Two Weeks!
Goodness! Time flies, I guess. It still feels rather surreal, though. I'm moving to Japan in two weeks, I'll be moving across the globe in two weeks. It's kind of hard to imagine. I guess that I've settled into a sort of semblance of routine or something. It's easy to get sucked into a routine, though. I've gotten kind of used to it. I've only had about two days off a week for the past couple of weeks. I usually spend one lounging around and I spend another doing lots of stuff.
I'm almost completely unpacked with my boxes. I only have about three more to go. I also have to go through and start to pack up my room. Also, I need to do financial aid paperwork and re-do my study abroad stuff, cancel my internet and figure out my phone. (Sheesh!) It's kind of overwhelming, but I'm trying to take good steps to doing everything so that I'm not overwhelmed, but I still think I'll be overwhelmed. I'm still worried about money, but at least I have two of my credit cards paid off and a third will be paid off next paycheck. That's a good feeling. I mean, it's been hard, it really has. To have to devote 80% of one's paychecks to debt is kind of frustrating. To be earning money but not able to use it to go and spend it on some frivolous things like movies, going out, or anything like that is hard. I give myself a limit. Usually about $70 a paycheck to use for spending. That means about $35 a week which includes about once a week when I have to add gas. While that doesn't seem like too little, I have a hard time with it, but I've been pretty good about sticking to my budgets, so that's exciting.
Today at work, I had to stay until 4, which was kind of lame, but whatever, more money is good. I went to Starbucks and asked for soy in my coffee....I thought that they put it in your drink, and I didn't check it. I got to work (Ian was 15 mins late, lol) and realized my coffee was black! ;~; I told Ian about it, and he, being the Starbucks afficianado that he is, told me what happened. Then he told me not to worry as he was going to Starbucks. He ended up bringing me back a tiny sample cup of soy milk! ^__^ I felt so loved! <3 I love Ian!
Today I was looking at the schedule for next week. I noticed that I was on the schedule for next Sunday. (My last day is supposed to be April 3rd.) I kind of frowned and then noticed that I also was scheduled for a morning shift, and then it was crossed out and a night shift was put up. I asked Ian about it.
Me: Did Jesse make the schedule?
Ian: I guess so, why? (I tell him what's wrong.) Ah, okay, here, let me fix it. *crosses off the Sunday Shift* Did he call you and ask about switching Saturday shifts?
Me: >__> No. He just switched it. Frankly, I don't want to work on Saturday if I can help it. I have a party that I'm planning for my family.
Ian: Okay. *crosses me off* There, all better!
Me: What about the prep person on Sunday?
Ian: *evil grin* We'll make Jesse figure that one out!
hee hee hee. I mean, I told Jesse a month ago that I was leaving and we discussed it and talked about it, so I don't feel bad at all asking for an extra day off. It gives me more time to get everything I need done done.
But yeah. Tomorrow the Corporate Inspector is coming, so I'm doing dishes and dining room. It will be okay, I guess. I have to work 9-4, so I guess that's more hours, again.
I went to Barnes and Noble tonight and browsed for about an hour and a half, looking for presents to bring to Narumi and company. I couldn't really find anything good in the used section and ended up walking out of there empty-handed, so that kind of sucked. I think I'm going to buy Kanto some baby books. *nod*
Well, I'm really tired and I think I am going to head to bed.
I'm almost completely unpacked with my boxes. I only have about three more to go. I also have to go through and start to pack up my room. Also, I need to do financial aid paperwork and re-do my study abroad stuff, cancel my internet and figure out my phone. (Sheesh!) It's kind of overwhelming, but I'm trying to take good steps to doing everything so that I'm not overwhelmed, but I still think I'll be overwhelmed. I'm still worried about money, but at least I have two of my credit cards paid off and a third will be paid off next paycheck. That's a good feeling. I mean, it's been hard, it really has. To have to devote 80% of one's paychecks to debt is kind of frustrating. To be earning money but not able to use it to go and spend it on some frivolous things like movies, going out, or anything like that is hard. I give myself a limit. Usually about $70 a paycheck to use for spending. That means about $35 a week which includes about once a week when I have to add gas. While that doesn't seem like too little, I have a hard time with it, but I've been pretty good about sticking to my budgets, so that's exciting.
Today at work, I had to stay until 4, which was kind of lame, but whatever, more money is good. I went to Starbucks and asked for soy in my coffee....I thought that they put it in your drink, and I didn't check it. I got to work (Ian was 15 mins late, lol) and realized my coffee was black! ;~; I told Ian about it, and he, being the Starbucks afficianado that he is, told me what happened. Then he told me not to worry as he was going to Starbucks. He ended up bringing me back a tiny sample cup of soy milk! ^__^ I felt so loved! <3 I love Ian!
Today I was looking at the schedule for next week. I noticed that I was on the schedule for next Sunday. (My last day is supposed to be April 3rd.) I kind of frowned and then noticed that I also was scheduled for a morning shift, and then it was crossed out and a night shift was put up. I asked Ian about it.
Me: Did Jesse make the schedule?
Ian: I guess so, why? (I tell him what's wrong.) Ah, okay, here, let me fix it. *crosses off the Sunday Shift* Did he call you and ask about switching Saturday shifts?
Me: >__> No. He just switched it. Frankly, I don't want to work on Saturday if I can help it. I have a party that I'm planning for my family.
Ian: Okay. *crosses me off* There, all better!
Me: What about the prep person on Sunday?
Ian: *evil grin* We'll make Jesse figure that one out!
hee hee hee. I mean, I told Jesse a month ago that I was leaving and we discussed it and talked about it, so I don't feel bad at all asking for an extra day off. It gives me more time to get everything I need done done.
But yeah. Tomorrow the Corporate Inspector is coming, so I'm doing dishes and dining room. It will be okay, I guess. I have to work 9-4, so I guess that's more hours, again.
I went to Barnes and Noble tonight and browsed for about an hour and a half, looking for presents to bring to Narumi and company. I couldn't really find anything good in the used section and ended up walking out of there empty-handed, so that kind of sucked. I think I'm going to buy Kanto some baby books. *nod*
Well, I'm really tired and I think I am going to head to bed.