Do you think it's a coincidence that all my ads are for moving to different countries after the state of the union?

Fluffy black dog sleeps in front of a window with her chin resting on the windowsill

Beware of dog

Honestly, and the teams were so well matched!

She believed I could do anything, and I believed *her*. Now that she's gone, I have to be the one to say it. To believe it.

In case there's no one in your life right now who can tell you, let me be the one to say: you can do anything.

I limit myself sometimes, choosing not to apply for jobs because I don't consider myself qualified.

But then I remember something my late spouse used to say to me when I was job searching.

"You can do anything."

Not a platitude. Not even a compliment. Delivered as fact because she believed it.

I'll let her know 😌

She's very proud 😆

Fluffy black dog "smiling" at camera

Bear is happy because she has frightened away every living thing with her sonic bark

Despite applying for many, many Community Manager and Developer Advocate roles, the job ad I keep seeing is to be a Wedding Day Dog Chaperone, which is both a) only a weekend a month and b) so very, very Portland

Ha! That sounds about right. If I tried to put shoes on Bear, I'd have to wear armor

Fluffy black dog peering out of a green shrub

Here is your Bear of the day. Why is she hiding in the bush? Because I was trying to brush her fluffy butt

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I'm just a little dude trying to get noticed by literally any company. I can do jobs!

I will keep my eyes open for them!

I know hiring and interviewing is hard, but I just want to be direct, you know?

Hiiiii! 💙

At this point, I'd be delighted to have a hoop to jump through 😆

I'm beginning to think it might be the correct approach lol

Anyone else ever have the desire to just look a hiring manager in the eyes and yell "I could do this job sooooo good!" or have I have been job searching long enough to lose my mind

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Sometimes the world is so overwhelming, but then in the quiet of my house, I hear my dog snoring, and I know that at least for now, everything is okay

Honestly

She is on her second nap of the day now

Hello from Bear 🥰

I've missed being around 🫂🥰

Jayme! 💙💙💙

Hiiii

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Hello, friends! I'm back on the internet (mostly)

Woman with light blue hair turning dark at the roots. Her chin-length hair is curling in many directions and covering her face messily

✨ hair by humidity ✨