Thursday, August 21, 2008

Keepin up with the new pace...

So the most recent update I have is that I am now officially working 2 different jobs, both Pier 1 and Barnes and Nobles. Both are part-time, so hopefully I can work my way up to 40 hours at -least-. Seriously, I have no friends in the Valpo area at the moment, so I might as well use my free-time to earn some money. A flight to Japan isn't going to pay itself!! Err.. unless I do JET, but that didn't work last year... T-T. Ugh I have no idea how long I'll be working in the US for, but I don't want to hold Adam back. I'm pretty sure he is ready to just make his way over there now. However, I can't because I'm -really- poor, and I haven't been with my family in like... 3 years. Its a little hectic here, dealing with random drama, but I'd rather have this than to be alone in Bloomington. Plus all the kitties make everything a little more enjoyable. =(^_^)=

It seems like Hoshi/Yoshi are settled in upstairs, and are not -that- curious about exploring the rest of the house. I do think their ears perk up when they hear Cuddles "yowling" for like 10 minutes straight at night, but thats about it. Plus, I don't think Patches/Cuddles really care about loosing access to the upper-half of the townhouse. I think we're going to avoid trying to merge the two families together, it'd be too much stress for Patches. Plus she is finally coming out of Robyn's room a little more, and thats a huge step for her.

Anyways, back to the topic of new jobs, I really love both of my jobs. Heres why:
1- they are literally next-door to each other. That makes changing shifts -really- easy!
2- they both are about a 5 minute drive away from my house. Schweeeet!
3- Best discounts ever. I won't go in details, but I will not drop either job. No friggen way lol.
4- Pier 1 is very fast-paced. Especially when I unload the truck, my god you don't have a free moment there, you are just hauling ass! I love it! I'd rather be really busy and have time fly by versus things going slow and feeling like you've been there forever.
5- Barnes and Nobles has a really diverse staff, but they all know how to be nice/fun/goofy. I love that. Especially since I can rarely hold my goofy side in ^_^. I had to train with 2 other people during orientation, and all of our names start with A, so we're now the "A" team. Muhhahahahaa, I love it XD

I really think working at both of these places will be a perfect fit for me. I just hope that I earn good money and start saving it properly. That means no big shopping sprees T-T Besides, I did that yesterday at the Lighthouse Outlet Mall so I would have more work clothes X3. Thinking of the future though, I am -very- afraid of when Xmas time comes.... buying gifts for people, having to call of work days to see friends... I just hope it all goes smoothly T-T.

1 comment:

Cou said...

Awww...April! Congratulations on your jobs. Did I hear discounts...? Woohoo! We'll be up in the Valpo area pretty soon. If you're not too busy, we'd love to visit you and the fam!