A Posh Life:: Up the canyon

I have been quite burdened lately with the woes of job hunting. I know I've talked about this before, but after dedicating so much time and effort to my education and doing every extra thing I could to be more competitive, it is crushing to get told NO over and over and over. Employers saying they are very sorry and they were impressed with your qualifications is just not really any consolation for the awfulness of being told you were not good enough for them. It is crazy just how competitive the job market is right now. Some of the positions I have applied to in the past little while have less than a 10% acceptance rate (i.e. they have thousands of applicants for a small amount of spots). I will keep trying though because I know there is some business out there who will need just what I have to offer, and I can't wait to find them!

While my parents were here in December we drove up Provo Canyon. I admit that I have definitely not taken advantage of this beautiful place I live in nearly as much as I should. I had never even been by Sundance Resort until I went with my family and Tony a few weeks ago. As part of my new year goal (I say goal because it sounds more likely to be kept than a resolution which we all know are made to be broken) I want to take more time to appreciate the wonderful things in my life--and there are many. Just to name a few: I have a loving husband, a supportive family, friends who are better than anyone could ask for, an opportunity to go to a great school at a ridiculously good price, I have not one but two parttime jobs that I enjoy, and I only have four months left until I complete my graduate education.

If those aren't things to be grateful for then I don't know what is!

I am going to try to count my blessings instead of add up my disappointments and trials. I think the first list will always outweigh the latter as long as I take the time to remember them all!

Here are some pictures from a snowy trip up the canyon: