Finally...
I'm finally writing an entry. I don't remember what I last wrote about, so some of this might be a bit repetitious. In a sense, not much has happened, but a lot has happened.
Professionally, I'm stressed out at work. I deal with a lot of drama that I just don't think I need. It's sad too because I have no help up front. They have this great cycle where they hire cashiers and if they excel, they move them to other areas while replacing them with people who they hope quit. Guess what? Those people do quit. Which leaves me shorthanded up front. They sat me down and said I looked rather stressed over a pretty busy weekend recently. I told them I was stressed and they told me that the person who does the "other half" of my job was going to be on maternity leave in a few months so it was going to get more hectic for me. I told them if that's the case, they need to find a way to get me away from being the head cashier for the majority of my time there. (I'm not a head cashier for those who don't know) They responded by telling me that they would not being hiring more help. So I told them I need to step down then. I can't do this job at 110%, or even 100%, by being up front 10-12 hours a week. I have all sorts of responsibilities that require me to not be up there and taking care of the babies up there. So I think I'm going back to being a Sales Specialist which is where I was. I't s a drop in pay, however, I think it'll be less stressful, I hope.
Outside of that, my dad was in the hospital a week ago with heart attack symptoms. He's fine now, but that really didn't help. So that got me to thinking about moving home again. Or at least to Illinois. I can't really do anything until July/August though. That's when the lease runs out. So I don't know. I should be closer to the family and since things aren't really going well out here in terms of socially, I guess that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
Mitch doesn't live here anymore. Well, he does, but his girlfriend moved up from Detroit and has her own place, so he stays with her and I see them when laundry needs to get done. He's still paying half though, so I'm not complaining. I have the place to myself for most of the week. I'm not around much though, so it's really not a big deal. My dog just sits here all day. She's been bad lately, but I guess that means she's just looking for attention. Unfortunately, I can only give her so much attention.
I finally sat down at a poker table again last night. First time in about a month. I stopped playing for a while since I took a couple of bad beats at the hands of my roommate in back to back tournaments. However, last night I sat down in this 52 player tournament in Williamston. They've been holding it monthly as a new charity, so it's for a good cause. It cost me $80 to play and I'm usually out in like the first hour. Last night though, I think everything was in alignment. I took a lot of chips early on with trip Aces, then took a bunch more with a pocket pair of deuces. I kept seeing players leaving and leaving so I was getting this weird feeling. I was in the big blind with 8-4 spades and no one raised my blind so I got to see a flop. 5-6 of spades and a 5 of diamonds. I called a small bet and the next card was a Jack of diamonds. Two checks led to the river, a 7 of spades. I had caught the straight flush! SO the guy to my right in the hand goes all in for 4,000. I sat there and debated and counted out the chips and looked at him and said, I have to call you. Showed it to him and the people watching the table and they were stunned. I was stunned. I had all the spades left in the deck to make my flush as well as the three 7's. So I get the one that gives me the nuts.(Unbeatable hand) Right before that, I had caught another guy going all in with a pair of Kings after the flop as I had three 4's after the flop. Then I caught a full house on the turn and four of a kind on the river. It was quite the night. I was about even going into the final table and I lasted to 5th place, which was enough to win my money back. So I played 3 hours for free and learned a few more lessons.
Anyway, I think I need to do something today before football starts. That's the update. Leave me some love. Or Don't. Either way, Happy Holidays.
Professionally, I'm stressed out at work. I deal with a lot of drama that I just don't think I need. It's sad too because I have no help up front. They have this great cycle where they hire cashiers and if they excel, they move them to other areas while replacing them with people who they hope quit. Guess what? Those people do quit. Which leaves me shorthanded up front. They sat me down and said I looked rather stressed over a pretty busy weekend recently. I told them I was stressed and they told me that the person who does the "other half" of my job was going to be on maternity leave in a few months so it was going to get more hectic for me. I told them if that's the case, they need to find a way to get me away from being the head cashier for the majority of my time there. (I'm not a head cashier for those who don't know) They responded by telling me that they would not being hiring more help. So I told them I need to step down then. I can't do this job at 110%, or even 100%, by being up front 10-12 hours a week. I have all sorts of responsibilities that require me to not be up there and taking care of the babies up there. So I think I'm going back to being a Sales Specialist which is where I was. I't s a drop in pay, however, I think it'll be less stressful, I hope.
Outside of that, my dad was in the hospital a week ago with heart attack symptoms. He's fine now, but that really didn't help. So that got me to thinking about moving home again. Or at least to Illinois. I can't really do anything until July/August though. That's when the lease runs out. So I don't know. I should be closer to the family and since things aren't really going well out here in terms of socially, I guess that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
Mitch doesn't live here anymore. Well, he does, but his girlfriend moved up from Detroit and has her own place, so he stays with her and I see them when laundry needs to get done. He's still paying half though, so I'm not complaining. I have the place to myself for most of the week. I'm not around much though, so it's really not a big deal. My dog just sits here all day. She's been bad lately, but I guess that means she's just looking for attention. Unfortunately, I can only give her so much attention.
I finally sat down at a poker table again last night. First time in about a month. I stopped playing for a while since I took a couple of bad beats at the hands of my roommate in back to back tournaments. However, last night I sat down in this 52 player tournament in Williamston. They've been holding it monthly as a new charity, so it's for a good cause. It cost me $80 to play and I'm usually out in like the first hour. Last night though, I think everything was in alignment. I took a lot of chips early on with trip Aces, then took a bunch more with a pocket pair of deuces. I kept seeing players leaving and leaving so I was getting this weird feeling. I was in the big blind with 8-4 spades and no one raised my blind so I got to see a flop. 5-6 of spades and a 5 of diamonds. I called a small bet and the next card was a Jack of diamonds. Two checks led to the river, a 7 of spades. I had caught the straight flush! SO the guy to my right in the hand goes all in for 4,000. I sat there and debated and counted out the chips and looked at him and said, I have to call you. Showed it to him and the people watching the table and they were stunned. I was stunned. I had all the spades left in the deck to make my flush as well as the three 7's. So I get the one that gives me the nuts.(Unbeatable hand) Right before that, I had caught another guy going all in with a pair of Kings after the flop as I had three 4's after the flop. Then I caught a full house on the turn and four of a kind on the river. It was quite the night. I was about even going into the final table and I lasted to 5th place, which was enough to win my money back. So I played 3 hours for free and learned a few more lessons.
Anyway, I think I need to do something today before football starts. That's the update. Leave me some love. Or Don't. Either way, Happy Holidays.