I didn't realize how long its been since i've actually written anything here. I apologize for that. As you will soon see, my life has been crazy lately, and it is leaving little time for anything that isn't work.
So, I did quit BRU, or so I thought. After several e-mails back and forth with the manager, I decided to stay on there, however my availability is only until 10am any day of the week so as to not interfere with the WHS. I ended up taking nearly two weeks off from there, but am slowly getting into a groove and settling in. I am still mostly unhappy there, but I am starting to figure out what I am supposed to be doing, so that is helping slightly. I think there are few worse things in a job setting than not knowing what you are doing, unless you are George Castanza. He made the best of it. I am not that easy-going.
One thing about BRU that does have my feathers ruffled, however, is the letter I received in the mail yesterday. It was a letter informing me of the changes to healthcare and instructions on what I am to do regarding the Marketplace and all of that jazz. I would wager that since I got one from both jobs that were pretty much the same thing, you all have received something similar yourselves. The letter itself didn't bother me, until I got to the part that said, "Since the (insert plan here) does not satisfy the minimum benefit requirements....it will be discontinued December 31st." Since the only reason I decided to stay at that hellhole was for the bene's anyway, this kind of sent me into a tizzy. But now I feel kind of locked in there because there have been so many staff changes lately, and they are actually relying on me to do the job of one of the leaders while he is off helping set up a new store down the road, so now that I am part of the team and not just some outsider who was told to "get out" it is going to be a bit harder to leave (plus the extra $200 a month I will get from there is kind of necessary.)
However, once again, WHS is saving the day. I talked to my awesome leader today who told me that in about another month I should be getting paperwork in the mail in order to sign up for benefits through them. It goes by hours worked there and I am definitely meeting the requirement on that front, so I am patiently awaiting that to arrive.
Speaking of hours at WHS, I am working pretty much every day ever there. I love it there, so this is not a bad thing at all. The only downfall is, of course, that it is a bar, so I often get out pretty late and then am due to arrive at BRU at 6 the next morning, so sleep is coming kind of whenever it can. I am finding myself more and more taking naps between jobs, though I am trying to use that time to be productive, since I am already up and out of the house.
I have been hosting a little at WHS, as well as working in the retail store, and I am having a good time doing both. I have only hosted twice, and it is a LOT of running around (I guess that is why I'm called a "runner") but I like being busy because it passes the time, and I like that I get paid to listen to live music and talk to people. I spend the majority of the time that I am not at work home alone, so getting to talk to people is really cool. I have met people from all over the world, and last weekend I met a kid who graduated from the Comm department of MU a few years after me! Today I met a guy from Lindenwold, NJ, and the first day I was working I met two ladies from Franklinville. It has really been so much fun.
I had requested like five days off this weekend, as there was a road trip planned, but that fell through last minute, so I sent my leader a message saying I could pick up shifts if necessary. this afternoon while I was busily dancing around to my headphones and scrubbing the kitchen from top to bottom, she called to ask me to come in at four. I had no problem with this (yay, OT!!) but since I hadn't planned on going anywhere today and was cleaning the kitchen, I hadn't showered, so my first order of business when I got to work was to buy myself a WHS hat, so now I have my first piece of WHS swag, and I'm sure there will be more to go with it as time rolls on.
I am trying to think if there are things that I can share that are not work related. My parents bought me a plane ticket home for Christmas, so I am super excited about that. I will be home for one week. The majority of that time will be spent with family, obviously, but I will definitely have some free time set aside for friends. I haven't worked out the transportation end of my being home (if i keep banking overtime like this, I'll likely rent a car for the week if I can find a decent price) but i am sure ill find a way to be where i need to be.
Today one of the girls at work asked me if I would like to hang out outside of work and i was scared that i would scare her away with how eagerly i accepted her invitation. One of my biggest concerns living here is the fact that i don't really have any friends yet. I don't have anyone to call up and say "hey, lets go grab coffee" or whatever, and the few times i have made plans with people, they have fallen through. I know that making friends takes time, but it is really frustrating to not have anyone around to talk to, either. My poor BFFF is probably ready to kill me as soon as she sees me because I am constantly bugging her with stuff. I know that is what friends are for and all, but its hard for her, too, because she is so far away and there is nothing that can be done from 806 miles away. So anyway, yay for new friend! and I am hoping that I am able to make a few more in the next few months so that I can balance all of my working with some fun friend hangout time, too.
I had to buy a belt yesterday because even my too-tight jeans are starting to sag a little bit. I kind of want to buy a scale (and was just pricing them online) to see if I am actually losing weight, but I also am afraid that I will buy it, step on it and see that I haven't lost any (or even worse, gained) and will be even more depressed than I already am, and that is just something that no one needs. I am sure we have all been there and its a place that no one wants to be. I just remembered that we can get 50% off WW online through work, so maybe ill look into that. I guess I'll need a scale for that though, huh. Maybe Ill see if there is any room in my monthly budget for going to meetings again.
Oh, so I am working on a budget. I ordered a ledger online and am keeping track of what I am spending and seeing what goes where all month, and then Ill know kind of what I need to make and where I am overspending, so that is pretty cool. So far the neatest thing about it is that I am actually thinking about the purchases I am making, and weighing if the cost is worth the expense. I am more aware of my money and how much is coming in vs. how much is going out, so that is kind of huge. I have always been careless with my money, and I was really hoping that moving out would break me of that. It looks like maybe it is working. This month is going to be a struggle because I am still not entirely sure what is going where, but going forward, I will have a model of what my financial month looks like. I am just amazed at how much writing everything down makes me aware of what is going on. Its like I am an adult or something!
Well anyway, I am sure I have rambled on enough for tonight. I need to try to sleep anyway, since I am getting up early to go to the farmers market with roomie!
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