I ate well yesterday. We have eaten out every day this week and I have stayed right in calorie range each day. I am happy about that. Last night I wanted a fairly substantial bowl of chocolate pudding so I made sure not to eat "expensive" salad dressing, skipped the usual baked potato with butter, and ate half a bowl of clam chowder so that I could do it. I got half the sized bowl of pudding and whipped cream than I used to, and it was about two bites too much. Not bad.

So today I am going to update my monster.com account, create a careerbuilder.com account, and hubby told me about hot jobs? I will look at the local newspaper website if I have the chance today and see if there is anyhing interesting on it. I think I will also look up jobs in Dallas next week. We have a house there that will be empty in three weeks...might as well!

Today is gym day, back to our normal routine. I kinda missed not doing weights on Tuesday. I think my new slacks will arrive today. I am very excited about smaller slacks! I also need to look in the closet and see what I have left to wear that is suitable for an interview.

I was going to go get my nails done and dust off the makeup, but I decided that I need to be me. I know that I will not maintain any of that when I get a job and do not want to come across as super-polished just to get a job. I am not like that everyday. If that matters to a potential employer, I will be able to figure it out when I interview and I can simply decline any offer, if one is presented, from that kind of environment.

Note to self: What is the "perfect" job and work environment for me? <expanded>
~ Male to female ratio 100:1
~ No timeclocks
~ A little flexibility in the schedule for family stuff
~ Standard benefit package, minimum, plus annual bonus
~ Opportunity for some public speaking, presenting or teaching
~ Report directly to a male
~ Not too many layers, or too much structure
~ Min. revenue => 30 M
~ Substantial organic growth over the prior three years, or other formal gowth plan
~ Manufacturing environment preferred, distribution 2nd
~ Entrepreneurial management, fun environment
~ Managing fewer than 3 people, none preferred
~ Flexibility in job duties, some special projects that will positively impact efficiency/profitability of company
~ An opportunity to nurture my analytical and creative talents in data analysis, report development, and/or systems design and implementation

I will compare any prospective employers to the list above and go from there.

*29 days remaining to find a job*