Neighborly Fall Foliage

I was walking the dog this afternoon and looking at the wet leaves in the streets and the trees all changing and some even bare bones already and got the urge to run in and grab my camera. This is the first fall I've experienced in 4 years so I felt like capturing it. Voila!

Ooo! Pick me, pick me!

The leaves are falling and temperatures are dropping here in Chicagoland and I don't have the money to buy a decent pair of winter boots to keep my California toes warm. I've been out of a job for almost ten months now and the holidays are fast approaching. I never thought it would ever take this long to find my next job after being laid-off. And now in the last several months when I'm finally getting interviews, I never seem to be the winning candidate. Which is even more frustrating. I keep hearing "there are more jobs, things are looking up." But where? And now that we're approaching the close of the year, I'm growing weary that I may not find work until 2010, in which case - I might  lose what little cool I have left. I was always told that having WB on my resume and having worked in LA would definitely work to my benefit and make me stand out. Here I am, ten months later and I'm not seeing the benefit. I search for hours every day. I've used up about every portal of networking I have, over and over again. What else is there? Even God seems stumped.

Dear marketing and advertising agencies in Chicago,
I'm a Marketing Coordinator/Assistant Manager/WhateverYouNeedMeToBe Extraordinaire, and looking to grow. I'm absolutely fabulous and work hard. I'm smart, I love to contribute, and have great ideas. I'm eager and excited to learn and ready to get my hands dirty. I just need a chance.

Desperately,
Afton