A little thing that really bothers me: rejection.
Dear Andrea Kassner,
Your application to become an Examiner has been reviewed. Unfortunately, we are unable to bring you aboard at this time. We base our criteria for acceptance on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, quality of writing and knowledge of topic.
Thank you for your interest in writing for Examiner.com.
Best,
Examiner.com
Trying to stay hopeful. It’s hard to be thirty at heart with a 50+ body style and look. Without much experience in the workforce, I find it difficult to start at the beginning…again. However, I hope for the best; then, I mail out another resume.
Jo Dees There is just the right job out there for you – just be patient and it will come.
On any given day, I can be found drinking coffee in my favorite shops while people-watching in Kalispell, Montana. However, the art of writing is first in a line of my many interests. My genres of choice are poetry and short fiction. I also enjoy hiking, biking, watching movies and the occasional game night with friends. “Interneting” and “facebooking” with long distance internet “sisters” and family are activities that I also find enjoyable.
My current writing goals include a compilation of an anthology of poetry and short stories entitled “Twice the Tornado”, plus a historical fictional novel based on the life of a Bitterroot Valley, Montana pioneer woman.
Currently, living in the Flathead Valley of Montana, I am in a close relationship with my best friend and help care for our family of four dogs and two cats. Surrounded by rivers, trees and mountains, I find plenty of inspiration for writing topics. Living in close proximity to Glacier National Park, I am able to form interesting characters from the many tourists passing through. I guess I could say that I have chosen the perfect time and place to return to my writing career.
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Exploring the Small Things 
Ouch only stings for a moment, then we pick up ourselves up and move forward. At 50+ we may have the heart of a 30-year-old, but along with our wrinkles we’ve acquired wisdom and the understanding that patience will bring more satisfying rewards. Sometimes, the right fit in a job isn’t what we expect. So remember, it’s not really beginning again, it’s starting a new and exciting chapter.
At 50+, supportive and logical friends help the dusting off process seem less traumatic. A word of kindness is a band aid to the ego.