#50

I interviewed for, and accepted a job offer for a receptionist position at a vet clinic.  Super excited.  It will supplement my library position nicely, and it’s extremely convenient in terms of location.  My mom’s a little p-o’d since I didn’t find out how much I’d be making in terms of pay.  But honestly, that isn’t really a factor for me.  The position itself, and location, the hours, etc. all work.  And I have faith that the pay will work out perfectly as well.  Besides, I’m still at the library, and those shifts alone pay for my essentials.

I’ve decided to lose some piercings, and change the earrings in some others.  Which means: a) I took out 4 of my 6 lobe piercings (only the bottom one still has earrings in); b) changed my tragus ring for a stud like the one I sometimes wear in my lip; and c) put the ring that was in my tragus into my upper cartilage since it’s smaller than the previous ring.  Ideally I want a smaller barbell in my rook on the other side, but that can wait.  And I’ve started wearing a lip ring rather than a stud most of the time.  I like it better.

I’m still working on re-arranging my morning and night-time routines so that they fit better.  It’ll most likely begin to click once school starts.  For now, my earlier bedtimes mean I may not be blogging as much as I’d like.  Or doing as much yoga.  Or even as much journal writing.  But things shall get better.

I should go get ready for work right now.  Only 2 shifts left at Pier 1!!

Two Weeks

Well, I reached my limit tonight.  There were a few things that happened at work tonight that to my mind, prove that I’m not really wanted or needed at Pier 1.  So tomorrow morning I am handing in my notice.  There is an end in sight.

Now I must figure out how to go about changing my signature.  I think I will just wait until everything expires or wears off, and then use my new signature.  And any new cards I get will get my new signature.  The best thing is that my driver’s license is the first thing to expire – in 6 months ( a long time…but at least it’s not 5 years).  And I could theoretically put “Please See ID” on all my credit cards once I get that updated.  This is going to work.  :-)  Hopefully I won’t change my signature again until I get married, but then that’s pretty much expected for you to change it then (assuming you change names).

I went on a candy splurge last night.  Haven’t gone on one for ages.  But I still haven’t finished all of it, and I only spent $9.41.  So definite improvement there.  I wanted to share a picture of the giant box of Nerds I found.  I couldn’t resist.  For a size reference, the ring on my purse/bag just above the Nerds box is an inch and a half in diameter.

I got comments.  Yay!  So stoked.

Tomorrow I am packing for camping.  And doing some more laundry.  Today I did a bunch of laundry.  And copied a bunch of cds from the library.  I love feeling a sense of accomplishment.

I’m changing the colours of my blog.  Because as much as I like black, colour is always good.  Although there might be too much white.  We shall see.

My Current Thoughts

My back hurts.

I haven’t been sleeping well.

My bedroom is a mess, and my To Do list has nothing crossed off.  I wish I had more time.

Working at Southwood library is awesome.  It’s almost like coming home.  Way better than Glenmore.

I don’t want to work at Pier 1.  I’m sick of having to get dressed up, and not being able to wear my heels.  Or my capris.  And I don’t want to take out my piercings or cover up my tattoo anymore.

I get to see Jay tonight.  :-)

#40

What a night.  Worked at the library, and we ended up calling the police to deal with a customer, who then banned him.  So not fun to deal with the whole situation.  But I’m putting it behind me.

I went for a walk/run tonight.  That’s my new term for it.  I run (not sprinting, but still pretty quick) when I feel like it.  And then walk the rest of it.  No expectations of how much I do of each.  Or how far I go.  I’m hoping I can start doing this on a regular basis.  I really need to add a bit of cardio back into my life.

I got a bunch of books from the library tonight.  New authors to try out.  Just some fiction/romance/historical/paranormal type stuff.  I’m actually really looking forward to reading The Second Assistant by Clare Naylor.

I’ve been re-reading the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton lately.  I absolutely love this author. 

#34

I was tired around 11pm last night.  Tonight, it’s 11:20pm, and I’m still wide awake.  Just when I was thinking I might be wrong about my body not adjusting to the new sleep schedule.

All I seem to talk about now is my silly Sleep Schedule.  Meh.

Work went really well today.  Which is awesome.  I still find the library rather uneventful – it’s just not busy enough.

Hopefully tomorrow I can do some make-up.  Which means I should probably get to bed so I can get up.  Urgh.

So does anyone else want to start up a blog, or already have one I don’t know about?  I like reading them as well.  Comment if you have a link for me.  :-)  Or even if you don’t.

Lovestruck

 

That’s me.  :-)  I’m slowly admitting it to myself, and to Jason.  Big step for me.  But it feels great.  And that’s the most important thing.  No pressure whatsoever, just expressing what I feel.

Work is a work in progress essentially.  I love the library.  It’s a really great job, and the people are nice and the customers are nice.  But I haven’t been getting a lot of hours.  So I had to go and find another job.  I started last Friday at Pier 1 as a supervisor.  It’s been an experience so far.  The first day, I hated it.  My second shift I hated at first, but I started to enjoy myself a bit more towards the end.  And today’s shift was awesome.  Although today was spent opening boxes of stock in the backroom.  So I’m not really sure what that’s saying.  I guess I’ll have to wait and see how next week goes.

I also had the thought of going back to Claire’s as a third job.  My old manager mentioned that she’d have some hours for me if I wanted.  The only thing is, when I quit last time I swore I would never go back.  But money would be nice, and there isn’t exactly much of a learning curve, which is kind of reassuring.

I’ve noticed I’m not as confident anymore.  Not really sure why this happened, but I really doubt my ability to learn new things.  And it held me back from applying to a bunch of jobs when I was looking.

I miss blogging.  I keep saying I will do more, but I haven’t been doing very well.  Nothing exciting has been happening though.  Actually, that isn’t true.  It just seems to type itself (or come out of my mouth when I’m talking to people) a lot.  Not sure why that is either.

I’ve changed a lot this past year.  In so many different ways.  Last year at this time I was so stoked on going to U of C, and planning everything I was going to do for studying, and arranging supplies, etc.  And while I wouldn’t say I was man-hating, I definitely wasn’t planning on getting involved in any kind of relationship anytime soon.  My friend base has changed a bit.  My close friends are still there, but I’ve met a bunch of new people, and have drifted away from a lot as well.  I’m ok with that.  I think it’s for the best.

Looking back at my old blog (essentially from a year ago), it’s fairly obvious how much I have changed.  Even my writing style has changed a bit.  At least grammatically, to my eye. 

Oh wow, I just “reminded” myself about kakuro puzzles (aka cross sums).  I was addicted to them before.  They’re just awesome, and challenging.  Too bad I don’t have any to work on right now.   Or access to a printer.  That would be nice.  I found an on-line option.  So I’m off.  Ciao! :-)

The Ball is Finally Rolling

I’ve definitely made some changes since my last post.  A lot can happen in a week when you put your mind to it.  Well, it actually isn’t a whole lot, but the effect these changes have made is pretty big.

Without going into a whole lot of detail, partly because I want this to be a quick post, and partly because I don’t really feel like thinking a whole lot about it, here’s what I did:

• told Karine (my snowboard coach) that I’m just sick of riding, and that I don’t want to come Wednesday nights for the rest of the season;
• because of this I also told Maddy I could only drive her to/from Riders on Monday nights;
• called my aunt and said that I’m just not as focused on her work anymore, and I’m not getting tons done, and that I really don’t want to keep doing more;
• started looking for a new job;
• applied at the library (again), and actually set up an interview;
• called the temp agency to say I wanted to leave my job, and they ended up telling my supervisor for me (although she still wanted to talk about my reasons for leaving, which is totally understandable);
• created and printed off a checklist for March;
• actually made plans to go out one night with some friends; and
• Jason and I even went for a run.

All of that in a week.  Wow, I was busy.  But I feel a lot better about the direction I’m headed now (which isn’t exactly anywhere specific, but at least it’s more of an open field than a dead-end).

Hopefully this week I can fit in at least a couple yoga classes.  I’m thinking of going to a Prana class at Bodhi Tree on Thursday, and then a class at Calgary Hot Yoga with Jason on Friday.  Ideally I’d like to do a class at Bodhi Tree on Saturday or Sunday, but we’ll see what happens.  Maybe I’ll be able to motivate myself to go for a run again at some point.

Difficulty is 100% subjective.