So on Wednesday I went on a 10-mile hike at Multnomah Falls. It was very beautiful!
I took quite a few pictures, including the one I shared in my last post, which was probably my favorite. I mean, did you see that waterfall?! It's intense!
I ended my employment with Greenpeace on Monday, after a couple of days of in my opinion, retarded-ness on their part for hiring me for a position that is no longer available and then sticking me in canvassing. Which isn't what I was hired to do. Over the weekend I unpacked a box that contained my paperwork from my interview, and the print out from their website that I used to build my resume, with the job details. I took that in there as a "see?!" but it didn't do much...obviously. So, I no longer work for them.
I was so terrified after making that decision.
I mean, I'm supposed to stick it out, swallow my pride and get paid the $10/hr to pitch memberships to people on the sidewalk. -At least until I find other work.
But I'm sorry, I just don't want to do that.
What I am/was most upset about is the amount of energy I put into getting that position and how it all just kinda crumpled. But eh, it wasn't wasted at all. Was it? I mean, the most impressive part is that I did infact get the job.
And I even though the "unemployment rate is so high in Portland" -I've had 5 interviews this week alone! And I'll have you know the job that I wanted out of those 5, I got.
I start my first full day on Tuesday @ 7 am.
It's for Kennel Manager at a Boarding & Grooming place.
I started thinking a little more like my crazy free-spirited self over the weekend leading up to my final day at Greenpeace. I started feeling like you know, maybe this job was just the ploy to get me out here, because let's face it I wanted to make the leap, but the job did put a little momentum behind me. And so what, it didn't work out. I'll be happier doing what I know anyways. And I love working with animals and their owners, call me crazy.
+Plus what better way to plug into my business?
Speaking of which, Caitlin updated my business cards for me ♥
And I had them printed once, but they made an error and I had to call and get it fixed, and they were shipped out yesterday so they should be in my mailbox this week. YAY!
Which will be great, because I'm trying to get back into that soon.
So in just a few minutes I'm leaving for the coast. It's going to be in the 90's here today so it'll be a good 15-20 degrees cooler on the coast, which = perfect. And I certainly doubt I'll be doing any type of swimming, the water is just so cold! But I packed a suit just in case I get crazy.
Don't worry, I had my camera on the charger all night so I'll take plenty of pictures I'm sure.
I'm heading to Seaside, which is a cute little town about an hour and a half or so from here.
But I need some coffee first, and maybe some kind of breakfast.
I made sure that my new job knew about my plans for October, to go back to Texas. And they don't mind, I need to write down the exact dates for her and I really should start pricing plane tickets. I'm looking much forward to this trip. I know it's trouble though. Everytime someone puts me in a tent in the woods for days on end with good people I get all crazy in my head.
I mean we all know what happened last time I went there.
--It's when I first got the itch to move.
Fortunately I cannot drop everything and move again like I did this last time, I have to stay here long enough to save enough money to take off again, haha.
I've been throwing that flight attendant thing around my cranium a lot more lately.
