Job Search: Day 11

So its the 11th day of the Job search. I've sent my resume to numerous design studios, corporations, and churches. Thus far, I have only heard from one design studio just letting me know that they have received my application.

I've talked with a few churches about pastoral positions. All of them would love to hire me, but it's just not in their budgets to hire another pastor at this time. However, several of the churches have freelance design and media work that they may be sending my way over the next few weeks.

The goal for tomorrow is to call the places I've sent my resume to.

This coming Tuesday, Beth and I have a meeting with our missions director to receive council about our options and what his recommendations are. I'm really hoping that my we can find  positions by the end of the month. Please be praying for us that God will open the door that He wants us to go through.

New Years Resolutions

So my wife and I were just out running a few errands, and some how we started talking about New Years Resolutions. Bethany has come up with some really good resolutions that she wants to do. Now I'm wandering what am I going to do for my new years resolution?

I don't want to do the Big 5 resolutions: get organized, help others, learn something new, get out of debt, and battle the bulge. Part of the reason I don't want to do the Big 5 is because I'm constantly trying to do those things. So what else could I do?

Here is what I'm thinking about doing:

1. Reading 1 book per month that I've never read.
2. Put away $50 per week for 1 year for a new camera.
3. Loose 5lbs per month.
4. Shoot at least 1 set of senior pictures a month.
5. Do one Design project per month.
6. Read the Bible from cover to cover in 1 year.
7. Write 1 devotional per month or week.
8. Learn XHTML.
9. Learn Adobe Flash.
10. Learn Adobe Dreamweaver.
11. Write a Book on Book Design.
12. Learn Spanish.
13. Excersize.
14. Get published in a magazine.

What do you think, and what are your new years resolutions? What has worked for you in the past, and what did you find didn't work at all for your resolutions?

Let me know about it…