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The graduate school applications to Wheaton and Fuller Northwest are finished. A claim for unemployment insurance has been filed. Sold some used things on eBay for over a hundred dollars. Attended a blessed wedding for one of my roommates and re-learned the importance of personal relationships. This week has not been a total waste.

There is a possibility that I might be able to go to China for a couple of months to teach English, I don’t know the details yet, but I’m going to look into it more. I also have to start applying to more job opportunities here in Seattle.

I have been rejected by the last four places that I’ve interviewed with. I don’t know if I’m depressed, but I’m definitely a little blue about this whole situation. Maybe this is just what I need, I’m definitely getting a lot more humble through this experience.

I’ve had a lot of time to be productive, however I haven’t made much use of the time that I have had recently. That is not to say that I don’t have a lot of things that I could be doing. So partly for my own benefit, but also for a bit of accountability I’m going to write my ambitions for this week here on the blog.

Recently my devotional life has really taken a nose dive. There isn’t a single source of blame, but I definitely think that getting up early would help, I also need to get out of the apartment so I don’t get sucked into some other distraction.

I need to finish my college applications. Since I haven’t been able to find a job yet, this only increases the urgency of applying to schools. I’m also going to apply to a few more schools than I had originally planned.

Our apartment lease is up at the end of the month, so I need to start packing up my belongings and getting them ready to move, I might even take a few boxes of stuff down to my parents place over the next couple of days.

Linked with packing, I also need to sell some junk that’s been hanging around the apartment. I have a couple of major items to sell -hopefully I won’t need to sell any more musical instruments.

I need to practice playing my bass guitar. I want to spend at least an hour a day playing the bass, this is probably the most free time I’ll have for a long time, I have no excuse not to play.

Learning Japanese is another big goal that I have. After going to Tokyo last year I got the initial inspiration to start studying in earnest, but I didn’t act on it. Since I have a lot of free time I’m going to put some effort and time into it.

Another goal that I have during this time is to live more healthy.  I would like to lose some weight and get in shape, so I’m going to start keeping track of what I’m eating and work with a nutritionist friend. I’m also taking more opportunities to walk and be active.

Finally I need to start doing some serious reading and research for my writing projects. I have a lot of great ideas, but I need to start backing them up with solid research.

Last week I had my interview and I thought it went pretty well. I was asked to do some tests to show that I had the skill set that they were looking for, I sent in the tests when I’d finished them and got positive feedback. I’m still waiting to hear if I got a second interview and I’m starting to get anxious.

Not having a job really has had a negative effect on my overall productivity. I’ve really fallen behind on my reading and writing projects, I’ve neglected my devotions, I’m just bummed out. I’m going to try to shake things up a little this week, I’ll be heading down to my parent’s place today to finish my taxes and spend a little time with the family, I’m also going to try to get my Wheaton application submitted and start working on Fuller Northwest.