ellefeeney Profile
Elle
Join Date:
2012-04-16
Blogs Owned
1. Transitionelle
My blog is all about finding the joy in this transitional phase between university and adult-life. It’s about setting goals for myself, reinventing my goals, and never giving up.
Tags: graduate, job search, underemployment, inspiration, lifestyle
Latest Blog Posts
- My Summer Reading ListMy new books have arrived! It’s reading time! Since summer is here (at last), I’ve decided a couple things. (One) I really need to find a job soon. And, (Two) I should use my free time to learn more, so … Continue reading →...
- Know What you Want and Work Towards It With Cat-Like Dedicationon Jul 4, 2012 in Career Inspiration Productivity career cat goal setting inspiration inspiration board job seeker personal developmentI’ve been questioning for a long time whether I should write a series on the lessons that I’ve picked up from watching my cat. She’s really a tiny grey ball of passion, ruthless dedication to her causes, and intense focus. … C...
- Today’s Google Doodle: Hartland Covered Bridge, New BrunswickI was born and raised in New Brunswick. After several years of travel and studying in big cities and far-away places, I am happy to be back in the beautiful “Picture Province” that I call home. So imagine my excitement … Continue re...
- Recent Graduates: A Worthwhile Career Guide (review)on Jun 29, 2012 in Career Underemployment book review employment graduate job seeker research writing You Majored in What?If there’s one career guide that university students and graduates should check out, it’s You Majored in What?: Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career by Katharine Brooks. This book has provided me with a lot of inspiration for blog ̷...
- Another Look inside my Wreck this Journal: Doodles and Disasterson Jun 26, 2012 in Blogging & Writing DIY and crafts Inspiration art creative doodles ideas illustration math wreck this journalIt’s a thunder stormy kind of day, so I decided it might be fun to crack out my Wreck This Journal for a little artistic expression. I hope you enjoy! Oh my goodness was this page ever fun. A while … Continue reading →...
- My Garden as a Source of Inspirationon Jun 25, 2012 in Environmental Inspiration cayenne pepper garden gardening growth inspiration motivation nature plants spicy beansThis summer I’ve taken on a gardening project to grow green beans and hot peppers in order to make my own pickled spicy beans. Random, I know, but oh-so-delicious! I’m not an experienced gardener. However, like anything else worthwhile...
- Blogging Confidently: How to Share Your Blog with Family and Friendson May 31, 2012 in Blogging & Writing Inspiration Blogging facebook family friends inspiration shareing technology wordpress writingTo continue on with yesterday’s blogging theme, I thought I would address one of the most awkward parts of starting a blog: sharing it with family and friends. There are some people who are perfectly comfortable sharing their writing with ever...
- Recent Graduates: 6 Reasons Why You Should Start a BlogBlogging is often misunderstood. People tend to assume that a blog is a sort of online diary where you share your daily life, your complaints, or your dinner. This doesn’t have to be the case! In fact, a properly managed blog can be a powerful...
- How to Cope With Being Unemployed and OverwhelmedI once read in someone’s profile that they “don’t follow bloggers who use the term ‘overwhelmed’“. This stuck with me and I began to associate feeling overwhelmed with being a whiney, needy blogger who couldnR...
- E-mailing Your Resume and Cover Letteron May 24, 2012 in Career Underemployment career cover letter email graduate job job search resume seeker technologyAs a job seeker, I’ve attached a couple hundred resume/cover letter duos to emails before sending them off to be lost in the sea of applications. After speaking to a number of friends about their take on something as simple as emailing a resume...
- Online Job Search Resources That I Don’t Understand – YETI like to think of myself as pretty tech savvy… but there are a couple of online job search resources that I have yet to take advantage of. Why? Well, like plenty of young graduates my age, I’m a bit behind on the times when it com...
- Lessons from the Class of 2012on May 22, 2012 in Career Hometown Ideas Inspiration career commencement community education grad class 2012 graduation speech UNBLast week I attended the convocation for Science and Nursing students at the University of New Brunswick. Most people would find sitting through a graduation ceremony to be dull with the exception of their loved-one’s walk across the stage R...
- Getting back into those books that you’ve tossed asideAt any given time I have three or four books that I’m “reading“. … and by that I mean I have a stack of books on my bedside table that I’ve lost interest in. I frequently lose interest in following a trip to a bookstore/...
- Starting things on your own timeon May 10, 2012 in Blogging & Writing Inspiration exercise goals healthy-living inspiration motivation resolution startI’m one of those people who loves to start things at “significant times“. What’s a significant time? In my mind it’s the beginning of a week, month, or year – a literal time to start fresh. But really, it’s...
- Taking time to enjoy unemploymenton May 9, 2012 in Inspiration career fredericton new brunswick inspiration job motivation nature walks travel unemploymentI know what you’re thinking. Unemployment is not meant to be enjoyed. But that can’t be right! Here’s how I see it: unemployment is just a stage in my life. And life is not infinite. Dwelling on unemployment and living without takin...
- Gogogo: stop holding yourself back!on May 8, 2012 in Career Inspiration Productivity career employment graduate inspiration inspirational quotes job search motto workI have a motto. It’s kind of ridiculous, but it inspires me to no end… Gogogogogo! Yea, it’s abrupt. It’s aggressive. And it’s always encourages me to keep moving forward and to jump at opportunities. When I consider the...
- Speaking too soon: Don’t be Afraid to Follow-upWhen I was in university I awoke one morning craving a cup of tea, but my tea mug was nowhere to be found. Then I saw it – full of potting soil on the window sill. I confronted my roommate a few minutes later, asking “Why on earth would y...
- Are You A Recent Grad Debating an Unpaid Internship?on May 4, 2012 in Buy Nothing January Social Media entry-level graduate inspiration internship unemployment university unpaidAfter 4+ years of higher education, the last thing you want to do is take a job that offers you no money to pay down your forthcoming student loan payments! However, unpaid internships are becoming more and more popular among companies from the music...
- 7 Job Seeking Skills You Can Learn From Video GamesI adore video games. I know what you’re thinking: How on earth can you relate video games to a job search? I believe that inspiration can be found just about anywhere, as long as you’re open to making the connections. And one of my favou...
- Temporary and part-time contracts: an alternative to a full time job after university?on Apr 30, 2012 in Career Underemployment employment graduate job part time search temporary underemployedIt’s not a secret that I’ve been struggling to find full-time employment for well over 8 months. In fact, this struggle has been one of the main sources of inspiration for my writing both on my blog and in my free time. It has b...
