Original goal yesterday was to get up and ride my bike to work. About a 45 or so minute ride.
Got out of the shower with 15 minutes to be there.
However, I did take the time to shove my bike in the back of my car - so after work I was able to go the wrong way (adding 1.2 miles to my riding today, yay!) on the bike path, and walked around our little mall a couple of times, looking at stuff. Money burns, especially in the pocket.
Most interesting thing today was trying to stock the prep table with pizza toppings while our regional inspector guy was moving it around.
Kinda like having a little brother run while you try to give him a wedgie - minus the underwear, though.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Three-quarters of the Way There
On my birthday last year, in July, I was walking through the county fair.
I was thinking about things I had done, and what had happened to me, mostly in the last year.
Around May 06 I was fired/let go from where I had worked for nearly four years for stealing soda refills. They admitted I had paid for the original fill, but then said I would refill it and not pay. Said they had five copies - so I paid the 6 or so dollars (no refill price there, they made you pay full price each fill), and we went our separate ways. I can kinda understand, since apparently each time, it was under similar circumstances - who was and wasn't there, mainly. But still, I was pissed. I had benefits, and while I was finally stressed out enough to quit anyway, I wanted to wait a few more months for my anniversary (and thus, vacation) to roll around. Doing dairy and bottle returns, the deli work, was exhausting, and I was ready for a change.
Unfortunately, I kinda panicked. I went to the local 7-11, and got a job there - but it was too similar, and I was let go in a few months after that. I was pretty much stressed out, and wore out while working there. The worst thing is I had known the owners for the past 6 or so years, and I got the job because the owner had said I had a job whenever asked for it, and hated the fact that my burn out hit him.
While working there, though, is when the fair happened. I decided I really needed to change myself. As a sign, I got a nipple pierced, just as a subtle reminder that would stare me in the face each morning in front of the sink. I set some goals - the main ones being to make sure I get a job I can tolerate, lose some weight, and move out by my next birthday.
After this, I got fired from the 7-11. I didn't blame the guy. Then I got a grunt labor job at Harry and Davids for the season, and had my car break down. Also, because a several factors, mostly how I was not paying attentions, my piercing had to come out and be allowed to heal up normal. At the end of that job, I had my left nipple pierced, so I wouldn't forget my goals.
I found a job delivering pizza - low hours, but low stress. I am going to start looking for a second, or better job, tomorrow as the pizza parlor isn't giving me enough hours, even with the tips, although that is changing. I plan to get up early tomorrow, and bike to work. Several miles, but mostly downhill, and I used to do that kinda length semi-regularly in high school, and I know I still can if not as quick. It helps that the way there is downhill, mostly. So $2 goes into my wallet, just in case I don't get any tips. I can do this because the company I work for owns their own delivery cars (which is the only reason I drive for them). I hope to turn it into a regular habit, and maybe even get enough stamina back to do the return trip after work.
I already have a roommate lined up, thankfully, and so I just need to get the cash together, and we can start looking for a new place to live. Thankfully, the places were we will most likely end up working are were we would be looking for an appartment are close to both his and my (current) workplace, and pretty central to everything as it is.
Here is to being in a better place in three months.
I was thinking about things I had done, and what had happened to me, mostly in the last year.
Around May 06 I was fired/let go from where I had worked for nearly four years for stealing soda refills. They admitted I had paid for the original fill, but then said I would refill it and not pay. Said they had five copies - so I paid the 6 or so dollars (no refill price there, they made you pay full price each fill), and we went our separate ways. I can kinda understand, since apparently each time, it was under similar circumstances - who was and wasn't there, mainly. But still, I was pissed. I had benefits, and while I was finally stressed out enough to quit anyway, I wanted to wait a few more months for my anniversary (and thus, vacation) to roll around. Doing dairy and bottle returns, the deli work, was exhausting, and I was ready for a change.
Unfortunately, I kinda panicked. I went to the local 7-11, and got a job there - but it was too similar, and I was let go in a few months after that. I was pretty much stressed out, and wore out while working there. The worst thing is I had known the owners for the past 6 or so years, and I got the job because the owner had said I had a job whenever asked for it, and hated the fact that my burn out hit him.
While working there, though, is when the fair happened. I decided I really needed to change myself. As a sign, I got a nipple pierced, just as a subtle reminder that would stare me in the face each morning in front of the sink. I set some goals - the main ones being to make sure I get a job I can tolerate, lose some weight, and move out by my next birthday.
After this, I got fired from the 7-11. I didn't blame the guy. Then I got a grunt labor job at Harry and Davids for the season, and had my car break down. Also, because a several factors, mostly how I was not paying attentions, my piercing had to come out and be allowed to heal up normal. At the end of that job, I had my left nipple pierced, so I wouldn't forget my goals.
I found a job delivering pizza - low hours, but low stress. I am going to start looking for a second, or better job, tomorrow as the pizza parlor isn't giving me enough hours, even with the tips, although that is changing. I plan to get up early tomorrow, and bike to work. Several miles, but mostly downhill, and I used to do that kinda length semi-regularly in high school, and I know I still can if not as quick. It helps that the way there is downhill, mostly. So $2 goes into my wallet, just in case I don't get any tips. I can do this because the company I work for owns their own delivery cars (which is the only reason I drive for them). I hope to turn it into a regular habit, and maybe even get enough stamina back to do the return trip after work.
I already have a roommate lined up, thankfully, and so I just need to get the cash together, and we can start looking for a new place to live. Thankfully, the places were we will most likely end up working are were we would be looking for an appartment are close to both his and my (current) workplace, and pretty central to everything as it is.
Here is to being in a better place in three months.
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