The Cluless Misis joins OPEN Philippines

Phew... That was fast! It has only been exactly eight days since I announced and acknowledged unemployment and here I am again facing a new and exciting challenge at Open Philippines. 

Open Philippines is the activations outfit of Lowe Philippines, one of the biggest advertising agencies in the Philippines, where I used to be an Account Manager before, handling big accounts like Petron, Ovaltine, Holcim Cement and Red Ribbon. To read more about Open Philippines, click here http://www.openandpartners.com/ph or you may also read their interesting advertising and marketing insights at http://openphilippinesblog.com/

Tip on getting a job fast (specially applicable to experienced professionals), take advantage of your contacts! 

Because of my incessant part-time job hunting, I came across the Facebook profile of a dear friend who is the head of Open Philippines, I sent a personal message, he replied, I sent my CV, he replied, we met, we agreed, and voila, I'm not jobless anymore!

I cannot disclose the full detail of our agreement but let's just say this will open huge opportunities for me. I'm so excited to have a holistic experience in activations/ below the line advertising and this will definitely help me progress to a better Events and Marketing Maven that I aspire to be (among other things).

The Game Plan

Now that I have acknowledged my new life challenge – unemployment, it’s time to craft a game plan.

Step 1:   Create a blog. DONE!

I created this blog to serve as a documentary and self guide to achieving my goals in life. I know that it’s not going to be easy and I know that a great triumph (in the future *cross fingers*) comes with many failures, but I’m ready to give it my all (while there’s no baby yet). And if in the end I just fall flat on the floor, I can simply apply for work again…

Why Clueless Misis? Because that’s what I exactly feel right now. I’m a girl who always has a 3-year plan but at this point in my life, I have none. Hence, clueless!

Just as the subheading says, I will write about my daily misfits as a clueless wife - my simple accomplishments, experiments and challenges that hopefully everyone can relate to.

My topics for this blog will probably revolve around: what you can do to make money; how to’s on experimental cooking for new housewives like myself; lifestyle experiences; fashion and beauty; health and fitness. Basically, since I now have all the time in the world, I can write about anything! But three things I promise, I’ll try to make it short and sweet, relevant and worth reading. 

Step 2:   Get myself a new laptop, with emphasis on the new. While I cannot afford a new laptop yet, I’ll make do with this one, for now.

Step 3:   Make a list of goals and things I want to give a try while I figure out what will I excel at and pursue a career on.*

  
               1. Go back to part-time modeling

My young glory days are gone but it’s never too late to try again. I guess this is a start...

               2. Start a fashion business
               3. Update my closet and try fashion styling
               4. Get a food stall at Mercato and sell Mexi-pino dishes
               5. Be a professional blogger
               6. Be a part-time social events coordinator
               7. Get to earn something from an online job
               8. Learn how to bake
               9. Join a make up workshop
               10. Go back to studying fashion and hopefully launch my first official collection.

*Subject to change without prior notice. *wink*

STEP 4:   ACT ON MY PLANS!                                                     

Should I gain any readers in the future, I am absolutely open to comments and suggestions. C”,)

Introduction to the World of the Clueless Mrs.

I have always been a person who loves trying new things, may it be sports, a new craft or even discovering a new talent I never knew I had, and I think I carried this characteristic even all the way through my career. I have been working for six years now, and I must say, my career life has been a roller coaster. From half-day boredom, stress, frustration, small accomplishments to regional exposure, it has been crazy stressful yet fulfilling at the same time. To summarize my resume, I have worked at a bank, an advertising agency, a tourism board and a digital media agency.

Besides these, I have a brain factory of business concepts with the hopes of becoming an entrepreneur someday, may it be into fashion or food.  I have tried and tried venturing into different businesses from seasonal garage sales, reselling soon-expiring brownies at half-price, Christmas time tiangges, attempted online shop, to risking my dad’s retirement money for a short-lived digital printing family business.

Many can say I am a “jack of all trades, master of none,” and some might say I always start something without seeing it through, in short, sa simula lang magaling. But one thing I promised myself is that I will never give up trying.  

After six years of a crazy career life, I am now faced with a new challenge- UNEMPLOYMENT.

It wasn’t really by choice because I felt that I had no choice. I love Marketing too much to just let it go for a different position I'm halfhearted about, and though I I loved the environment in my last company and though it had great potential, I felt that it wasn’t just meant to be…

I have done this before… Resigning without a new employment at hand? But I told myself “Whatever happens, I know in my heart that I can always find a way to make money” but this time it’s different. I am newly married with bills on the rise and I know that I cannot just depend on my husband. I have to be smarter and make use of all my skills and my connections *wink*. I am totally clueless on what will happen next so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see…

Cheers from the Clueless Misis and welcome to my world...