What Do You Do When Your Friend Gets Laid Off?

While prospecting some companies on Forbes.com, I came across this article ‘What Do You Do When Your Friend Gets Laid Off?’ For the most part, it doesn’t tell you anything that your friends could do for you that they probably aren’t already doing. But I think that they should come out with another article called ‘What Do You Do When All Your Friends Are Laid off?’ In case you haven’t watched the news lately, GM is eliminating 21,000 jobs and the Pontiac brand. Ouch!

Note to Forbes.com: If you need someone to write the article ‘What Do You Do When All Your Friends Are Laid off?’, I'll be more than happy to write it for the low price of $379.56 or a shining letter of recommendation or a professional reference contact that will remember my name for one year and will not say ‘Kara Who?’ when one of my jobs call for a reference.

Note to GM: If you are looking for someone to help type out pink slips; shred the files of the now laid off workers; move some boxes; or drive the remaining Pontiacs across country, I’ll be more than happy to do it for the low price of $572.00, but I request payment in cash. No checks or COD’s.

My Starbucks Addiction

I must admit that with the weather getting warmer, my mouth is watering for a tall, caramel frappuccino from Starbucks. But, what's an unemployed girl like me to do??? Well, I have found a sponsor for my addiction--my part-time employer! At the GAP, for every new GAP card account that you open (on certain days) you get a $5 Starbucks gift card; on other days you need to open up two cards to get the $5 Starbucks gift card.

Anywoo, ya girl had a stroke of good luck and opened up 4 new accounts in two days, and you know what that means?!?!?! Yup, $10 in Starbucks cards! This isn't only a great way to motivate me to sell the GAP card-by any means necessary-but it also puts food in my mouth and drinks in my tummy. I don't know if you've been to Starbucks in a while, but they now have breakfast sandwiches, oatmeal, and several fattening pastries and cookies. I hope that I can keep continue to get Starbucks card about once a week...if not, *sigh*, it’s back to water and homemade iced tea...it’s just not the same!

My Favorite Starbucks Things

1. Caramel Frappuccino
2. Tazo Passion Iced Tea extra sweet
3. Tazo Iced Green Tea Lemonade
4. Caramel Macchiato Stirred, with whipped cream
5. White Chocolate Mocha (hot)
6. Warmed from the oven, oatmeal raisin cookie
7. Banana-chocolate cake

Substitute Love

While working at my part-time job, I saw this lady with this super-cute wallet. It was perfect for throwing it into a clutch. After work, I went on a search for the new love and after six stores I finally found it at Macy’s.

The Fossil Weekender Credit Card Slot was by far the cutest thing that I have ever seen in person. It was made of soft, supple leather; it came in great patterns & color combinations, and a $32 price tag. Of course my bubble burst when I saw that price tag, but I wasn’t giving up that easily. I quickly scanned the tops of the shelves hoping to find an extra percentage off or a ‘This weekend only-$10 off Fossil wallets’, but all I found was an ‘Open a Macy’s card and save 15%’. I thought about it for 20 minutes and came to the conclusion that 15% off wasn’t enough for me to buy the wallet; that’s only a savings of $4.80. What’s an unemployed recessionista to do? I went on search for a substitute love and found it!

Well, actually I found two-one at Wal-Mart and another at Target. I settled on the one from Target because it was made better and the leather was better quality. I opted for the one in yellow, and I must say that I am not the least bit disappointed with my $6.99 purchase. I lost some of the fun, retro-patterns that the Fossil wallet had, but I saved 80%. This is the only time that it’s acceptable to have a substitute love.

I'm baaaaaaaaacccckkkkkkk!

Hey Peeps! I have been gone for a minute, but now I am back again. I was hard at work looking for jobs, doing some interviews, being a lil' depressing from not getting the jobs I interview for, and dealing with some personal drama, but I am back and more committed to keeping up-to-date with my blog posting. Since my time off, I have had some time to think about some great ideas for postings and getting inspired. Be sure to check back!