1. You start the search. 2. You spend days sifting through jobs and begin to think you’ll be unemployed forever. 3. Then it happens: the perfect job. 4. Updating your resume and cover letter for each job. 5. Submitting your application. 6. Trying to think of good references. 7. Getting called for an interview. 8….
Lisa
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21 Day Fix meal prep
My major Achilles’ heel in dieting is always food preparation and planning. I might be on board and make healthy meals, but I tend to stray with snacking. Once the snacking goes south, the rest of the plan tends to follow. Mainly because pizza > salad. Starting the 21 Day Fix has been pretty easy…
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New unit jitters
Mac is back at work this week in his new unit and a new job as the signal officer for an infantry division. I’m nervous. Not about him because he’s wonderful and professional. We haven’t been with a traditional Army unit for close to two years, and making friends as adults is a lot more difficult…
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Pimento grilled cheese
If you didn’t already know, I love me some grilled cheese. I’m in my 30s and eat grilled cheese on a regular basis. Honestly, if I see any kind of grilled cheese on a restaurant menu, I will probably order it. Enter pimento grilled cheese, as known as culinary bliss. Throw some pimento cheese on…
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Might be a quarter-life crisis
As I have mentioned here before, I am a food scientist. Unfortunately, food science is a pretty location-specific career, and not many (exactly 3) Army posts are located near places where I could work. As much as I enjoy my field, I’ve been wondering if it makes sense for me to stay in a field…
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Earth Balance VoxBox
While I received this product for free, all opinions are my own! I recently received the Earth Balance VoxBox and a coupon to try an Earth Balance product. Earth Balance is a Colorado-based company that makes plant-based, vegan margarine. I visited my local Safeway to pick out my product and found most of the Earth…