Monday, July 4, 2011

I gotsta thinking about something...

A few days ago, a thought came across me and it brings me back to my previous analogy about job hunting/dating. I find myself getting to the first date stage (interview) but then never get past this point. Could it be because of my physical appearance? I brought this point up to my mom and she said that would be discrimination, yes, that is true but what made me think even harder was she didn't say something characteristic of what a mother would say to her daughter like, "Oh, hunny don't be riculous, you are beautiful"... so maybe it is my physical appearance. I have always been self-concious even in grade school when I was considered to be 'skinny', 'young' and 'beautiful'. I am definitely lacking in the self confidence department, especially now that I am over-weight and seem to be getting bigger by the year. I am in my mid-twenties, other factors I have to consider now are aging and looking less attractive. This is a picture that I took of myself, I don't consider any part of myself photogenic, in fact, I always avoid havign my picture taken because once they get posted on facebook (and they alwys do), I am always in shock of how I look physically. I am surprised if anyone found me to be attractive. I don't understand it, I am a fairly active person, I don't really have a sendentary life style, I don't eat that much, I binge eat on occasion but lately I have been wating alot better, avoiding processed foods and have almost completly avoided gluten. I think today I am going to eliminate refined sugars as I do tend to indulge in sweets. I love excercising, yoga, working out and outdoor activities. I guess maybe I am not working hard enough... tomorrow I get my HST/GST credit so I am going to sign for a month of hot yoga which is an amzing work out and I could achieve some results. I'm sick of beign the fat girl, I wanna be that sexy bitch that walks down the street and all the guys ogle, holler and whistle at. Yah, that will be my motivation. Perhaps, today I will go for a rollerblade.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

This Week in Progress

I managed to not follow any rules I set myself. However I did have a very productive week. This week I decided to take a break from applying for environmental jobs and rather worked on developing my portfolio. I had 4 shoots during the week, an interview with Sephora today (which I was really excited about landing) and tomorrow I have a horror film shoot. So I pretty much had a full work week, except I made $0 but its all in the name of art! Below are a few photos from my shoots.


Monday, June 20, 2011

I don't normally consult the stars...

I don't normally consult the stars on a daily basis but from time to time its fun to see what is destined for us. Here goes:

Happiness is about finding joy in the simple and routine things that must get done, niuniu. Try not to see tasks and chores as something that you necessarily need to loathe as you do them. Set your mind into a framework in which you find pleasure and satisfaction in attending to details like watering the plants. These activities are best enjoyed with a close partner - especially on a day like today.

This is pretty relevant to what I am experincing with my job hunting routine.

Jobless in the City

Initially, I was going to title this blog, 'Jobless in the City' but I decided to abide by the 'Laws of Attraction' and turn something negative sounding into something positive, thus we have, 'Smart Cookie for Hire'. Since I love blogging, I am going to turn my frustrations of not finding a job into a job!
I will try my best to blog about how and what I have done to gain employment, on a daily basis. This method will aid me in staying motivated in my search, as well as brush up on my typing skills. I will stop blogging about my experiences once I have found a means of employment which:
  • provides 'full-time', permanent, on-going and continuous employment;
  • challenges my intellectually and gives me a sense of purpose in the world;
  • provides me enough monetary compensation to live the lifestyle I choose to live
I am currently unemployed. I am a trained and educated professional in the environmental sector with about 3-5 years of paying environmental experience. I have worked with 3 different government organizations as well as worked with non-for-profit and charitable organizations on a volunteer basis. I know I am employable, capable and have been considered a candidate by top employers because I manage to get to the interview stage, I just can't move passed it. I CAN'T GET PASSED THE FRIEND STAGE!

I got the goods (experience and education), I got the guy (employer), I get the call for a date (job interview), I think the date goes well (interview) but then he never calls me back and I never get into his pants (the job)!
At this beginning of this year (2011), I enrolled in a Studio and Bridal Makeup course, which is an interest of mine and was intended on being a second career option but at the moment it has provided me with more opportunities, work and monetary compensation than my training as an environmental professional. My freelance makeup career is something I am constantly persuing alongside my professional environmental career.

As mentioned earlier, I will attempt to blog every day about what I have done to obtain gainful employment as a self motivating tool. I hope you come along for the journey. In case you would like to know more about my freelance career as a makeup artist, you can visit the following links:

http://www.torontobridalbeauty.com/
http://www.nicoleertl.com/
www.modelmayhem.com/NicoleMUAErtl
www.facebook.com/NicoleMUAErtl

You can also check out my other blogs here:

http://www.nicoleertl.blogspot.com/
http://www.torontobridalbeauty.blogspot.com/

Cheers!