My volunteering has paid off! As of tomorrow I start working for the Historical Society that I've been a docent with since February! It's only 9hrs a week at the front desk but hell, it's SOMETHING after close to four months here! I'm very pleased as it fits my goals of working for an organization I care about and not being on my feet.

I literally applied to the job on Thursday after seeing a posting on Facebook, did docenting and interviewed on Friday and got the call today. Now I start training tomorrow!
I'm VERY happy as my work here in Buffalo is starting to pay off just when I was thinking it might be time to start opening my options again.
Now I can have something on my resume and continue applying for part time work during weekdays.

AGH!! So happy! I can start paying my loans back and have a LITTLE bit left over to build back some of my bank account and contribute toward the apartment. I am way happy! I think this will be very good for me. I have already been showing my worth to the society (I've given a decent amount of tours since I started and began taking notes at the docent meetings to forward on to the rest of the group). I will continue proving myself.

Thank you, life. I did this on my own and it's paying off. It feels good and it feels right. Being patient was right.
:-)