I haven't blogged in weeks!! So many things have happened lately.
1)
I got a stomach ache and was sick for a few days after drinking a tea latte from Starbucks. I was really into their Peach Blossoming Tea Latte they had on promo for the Lunar New Year. However, it's usually made up with Earl Grey tea, peach syrup, milk and peach sprinkles... but I went to several places and they all ran out of earl grey, so I couldn't get the original. I settled with a tea latte that had peach tea in it with milk... that was not a good idea. I actually thought the barista was going to make it with a different black tea and still do the syrup, but the way they made it was with vanilla to give the earl grey taste with a peach tea instead... I am not sure if the milk was out of date, or if it was just the mix of peach together, but the next morning I felt so gross! I couldn't stomach any meals, I could only eat little bits of food. I was in bed all weekend. Thankfully, I got better in a few days. Since then, I haven't touched any milk drinks at all.
2) I celebrated my 6th year anniversary with my boyfriend, and so we decided to have a nice lunch for Big Taste. I got this pork belly sandwich that was soaked in OIL... little did I know, despite how delicious it was, it was going to give me a sore throat. Later that day I felt my throat acting up with some phlegm... and I didn't help it much at all by eating more greasy food (fries and a Costco sandwich). I was feeling fine until the next few days.
Having a sore throat is terrible. It hurt so much to swallow and I was not helping my throat by eating garlic cloves. I thought the garlic cloves would help me get better, but it made me salivate more... I also ate them before bed, so I was salivating and swallowing many times while trying to sleep. It was painful. :( At that point, I wondered if I should get checked for strep throat and get antibiotics. But I read that it's better my body naturally fights it off itself to prevent future strep throat. I found out that Apple Cider Vinegar acts as a natural antibiotic... so for about two to three days I gargled that and drank it with water. Seriously, it worked SO well. Within a day I was feeling so much better, and then after the second day the pain was completely gone. I feel really good right now, but I do have a cough still. I actually lost my voice for a few days... I was freaking out since if I had an interview my voice would not be ready.
3)
I had an interview with an architecture company for an office admin position. The day of my interview was when I had the sore throat and got a fever... I don't think I performed my best and I probably sounded like I was straining my voice. They moved on with another candidate. I was hoping that I could at least do the assessment they were planning on giving to shortlisted candidates... but I was not selected. I wrote a really good thank you letter too, I was really passionate for the job.
4)
Update on the recruitment firm jobs... basically they both did not work out. The first job, the employer was not okay with taking vacation during the temp role since it was for a medical leave. The second job, someone else was selected. However, on the day I was supposed to hear from my recruiter, she was out of the office sick, so I did not hear from her until the next day. I wonder if she was at work, would I have still had a chance? Oh well, they probably chose someone with more experience.
5) I've been
working on my first client for graphic design! I'm currently working on some Twitch TV layouts for this person's stream/channel. Really fun stuff since I can be creative. :)
6)
I started a new WordPress site to blog about beauty, fashion, travel, food and tech! For now, it's a beauty blog, but ultimately I want to update it frequently so I can also show it for future job applications. I need to build my writing portfolio, so this would be a very good way to do that. I'm currently figuring out a design for it, though.
Yeah, a lot happened! Now that I am better, I can finally focus and start doing things I have been putting off for the last week. Laundry, studying Japanese, CLEANING, graphic designing, revamping my portfolio site and adding graphic design to it, and applying to jobs.
Having my voice back too, I can go on interviews and not worry about sounding strange! I applied to a lot of jobs recently, so hopefully I can get an interview and a new job very soon! I really need a job right now as my finances are getting tighter and tighter. I want to hang out with my friends but I really need to limit my spending right now until I get a job.
I think about it now and yes, I could have applied for a job at a coffee shop and worked that for a bit while I searched, but the possibility of a good opportunity coming up made me ponder that I did not want to quit a job so short-term... however, I could work part-time on the weekends or evenings with that job and still have a day job as well, but if I did, then I would have little time to focus on my creative interests in graphic design and in volunteering. But yes, having a job at a coffee shop would be very nice during the day for sure! However, I'm looking for something I can get a career in at the moment. Or very short-term contracts that are like a week or a month.
Looking back, I could have accepted that one offer back in November last year. It would have been a good stepping stone, but I was really adamant about having social interaction and a team environment. I know that's important to me right now, but I think I would've accepted it back then if I had known my job search would take a while.
