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I haven't been trying at all really these past few weeks, and I am still not motivated enough to reign in my self control with eating. Part of me is rationalizing this as once I get a job I can focus more on my eating. I don't know how much of that is self-delusion.
Besides the whole healthful living fiasco the job hunt is somewhat discouraging. I don't know if any of the places I applied to are remotely likely to consider me. Recently I got to take a teller simulation test and really enjoyed it so I am thinking that though I've done retail I might really enjoy banking or secretarial work if I can break into either field.
I feel nervous that I won't be able to deliver according to expectations when people see my resume and it says "bilingual- Spanish" and I have trouble speaking. I KNOW I can speak Spanish. I don't know it super well where I could translate verbatim if someone started speaking, but I know I could speak well enough to help people when I worked in the bookstore several years ago. (Said bookstore has since gone out of business. It was a fun job, but the management in that company was pretty bad- or it seemed that way to me. I worked there for a little less than two years, starting before the store opened to the public, and before I lost my job there had been almost a full turnover in store staff, including store level management.)
IF ANY ONE IS WILLING TO HELP ME PRACTICE MY SPANISH I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. (<Insert sad puppy dog eyes here>) Please please please pretty please with sprinkles... mmmhmmm sprinkles! (Ok, let me stop. Can you tell I feel a little manic right now? :P)
Arghh. I hope I can find a job.
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I had the same goal. I told myself once I get a job I'll will start eating right and exercising because I'll be on some what of a schedule and I can just fit those thing in it. I've be actively looking for a job since august and in the mean time I've been eating and relaxing like I'm on some kind of extended vacation. I was browsing Facebook when I saw a picture of myself and I was like OH NO. I decided that I had to start today (10/11/11). So here I am counting calories all over the place making healthy decisions and exercising. I'm still looking for a job but eating right and exercise makes me feel good about myself and my situation despite not having a job.
As for your resume with you stating that your bilingual, I think maybe you should change it and put something a little less deceiving. I spent a summer in Spain and I'm half dominican and I grew up in the bronx so you think I was fluent in spanish NEGATIVE. I do understand some of it and I can speak enough to tell you what I want or help you with what you want but as far as full business transaction I may get lost. Therefore on my resume I put that I have a basic level of fluency in spanish so they won't expect anything major from me. Finding someone who can practice with you would be awesome though.
Anyway I hope this helps. Just take everything one day at at time.
21 Oct 11 by member: Aliandcia
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Bueno ¿qué quieres? ¿un amigo con quien puedes platicar en castellano? ¿o conversar en castellano escrito? El primero -- por lástima -- no puedo hacer. El segundo sería un placer.
24 Oct 11 by member: Fledgist
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Que bueno Fledgist. Antes no supe si que podrias hablar espanol. Si es castellano (la idoma me entiende), no se. Yo se que este es la lengua se ense~na en las escuelas, pero no me importa si es castellano o de otro lugar. Tambien, si puede ud. ayudame apprender como escribir las letras especiales con la computadora, allegrame mucho. (Espero que ud me entiende con la grammatica uso. Este cosa es que necessito la mayoria ayuda.) Adonde aprendio la idoma? Yo estudie por unos anos en el colegio y la universidad, pero hace muchos anos pasados. Muchisimas gracias para su ayuda y conversaciones!
24 Oct 11 by member: MrsTofu
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Aliandcia- Those are both pieces of good advice. I know I want to find the right balance between selling my self as an potential employee while be honest about my limitiations. Perhaps it would be better to say moderately proficient? I have trouble accurately guaging what my abilities are. Also I am trying to start now with just getting all the food I eat recorded. Then I think I will try to start shaving the excess off. I had just gotten to a point before where I was so discouraged that not only was I not staying within my RDI, but that I couldn't even keep track of the calories consumed, regardless of how many they were. I am hoping that I will have more success this time around.
24 Oct 11 by member: MrsTofu
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