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heeeey.....I still have one of these thing-a-ma-jigs.
Life has continued in its busy pace. Summer was far too short, the looming winter looks to be far too long. I'm looking forward to getting out of this business and moving on to better things. Just a year and a half to go. I had two months off from school, if you asked me what I did with them, I don't think I could tell you. There was a whale watch in there somewhere, and mini golf, and time with family and friends...yeah, that's all I got. Mike and I have been spending a lot of time with some friends of his that are in their early 20s. Sometimes it's annoying, others it's enlightening. I'm amused as I watch the drama unfold among them that I went through at that age, that seemed so catastrophic back then, and I'm indifferent to now. I find myself reassuring some of them that the friends that have suddenly turned into bar / club rats and have been acting completely selfish and like tool bags may grow out of it, or they may not, and if not they're probably better off without them anyway. Mostly, I like feeling like the older sister.
Life is rocky at the moment. Money is incredibly tight. I'm having a hard time dealing with it emotionally. I don't enjoy playing the "what bill is getting put off this month" game. Mike's hours are getting cut left and right. There have been some really shady dealings at the store as of late, and managers who are expecting unreasonable things from Mike specifically, which is helping to push Mike towards looking for a better job. We've got our fingers crossed on a few. He had a really good interview a few weeks ago that gave him hope.
I've been aching to go somewhere or do something as of late. I want to go somewhere new. I catch myself looking longingly through http://fiveminutegetaway.icanhascheezburger.com/. I got an email from school offering a course on issues facing the 3rd world. The end of the course is a 10 day trip to The Gambia to help out at a school. If I had the money I'd do it, whether it would be a balm for my wanderlust, or to do something bigger than myself, I don't know.
I have come up with an idea to implement at work, the trick now is to catch my boss in a good mood to suggest it to him. Fuel prices are high, and fuel assistance isn't giving out much this year. I'd like to set up a donation program in which our customers could send in donations, and if someone calls in the middle of winter who has exhausted their fuel assistance options, we could help them out with those donations. The boss's wife loves the idea.
Life has continued in its busy pace. Summer was far too short, the looming winter looks to be far too long. I'm looking forward to getting out of this business and moving on to better things. Just a year and a half to go. I had two months off from school, if you asked me what I did with them, I don't think I could tell you. There was a whale watch in there somewhere, and mini golf, and time with family and friends...yeah, that's all I got. Mike and I have been spending a lot of time with some friends of his that are in their early 20s. Sometimes it's annoying, others it's enlightening. I'm amused as I watch the drama unfold among them that I went through at that age, that seemed so catastrophic back then, and I'm indifferent to now. I find myself reassuring some of them that the friends that have suddenly turned into bar / club rats and have been acting completely selfish and like tool bags may grow out of it, or they may not, and if not they're probably better off without them anyway. Mostly, I like feeling like the older sister.
Life is rocky at the moment. Money is incredibly tight. I'm having a hard time dealing with it emotionally. I don't enjoy playing the "what bill is getting put off this month" game. Mike's hours are getting cut left and right. There have been some really shady dealings at the store as of late, and managers who are expecting unreasonable things from Mike specifically, which is helping to push Mike towards looking for a better job. We've got our fingers crossed on a few. He had a really good interview a few weeks ago that gave him hope.
I've been aching to go somewhere or do something as of late. I want to go somewhere new. I catch myself looking longingly through http://fiveminutegetaway.icanhascheezburger.com/. I got an email from school offering a course on issues facing the 3rd world. The end of the course is a 10 day trip to The Gambia to help out at a school. If I had the money I'd do it, whether it would be a balm for my wanderlust, or to do something bigger than myself, I don't know.
I have come up with an idea to implement at work, the trick now is to catch my boss in a good mood to suggest it to him. Fuel prices are high, and fuel assistance isn't giving out much this year. I'd like to set up a donation program in which our customers could send in donations, and if someone calls in the middle of winter who has exhausted their fuel assistance options, we could help them out with those donations. The boss's wife loves the idea.