Showing posts with label autumn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autumn. Show all posts

Monday, October 7, 2013

The Quintessential Autumn Scarf


Anyone who knows me knows about my small... alright, admittedly large obsession with fall layers, particularly hats and scarves. I've been known to compulsively purchase scarves if they catch my eye, and I once remember an occasion of going into my future supervisor's home to find a scarf she just crocheted and demanded that she sell it to me. When Jon and I moved out here we had to vacuum seal all of my fall/winter accessories, and he asked that I possibly weed out a few. I could only detach myself from two or three from my precious collection, but I fully intend on replacing them while out here. 

I feel like scarves add some polish to an otherwise blah outfit (I like to sometimes pair a funky scarf with a t-shirt and jeans) and oftentimes I love the scarf I chose so much that I don't remove it upon entering the indoors. There's also something comforting and cozy about a soft scarf wrapped up around my shoulders and neck that keeps the fall chill off. Vive la scarf! 







Friday, August 16, 2013

Work Worries & Outfits


Welp, it's finally hit me: Unemployment panic. I went to my first interview on Monday and it was for an employment agency. I thought it would be a good way to get the job karma flowing, but by Tuesday evening I was panicking that I hadn't heard from any other employers. I've applied to about a dozen jobs, many of which I thought I might have even been over-qualified for, but I've only heard back from that one agency. By 8pm on Tuesday evening in middle of my anxieties, I applied to four Starbucks locations and have yet to hear back from them-- what gives?!

Part of this is my impatience, I know that, but I realize that another part of this is my insecurities. I was warned months in advance that there's tons of humanities majors in Victoria looking for work, and that I would be among the sea of many, but I guess I suffered from a type of post-graduate program disease where I thought I was better than everyone else. After all, I went to a two year graduate program, unlike Canada's 1 year program, but I suppose experience and skills are what employers covet the most. To top off my insecurities, I took a standardized Microsoft Office skills test for the employment agency, and while I didn't quite bomb it, but I didn't do great, either, and scored below the national average. All of my self confidence has flown out the window since about 11:00 this morning, and I don't expect it coming back until I have another interview or job offer. 

In the mean time while I've got work on the brain, I can't help but be drawn to adorable fall work clothes...