though everyone has found at least something to do. Granted, it may not be exactly what they want, but it is something. I can't even seem to find an optometrist who will let me shadow them. UGH!! I just want to run away and leave reality for a little while. I keep looking for the light at the end of the tunnel and I don't see it. Where is it again?

I did manage to see dawn this past weekend and we went to see a movie and the such, so that was nice. I also got to go to dinner,movie, and bar with Aaron and Becky which was nice as well. I'm really trying to keep in touch with people, but I just feel so unsuccessful and worthless because I really have nothing to talk to them about besides my lack of job and you can only say you are jobless so many times. I'm sure things will get better, I just hope they do soon because I'm not sure how much more of this I can take.

However, I am thankful for what I do have and very lucky to be here in Florida and not in the gulf states. My heart goes out to them. It is truly one of the worst disasters and to see what those people are going through, and will have to go through, makes me just utterly speechless and sad. I can't even watch the stuff on tv anymore because I inevitably end up crying and that is not what I need right now.

In other news, I'm addicted to the new lifehouse song and I'm not really sure why. However, i keep playing it and it makes me sad. I'm really missing having someone to talk to and just cuddle with and its funny because I'm never like this. I'm so use to being independent and I can't figure it out. Is it just the thought of the relationship, the acts of the relationship, or the person from the relationship? I guess I just need something else to take my mind off this stuff, but alas, there is nothing. I miss him.

So I'm taking suggestions for optometry school locations. I think I have it narrowed down to either Pennyslavnia, Indiana, Tennessee, and possibly Alabama, although my chances of getting in there is slim. So if anyone has any feedback about these possible locations that would be very helpful. I fear it will come down to me having to visit each of these places which will require a nice chunk of change, but this is the next four years of my life so I guess it is worth it. Any thoughts? Yes, there is a school in florida but not really one I care to attend...

Post done!