Interview Anxieties

I have a "job" interview for another Americorps position in about an hour and a half. I’m nervous, but am alleviating my anxiety by typing up what almost appears to be a research paper. This includes why I’m interested in their program, why I’m interested in Court Advocacy specifically, some of my strengths, weaknesses, and a couple of questions to ask the interviewers. I also copy and pasted the Mission of the specific program I’m interested in so I can reference it.

I feel like a nerd for doing this, but it helps me sort my thoughts and will hopefully make it so I’m not stumbling over my words and searching for the right things to say. I have been trying to think of weaknesses, and I only have one so far: I can sometimes feel bored or restless if a position doesn’t challenge me intellectually. This isn’t a weakness per se, but I know in interviews you are supposed to give weaknesses that actually make you look good, heh. If you can think of any other weaknesses I have, let me know! Be kind!

Last week at work was exhausting. We had a major heat wave (100+ degrees), and I spent a majority of that time outside. I lifted so many trees on Friday (65+), my back is still suffering the consequences. On Saturday I had to be in at 630am to plant a tree for a senior, then to be in charge of the Trees For All demonstration. That’s when residents have permits to plant a tree, so we give them a tree for free as long as they attend our demo and plant their own tree correctly. It was the first time I’d actually given a tree planting demonstration (even though I’ve been here 7 months!) and it didn’t suck too bad.

Saturday after work we had a party here. Meghan bought a Slip n’ Slide, and the grandparents also have a hot tub. After a few drinks they (all OCF people, dammit) managed to get me into a swimsuit, and the girls spent a lot of time talking about my curves and how they wish they had my butt. They are all so skinny and I felt kindof self-conscious, but I guess it wasn’t really that big of a deal. The only guys there were from OCF, so it was kindof boring. OCF guys carry so much work baggage around with them, it isn’t even worth flirting or giving them a second look. ::sigh::

I spent yesterday watching reruns of So You Think You Can Dance? and surfing the net. I needed a day to sit around and do nothing, since I’ve been working so much and riding my bike 40ish miles a week. I still felt lazy yesterday though! Oh, I also ate junk food. Mmmm.

Secret: I’m trying to get a couple of days off of work so I can go to my sister’s baby shower! Shhhhhhhh!

I guess I should still be getting ready for my interview. I’m tense!