Get a job. Really.

When I did my shout outs to military wives recently, of course it was a short and very incomplete list. There are droves more.

Take, for instance, Deb Kloeppel who is responsible for the existence of a great resource, the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network. This wasn't an original concept, certainly. I myself have been wanting to establish something like this for years,as I know, have others. I've spoken with Lori and several other friends about it and job resource sharing is one of the main things that the online military spouse community lacks. It's one of the main focal points that has driven me to start working on usmcwives.com. However, there does exist this nice tool that many of us just aren't (weren't) aware of. So it definitely rates a peek, doesn't it? And, Deb, according to the criteria set forth by my small circle, I think you qualify for "Hottie Biscotti" status.

And although Deb has actually made reality out of an often considered concept, that doesn't alleviate the need for others, including myself -- though I am no more qualified than anyone else-- to keep pushing for better resources. It does us no good to have so many tools if they aren't organized in such a way that we know where they are and how to use them. So if my site ends up being nothing more than a glorified link list, that's FINE. I will have a big smile on my face if I know I contributed in some way. But I want my girls to be able to find good jobs. Without killing themselves in the process. And I want them to be able to exchange information in a relevant and user friendly way. In a way that nullifies competition, misconception and infighting that we too often see in our community when things get stale. In a very Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, it's a beautiful day and we are awesome kind of way. I'm getting good feedback and I'm going to keep at it. In fact, I've been so busy with the details that I haven't even had a chance to update the actual site with relevant content. But it's happening. It is GOING to happen. And I will try, but can't promise that all traces of my own personal nonsense will be absent....

Take heart: Tomorrow is FRIDAY!