It really is the little things in life...
What's better than the feeling of rain on your face? Puddles. When noone else is around I like to jump in them, though I still get immense satisfaction by simply applying more weight on my step if people do happen to be around. It makes me smile :)
It couldn't have been a more perfect day for it either. This morning I was nearly in tears. I've been under a lot of strain lately, though not entirely due to school. I've found myself in a bit of a financial predicament (one of those unexpected things that pop up) and I know that if I put in the hours and cut back on unnecessary expenditures I'll have it taken care of in about a months time, but I'm already working every day that I'm not in school. Which is taking it's toll on my schoolwork as I find myself completely exhausted and not getting enough sleep. I was really hoping to cut back on my hours to alleviate some of the pressure but that doesn't seem to be an option at the moment. I don't know what I'm going to do when the second half semester term begins and I load on yet another class, this one on two of my work days. But if I drop it I'll owe yet more money to my school because it will put me as a part time student (ironically, this extra class was supposed to help me de-stress).
So, already stressed, this morning's events did not help matters. Sunday's are ad-set days, it's the day when the new ad comes out and we have to change all of our featured items, take down the old signs and put up new ones, tag everything, etc etc. Which doesn't sound like much but in reality, for my department especially, is quite time consuming even for two people. This morning, however, the person opening with me stayed for a mere two hours and then left me to go to church. The only thing they accomplished was putting out about half of the dvd tags. This left me with cd's, games, software, and the rest of dvd's to take care of. Needless to say, despite my rushing around frantically, I did not finish before the store opened.
When I left work though it was raining and puddles had formed, and with every stomp my smile got a little broader and the weight on my shoulders felt a little lighter :)
I think perhaps I ought to make a little, shallow pond out back so that I can jump around in it whenever I feel stressed out, hehe
It couldn't have been a more perfect day for it either. This morning I was nearly in tears. I've been under a lot of strain lately, though not entirely due to school. I've found myself in a bit of a financial predicament (one of those unexpected things that pop up) and I know that if I put in the hours and cut back on unnecessary expenditures I'll have it taken care of in about a months time, but I'm already working every day that I'm not in school. Which is taking it's toll on my schoolwork as I find myself completely exhausted and not getting enough sleep. I was really hoping to cut back on my hours to alleviate some of the pressure but that doesn't seem to be an option at the moment. I don't know what I'm going to do when the second half semester term begins and I load on yet another class, this one on two of my work days. But if I drop it I'll owe yet more money to my school because it will put me as a part time student (ironically, this extra class was supposed to help me de-stress).
So, already stressed, this morning's events did not help matters. Sunday's are ad-set days, it's the day when the new ad comes out and we have to change all of our featured items, take down the old signs and put up new ones, tag everything, etc etc. Which doesn't sound like much but in reality, for my department especially, is quite time consuming even for two people. This morning, however, the person opening with me stayed for a mere two hours and then left me to go to church. The only thing they accomplished was putting out about half of the dvd tags. This left me with cd's, games, software, and the rest of dvd's to take care of. Needless to say, despite my rushing around frantically, I did not finish before the store opened.
When I left work though it was raining and puddles had formed, and with every stomp my smile got a little broader and the weight on my shoulders felt a little lighter :)
I think perhaps I ought to make a little, shallow pond out back so that I can jump around in it whenever I feel stressed out, hehe