Denise Imperiale's Blog – January 2010 Archive (4)

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...January 28, 2010

Wow! Three posts in one day!

This was reprinted with permission. Please spread the word if you live in NJ:

Roses are $25.00 for

One Dozen Red or Two Dozen all other colors * W/ Babies Breath

*available in two dozen of one color or mix colors

On Sale at Hillside Fire House, 132 Western Ave., Morris Township

February 12 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

February 13th 8:00 am to 7:00… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on January 28, 2010 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...January 28, 2010

My days have been spent lately packing up my home, taking care of my kids' needs, and looking for a job. I wish I had more time to look for a job. I went to a seminar at the Career Center Tuesday at NJ Employment and the instructor told us a whopping fact - actually two facts:

1-Most employers look through thousands of resumes; and

2-Many more employers are submitting positions to NJ Employment to save on a recruiting… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on January 28, 2010 at 2:09pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...January 28, 2010

I heard some sad news yesterday. There was a house fire in a neighboring town and a resident died and two firefighters were hurt. A few of us were talking about it later that day and someone said something I didn't know. Keep something in your wallet that if you are hurt you want to go to a particular hospital. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and firefighters.

Added by Denise Imperiale on January 28, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...January 22, 2010

It seems my days are spent getting through the day until 4:00 comes and I go up to the firehouse for my Diet Coke and some comradary.

Since Thanksgiving, I have shed alot of baggage and made some decisions that will affect me the rest of my life. I agreed to a divorce, put my house on the market before we got foreclosed upon, and lost my job which I loved. Behind the scenes of all this "stuff" is the fact that my daughter has been missing somewhere in Atlantic City for almost four… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on January 22, 2010 at 9:12pm — 7 Comments