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The last twenty-four hours have been a crazy roller-coaster for me. CrAzY! (Not the craziest twenty-four hours of my life, but even so, it’s been nuts.)
In the last twenty-four hours
- I have been laid off from my 3-week-old job due to massive budget cuts.
- I have scheduled two interviews with companies who have expressed interest in me in the last few months.
- I have been hired on part-time until the middle of July with–get this–the same company that laid me off.
- That’s right, you heard me. I was laid off at 8:00 am, and re-hired at 4:30 pm.
- Somewhere in the middle there, in a fit of “what on earth am I going to do!” I completely re-did my dining room for under $12.00.
- My dining room is now bright orange, sunshine yellow and hot pink.
- My only purchases were a can of yellow spray paint, a roll of pink polka-dot ribbon, $5.00 in fresh daisies and a 6-pack of hot pink pansies.
- I am still shocked at how many items I had floating around my apartment in bright orange, sunshine yellow and hot pink.
- I am also shocked at how many different types of bright-colored fabric I had in my stash. We’re talking new white and orange polka-dot table-runner, pink retro-ish print centerpiece fabric, stripey fabric for chair cushions and a few other scraps that have been taped inside frames or stapled around artist canvases.
- I kind of love it.
Bright orange, hot pink, and sunshine yellow are somehow calming to me in the 9-5 crazy-storm I’m somehow in the middle of again. I don’t think I’ll keep it forever–but for $12.00 it has been a fantastic distraction.
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Dude! I’m so sorry about your job situation. Is there a chance that by mid0July they’ll be able to offer you something more permanent??
Your dining room looks fresh and summer-y. I’d have to say your $12 was well invested.
Comment by Britt 2009 June 25 @ 12:11 pmI wish I had half your luck with jobs.
Comment by sovknight 2009 June 25 @ 12:20 pmWhaaaaat?! That’s one whack-a-mole of a company you work(ed) for! Goodness. Can’t afford to pay you benefits, but can afford your part-time contractor rates? M’kay. Well, at least the part-time gig will hold you steady for a few weeks while you interview and figure out what’s next. I’m quite certain you’ll land on your feet in a room full of pink, orange and yellow!
Comment by SoMi's Nilsa 2009 June 25 @ 12:28 pmYou are terribly in danger of becoming Martha Stewart. You realize this, right?
Sorry about your job, but at least you have something to tide you over.
Comment by Sra 2009 June 25 @ 12:32 pmHow the heck did they manage to hire you if they couldn’t keep you on for even a month?! That is some serious craziness.
Also, it cracks me up that when you are anxious, you think, “REDECORATE!” That is so not how I operate. I am more like, “EAT LOTS OF JUNK FOOD!”
Comment by RA 2009 June 25 @ 12:35 pmUh… well done! So, my company is hiring Full Time but it’s not awesome. It’s just a customer service job but hey, something to have while you look. Lemme know if you feel that. The benefits are awesome – ESPECIALLY if you are wanting to go back to the U! OH WAIT! I have an even BETTER job… going to gmail… sending job.
Comment by Andrea 2009 June 25 @ 12:37 pmumm yeah craziness! i love the bright pink, orange and yellow, SOOO cute,and for 12 bucks totally amazing.
Comment by lacey 2009 June 25 @ 1:10 pmNever invite me to your house. I will steal your lamp & your polka dot chair..just saying
Comment by Sarakastic 2009 June 25 @ 1:39 pmHeidi,
So sorry about the job. I am always in awe of your ability to decorate though. Good luck!
Comment by the riddle 2009 June 25 @ 3:38 pmWow.
Craziness.
Comment by Allie 2009 June 25 @ 3:58 pmI am glad that you’ve been rehired. And your dining room looks lovely!
well yay for the job thing, that’s crazy. and your dining room looks great! i love it.
Comment by katelin 2009 June 25 @ 4:02 pmSorry about the job. What a strange company…. did you get your same desk for the part-time position? You know, yellow and purple walls?
And I absolutely love your redecorating tips! Especially since they are so affordable. I’m with Sra – you’re becoming Martha Stewart (in a good way).
Comment by Inna 2009 June 26 @ 2:39 amWhat?!? Heidi that is CRAZY!! I am so sorry!
Comment by Amy 2009 June 26 @ 9:00 amUnbelievable! Good luck!
Comment by Janssen 2009 June 26 @ 1:33 pmGeez…that’s quite a dramatic 24 hours!
At least you have a pretty dining room. Decorating therapy always works for me too.
Comment by Larissa 2009 June 27 @ 9:49 amI have pink polka dot ribbon envy.
Comment by pinksuedeshoe 2009 June 28 @ 9:57 amgorgeous!!
Comment by la petite belle 2009 June 29 @ 4:23 amoh and I am so sorry that you lost your job. i’m glad you got to at least hold on to the part time one
Comment by la petite belle 2009 June 29 @ 4:23 amI can’t believe you got laid off from your perfect new job! How awful! At least you have part-time work… any chance you’ll get to stay on after July?
Comment by Jess 2009 June 29 @ 6:42 amThis economic rift you’re stuck in REALLY SUCKS!!! It this happens again, you should just quit and go back to school full time, right? Why can’t you make a living just blogging? You’re so good at it! And your nervous energy produces such nice decorating tips!
Comment by Jen 2009 June 29 @ 8:22 amI’m so sorry I missed this — and so sorry about the semi-layoff! But your dining room does look gorgeous, bright and happy.
Comment by Operation Pink Herring 2009 July 11 @ 12:17 pmwhoa! i would have curled up into the fetal position and you redecorated a whole room! it looks awesome!
Comment by miss chevious 2009 July 14 @ 8:06 am