back again...
so, i haven't posted since before i left for europe...
europe was an absolutely amazing experience and i'm glad i did it. i spent far too much money on the trip, including a lot of money i didn't have and now i'm sinking in credit card debt. but aren't we all? and at least it went to a worthy cause...TRAVEL! life experience! fun! yay!
in other news...very depressing news actually. my boss's wife passed away in a car accident two weeks ago. she was only 39 and they have 3 young children together (between 6-13 yrs). it has been the most depressing two weeks at work i've ever had. he's like a 2nd dad to me, so i have been pretty torn up about his loss, even though i've only met his wife in person once. i have talked to her on the phone about a zillion times since i've started working for him a year and a half ago. she was a sweet woman and that family did not deserve this kind of a loss. she fell asleep driving home from san diego and the car hit a call box and rolled over the side rail. ugh. so sad. it was so completely unexpected for her to pass this way. life is completely unfair.
so, with this recent development at work, my boss is taking a very long and unspecified amount of time off from work. i didn't really realize that he is like, the #1 reason i enjoy my job so much. nothing gets done properly without him there and every day is depressing and drags on. but i feel like i can't start looking for a better job yet because i feel sort of obligated to hold down the fort while he's gone (without us both, the store would literally implode). i've looked a few times at jobs that sound fun. found a party planning position at paramount studios that starts with a salary of $55,000 a year. basically you plan their events with a budget of up to $50,000. sounds like fun to me. but i didn't apply, because although they train you and require only a 4 year degree, i can't bring myself to fill out the application or submit a resume. i can't leave my job right now. it's not the right time. plus, i'm actually enjoying floating along in life for once. i'm rarely stressed out these days, although i don't sleep much. the lack of sleep has been due to my social life for once, not my academic or work life. i'm enjoying just having ONE place to be a day. work.
so i suppose this is a welcome break for me. i know eventually (possibly next june)...i'll go into the credential program or a master's program, or SOMETHING. even just getting a better job would be great. but for now, i guess i feel like i deserve to take a break.
just with things would progress a bit more in the moving out and getting engaged departments of my life. but, i guess with all my debt and lack of funds to pay for a place, those things are going to have to wait for now. haha.
europe was an absolutely amazing experience and i'm glad i did it. i spent far too much money on the trip, including a lot of money i didn't have and now i'm sinking in credit card debt. but aren't we all? and at least it went to a worthy cause...TRAVEL! life experience! fun! yay!
in other news...very depressing news actually. my boss's wife passed away in a car accident two weeks ago. she was only 39 and they have 3 young children together (between 6-13 yrs). it has been the most depressing two weeks at work i've ever had. he's like a 2nd dad to me, so i have been pretty torn up about his loss, even though i've only met his wife in person once. i have talked to her on the phone about a zillion times since i've started working for him a year and a half ago. she was a sweet woman and that family did not deserve this kind of a loss. she fell asleep driving home from san diego and the car hit a call box and rolled over the side rail. ugh. so sad. it was so completely unexpected for her to pass this way. life is completely unfair.
so, with this recent development at work, my boss is taking a very long and unspecified amount of time off from work. i didn't really realize that he is like, the #1 reason i enjoy my job so much. nothing gets done properly without him there and every day is depressing and drags on. but i feel like i can't start looking for a better job yet because i feel sort of obligated to hold down the fort while he's gone (without us both, the store would literally implode). i've looked a few times at jobs that sound fun. found a party planning position at paramount studios that starts with a salary of $55,000 a year. basically you plan their events with a budget of up to $50,000. sounds like fun to me. but i didn't apply, because although they train you and require only a 4 year degree, i can't bring myself to fill out the application or submit a resume. i can't leave my job right now. it's not the right time. plus, i'm actually enjoying floating along in life for once. i'm rarely stressed out these days, although i don't sleep much. the lack of sleep has been due to my social life for once, not my academic or work life. i'm enjoying just having ONE place to be a day. work.
so i suppose this is a welcome break for me. i know eventually (possibly next june)...i'll go into the credential program or a master's program, or SOMETHING. even just getting a better job would be great. but for now, i guess i feel like i deserve to take a break.
just with things would progress a bit more in the moving out and getting engaged departments of my life. but, i guess with all my debt and lack of funds to pay for a place, those things are going to have to wait for now. haha.