Category Archives: employment

As the world turns

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Dawn King

I’ve been unemployed since last October.  Looking for work is a sobering experience; it starts to play with your mind; makes you wonder about your worth and causes you to rethink decisions made long ago when the world was a … Continue reading →

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Reality check

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Dawn King

Yesterday I attended an AARP sponsored job fair for unemployed people age 50 and up.  I haven’t had to get up so early and dress so nicely in a long time, and it felt strange.  It started at 9:00 in … Continue reading →

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Zoning out

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Dawn King

This afternoon Katie and I went out to hunt for chipmunks.  Well, she went out to hunt for chipmunks; I was just enjoying the pretty day.  We stopped for a sit underneath the red bud tree.  I noticed the heart … Continue reading →

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Walking in the fog

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Dawn King

It’s been so warm here, the kind of warm I remember from childhood.  You remember…when you were a kid before houses had air conditioning and you slept on top of your sheets with your pj’s sticking to you and the … Continue reading →

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Second interview musings

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Dawn King

I had a second interview today at the urban library I interviewed with a couple of weeks ago.  I have no idea how it went.  Once again there was a question that I didn’t handle well.  This one was about … Continue reading →

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An interview reflection

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Dawn King

Most of you know that I’m a frustrated librarian–frustrated because I can’t seem to find work in the field that I love so much.  Today I had an interview at a public library in an urban setting.  It’s a place … Continue reading →

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Who’s economy is recovering? Not ours.

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Dawn King

There’s a mall nearby that is closing.  All the interior stores have closed and only a couple of the big stores on the ends remain open.  There has been talk for years about what could be done to make the … Continue reading →

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Latest project

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Dawn King

(Pantry reorganized…someone needs a real job.)

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Settling down

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Dawn King

I met a woman once, not so long ago, who was expressing her unsettled feelings.  I only met her a couple of times, but each time she was rapidly and intensely expressive about how she wished she had made different … Continue reading →

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Learning to slow down

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Dawn King

This week I was out shopping for a zippered sweatshirt to wear to doggie school.  While I drove I was listening to public radio; such soothing and beautiful music!  As I pulled into the parking lot a clarinet was playing … Continue reading →

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