Since it's official now.
I'll be moving into Edmonton at the beginning of October. My last official day with my current store is October 3, though we're looking at getting me transferred to one of the Edmonton stores instead of terminating my connection to the company. I need to remember to call the Whyte Ave store.
The problem is that I need a pay raise if I'm going to stay with the company. I'm barely making more than minimum wage after over a year. If I can't get at least $10/hr, I'm going to have to consider other companies. I should probably avoid bookstores, to be honest, since my paycheques tend to disappear back into the company. Unfortunately, my back still causes me enough pain that I can't really work as a waitress or hostess or what have you. I refuse to work in fast food or clothing retail. I probably need to be able to sit down fairly often, at least on some days. This leaves... well, grocery stores, maybe, and a few other places. I can get by a while with no job, but I'd feel a lot more comfortable with a steady income. So we'll see what happens.
At this point, I'm just ready to get my stuff moved and get on with life. I'm going to miss my store, and the people who make it fun. That said, I'm excited to get away from the frustration that is my work, and working in St. Albert in general. Not to mention getting away from St. Albert transit. Yeesh. (Buses were 20 minutes late today. All day. No reason was given.) I had to get a friend to drive me in to choir tomorrow. He's not even in the choir.
Right, yes, choir. Still in it. Actually, in pretty much everything about it. I'm still leading my section (for now, at least), as well as being on exec and playing hand bells. It's a little ridiculous, but choir has basically become the center of my social activities, and it's only been two years so far. It'll be an interesting year.
So I've been doing through some of the music on the main computer, trying to figure out how much of it is going to be coming with me. Looks like most of it, honestly. It's a bit ridiculous how much we've managed to collect in the six or seven years in which we've had it. It's a little frustrating, to be honest, but I'll get it done eventually.
On a vaguely related note, the new Dala seems pretty good so far. Probably going to see them on the 1st. Also, The Hold Steady on the 21st. Possibly something else before I move and no longer have disposable income? We'll see.
I got my wisdom teeth out at the end of August. I only have stitches left in one of the four holes, and they're really bothering me. I'm tempted to trim them, or pull them out, or something. Anything. They're so frustrating. Sigh. No complications as of yet, so knock on wood for that to remain the same. They found a cyst under one of the wisdom teeth, so they'll let me know if they discover anything interesting about it.
Also, Jackie chopped off all my hair in August. Well, not all. Half. It's now shoulder-length with a lot of layers, and bangs, which is a crazy change for me. People have been not-recognizing me all month. It's both amusing and a bit frustrating. It also takes time to style, so sometimes it looks a bit terrifying, when I haven't had time to do anything with it. But I'm slowly learning to create time for hair.
I also appear to have developed an issue with my nose in the past couple of days. It's constantly leaking. I suspect allergies, though I've no idea why that would start now, apparently at random. We'll see if it goes away or gets worse. Sigh. Kleenex is not nice to my nose, historically speaking.
Anywho. Choir in under eight hours. Must be bedtime.
(Also, I am reading everyone else' posts. I just never reply because I am a lurking lurker. See me lurk.)
The problem is that I need a pay raise if I'm going to stay with the company. I'm barely making more than minimum wage after over a year. If I can't get at least $10/hr, I'm going to have to consider other companies. I should probably avoid bookstores, to be honest, since my paycheques tend to disappear back into the company. Unfortunately, my back still causes me enough pain that I can't really work as a waitress or hostess or what have you. I refuse to work in fast food or clothing retail. I probably need to be able to sit down fairly often, at least on some days. This leaves... well, grocery stores, maybe, and a few other places. I can get by a while with no job, but I'd feel a lot more comfortable with a steady income. So we'll see what happens.
At this point, I'm just ready to get my stuff moved and get on with life. I'm going to miss my store, and the people who make it fun. That said, I'm excited to get away from the frustration that is my work, and working in St. Albert in general. Not to mention getting away from St. Albert transit. Yeesh. (Buses were 20 minutes late today. All day. No reason was given.) I had to get a friend to drive me in to choir tomorrow. He's not even in the choir.
Right, yes, choir. Still in it. Actually, in pretty much everything about it. I'm still leading my section (for now, at least), as well as being on exec and playing hand bells. It's a little ridiculous, but choir has basically become the center of my social activities, and it's only been two years so far. It'll be an interesting year.
So I've been doing through some of the music on the main computer, trying to figure out how much of it is going to be coming with me. Looks like most of it, honestly. It's a bit ridiculous how much we've managed to collect in the six or seven years in which we've had it. It's a little frustrating, to be honest, but I'll get it done eventually.
On a vaguely related note, the new Dala seems pretty good so far. Probably going to see them on the 1st. Also, The Hold Steady on the 21st. Possibly something else before I move and no longer have disposable income? We'll see.
I got my wisdom teeth out at the end of August. I only have stitches left in one of the four holes, and they're really bothering me. I'm tempted to trim them, or pull them out, or something. Anything. They're so frustrating. Sigh. No complications as of yet, so knock on wood for that to remain the same. They found a cyst under one of the wisdom teeth, so they'll let me know if they discover anything interesting about it.
Also, Jackie chopped off all my hair in August. Well, not all. Half. It's now shoulder-length with a lot of layers, and bangs, which is a crazy change for me. People have been not-recognizing me all month. It's both amusing and a bit frustrating. It also takes time to style, so sometimes it looks a bit terrifying, when I haven't had time to do anything with it. But I'm slowly learning to create time for hair.
I also appear to have developed an issue with my nose in the past couple of days. It's constantly leaking. I suspect allergies, though I've no idea why that would start now, apparently at random. We'll see if it goes away or gets worse. Sigh. Kleenex is not nice to my nose, historically speaking.
Anywho. Choir in under eight hours. Must be bedtime.
(Also, I am reading everyone else' posts. I just never reply because I am a lurking lurker. See me lurk.)