WoW.
"Life seems a bit calmer today as the Moon moves through earthy Virgo. You could make choices that stabilize a current situation while simultaneously planning for your future. Still, it's challenging to balance your immediate needs with your long-term goals. Be careful not to take on too much or you'll end up wasting precious time and energy."
That is today's horoscope. Let me set the stage:
I have accepted a job at Starbucks. It's not my ideal job, though it could be a lot worse. The pros are, I hear it's a great company; I'll get free coffee; and they give benefits to 20+ hrs. The cons are, I work at 6:15am and I live 45 minutes away - in winter weather that means I would drive 2 hours in the dark, on unplowed icy roads; the pay is only $7.25 an hour (to start).
The staff seems super cool so I am not too bummed about accepting it. It relaxes me a bit to have filled out some hours at long last and so it does take a load off. However I am still applying for all these part-time office positions that say "flexible hours", as that would mean I could drive in the light, and make more money. As attractive as benefits at 20 hrs a week is, you still pay $40 a paycheck (out of a very small paycheck) for that and risk your life early in the morning!
The driving in the morning will not be so bad NEXT winter, when I live say 5 miles away. But living with my parents for now calls for a perilous commute.
Another reason I rationalize my way out of this is, come fall I will possibly need to quit the starbucks job anyway as the dance studio promises to give me lots of hours. Granted I may not WANT to quit starbucks at that point, but may as well get a different job sooner... like, before I complete training? :)
Hope for me guys.
Anyway. the horoscope said today that it's challenging to balance my current needs with long term goals, and it couldn't be truer. I need to make immediate money for my immediate bills; however, my immediate money now may not be a very long solution as it does not fit with my long term hopes ;)
That is today's horoscope. Let me set the stage:
I have accepted a job at Starbucks. It's not my ideal job, though it could be a lot worse. The pros are, I hear it's a great company; I'll get free coffee; and they give benefits to 20+ hrs. The cons are, I work at 6:15am and I live 45 minutes away - in winter weather that means I would drive 2 hours in the dark, on unplowed icy roads; the pay is only $7.25 an hour (to start).
The staff seems super cool so I am not too bummed about accepting it. It relaxes me a bit to have filled out some hours at long last and so it does take a load off. However I am still applying for all these part-time office positions that say "flexible hours", as that would mean I could drive in the light, and make more money. As attractive as benefits at 20 hrs a week is, you still pay $40 a paycheck (out of a very small paycheck) for that and risk your life early in the morning!
The driving in the morning will not be so bad NEXT winter, when I live say 5 miles away. But living with my parents for now calls for a perilous commute.
Another reason I rationalize my way out of this is, come fall I will possibly need to quit the starbucks job anyway as the dance studio promises to give me lots of hours. Granted I may not WANT to quit starbucks at that point, but may as well get a different job sooner... like, before I complete training? :)
Hope for me guys.
Anyway. the horoscope said today that it's challenging to balance my current needs with long term goals, and it couldn't be truer. I need to make immediate money for my immediate bills; however, my immediate money now may not be a very long solution as it does not fit with my long term hopes ;)