words and pictures
This morning I had an orientation at the store I'm going to be working at. Everyone I'm going to be working with seems really nice, and the manager is a huge dork who never stops cracking jokes. They showed us around and explained what we'll be doing until the store opens. The store is basically empty, so we'll mostly be setting up shelves and stocking them. It'll be tiring but I'm looking forward to it. Everything has to be organized by department, brand, size and colour, and there are a lot of rules about how things have to go on the shelves. I enjoy cleaning and organizing so I think I'll have fun with it.
I'm only getting $8.75 an hour to start, but that's okay. One of the higher-ups mentioned that they hadn't designated a health & safety Rep yet, so I spoke to her afterward and volunteered. It'll be a little extra work, but I want to work my butt off at this place and climb the corporate ladder and whatnot. Ideally being the health & safety rep will get me to my first raise that much faster.
Tom and I spent the weekend being lazy at my house because it snowed from early Friday evening to very late last night. He was doing some work for my Dad in the basement, taking down the old plaster walls on our stairs and putting in drywall. I'd never seen him do any construction before, and he's definitely talented.
What Tom was doing this weekend. On the left, the bare wall after he smashed all the plaster off. On the right, the semi-finished drywall.
Duck by the creek!
Went for a little drive one day last week.
Our backyard after this weekend's dumping of snow.
Despite my not looking happy, it's a nice picture.
So tomorrow I start work and I'll be working a lot. Forgive me if posts are few and far between for a while.
I'm only getting $8.75 an hour to start, but that's okay. One of the higher-ups mentioned that they hadn't designated a health & safety Rep yet, so I spoke to her afterward and volunteered. It'll be a little extra work, but I want to work my butt off at this place and climb the corporate ladder and whatnot. Ideally being the health & safety rep will get me to my first raise that much faster.
Tom and I spent the weekend being lazy at my house because it snowed from early Friday evening to very late last night. He was doing some work for my Dad in the basement, taking down the old plaster walls on our stairs and putting in drywall. I'd never seen him do any construction before, and he's definitely talented.
What Tom was doing this weekend. On the left, the bare wall after he smashed all the plaster off. On the right, the semi-finished drywall.
Duck by the creek!
Went for a little drive one day last week.
Our backyard after this weekend's dumping of snow.
Despite my not looking happy, it's a nice picture.
So tomorrow I start work and I'll be working a lot. Forgive me if posts are few and far between for a while.