Matt is traveling a ton for work and has been gone almost every week, usually Monday through Friday. He has traveled to Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, New Orleans, San Fran, Dallas and next week will head back to Salt Lake. While he is enjoying his job, he is not enjoying all of the travel. He spends his weekends recovering from his jetlag, fine-tuning his Fantasy Football teams and catching up on his emails.
Since I do not yet have a job, my days and weeks are so different from what I'm used to. Since I haven't been without a job for probably more than a month, it has been an interesting ride for me these last 7 weeks in San Jose. Below is a list of how I have spent my time while Matt is traveling:
- Week 1: Moved into our new apartment and unpacked, flew to Spokane for a surprise birthday visit for Sharee.
- Week 2: Playing in Spokane and then more unpacking in San Jose. Excited for the prospects of a new job.
- Week 3: Spent time in Fairfield with my family - came home sick with the flu.
- Week 4: Spent time networking and visiting with local friends (bummed that I don't have job yet). Created a personal professional website at http://kerimcghee.com/. Matt told me to make the most of my time off. I decided to be more positive and spend time doing crafts, sewing, home projects that I won't have time while working.
- Week 5: Spent another week in Fairfield with my fam.
- Week 6: Decided to spend more time on job hunting and networking while still mixing in some fun. Had my busiest week thusfar.
- Met with a start-up job recruiter in San Fran
- Attended a two-day career workshop at the LDS Employment Center and met some great people who learned how to better use Linkedin to get a job.
- Spent a night serving at a private catering event in Dublin. Since I haven't served since my senior year of college, it was kinda fun to do it again. The extra cash was nice too.
- Spent this night and next day with my friend Tif and her four kids in Danville.
- Attended a networking breakfast for the Silicon Valley BYU Management Society with a great speech by Greg Clark, former 49ers tight end for Steve Young.
- Sewing with my AHA buddy, Emily, and then dinner in San Fran with another AHA buddy, Denisse.
- Ended the week with my mom and Aunt Lori at the Oakland Temple
- Week 7: Two great job interviews and then more time back in F airfield visiting my family. I even talked my little brother, Seth, into staying home from school one day and spending the day with me. We went to the mall, went to lunch and then went car shopping. So funny to have some time with him :)
It has been nice to have so much free time but I am definitely itching to start being productive and getting to work. Hopefully one of my latest interviews will pan out soon. Please keep me in your prayers.
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