Crazy Day = Beginning of a Crazy Life

Today was the start of a life of craziness. I started my warehouse job, and then had 3 hours of training for the school job starting Monday. I got a stack full of papers and a binder of training materials to go over by Monday so I am aware of all the rules and procedures when going into the school to work with the kids. I have TWO days. I repeat T-W-O days to read of 200 pages worth of materials. This is not going all the certificates, training, cards and other class type things I am required to get prior to being officially licensed to do the job. All "preferrably" to be completed by next weekend. All this is to be done sometime throughout the day, while I am working 2 jobs, 50 hours, 6:30am to 6:30pm. Yea...I am NOT stressed out, at all. I just feel like pulling out my hair and running away as far as possible so as not to have to do deal with all this stress. But at the exact same time I am so excited. The warehouse job is physically hard, but mentally refreshing, while I perform the job required of me at that place my mind relaxes and goes off wherever it pleases without having much worry. The kids job I haven't tried yet but I feel it will be fun in its own way. I am sure there will be bad days, with cranky kids or those who won't behave, but overall, if there is any job I would have to wake up at 5:30 for, and stay until 6:30 for, it would be a job that involves hanging out with cutie patooties (AKA kids that make me smile). Saturday and Sunday are relaxing/studying up days, and come Monday, Let the Games Begin!


In other news, I weighed myself and was at 121.4. That is 0.2 pounds down from last week. I am not sure that I can actually call that an accomplishment, but at least it hasn't gone up since last week. I am finally sitting, and relaxing, watching shows. Tsk Tsk. I should be at the gym, or at least moving my lazy butt, but my excuse is that the warehouse job keeps me moving for hours at a time so at home I am allowed the break :) I am proud to say I did do my abs and pushups for the day. All that's left to do is the squats, which I am saving for tonight after church. Maybe will throw in a few minutes of yoga as well, but no promises as I am not sure if I will have the time or the energy.

I am looking forward to finally making some good money, but the schedule that will be my life for the next few months already has me worn out and it hasn't even started yet. 10 hour work days, plus possible weekends at the warehouse is not the ideal way to make money, I'd much rather be making double the amount sitting in a comfortable office chair answering phones and sending emails, but since at the moment I am not sure what my career future holds, I need to stick to whatever will make me money at the moment.


Hope you are all having a happy Friday. Have no fear, the weekend is here and will stay for TWO WHOLE DAYS! Enjoy it while it lasts, Monday will be here before you know it. And if any of you guys have career tips or ideas on how to decide what the heck to do with myself and my AAS degree in an area I no longer want to work in, please let me know. I need all the help and advice I can get right now.


Happy Weekend. Enjoy the drinks and peanuts, and make sure to sober up before Monday comes along. And please, please, PLEASE do NOT drink and drive. Call a friend, call a cab, but never get behind the wheel after having too much to drink. Stay safe, and keep others safe. xoxo


~Nalie

GROUPONS

I don't have much time to blog today, but I would like to note that Groupon is one of them ost amazing apps out there. I just purchased a groupon for 52 issues of OK magazine, for 24.99. Plus after registering that magazine, I also got 4 more magazines for $2 for 1 year each. AMAZING. So if there's any one out there who has not tried the app out, please do so, you won't regret it.

I went to work with my mother today to help out, then we had lunch and now I am on my way to pick up my grown babies for a last date. I officially got the job working with kids, and was told I will be put on the schedule for Monday, and I also got a call from one of my previous jobs saying they will need some help over the holidays, so money wise I am good to go through the new year! It's such a relief not having to worry about where money will be coming from, although my schedule will be WACK, going to work at 6:30am and finishing at 6:30pm, it will be worth it in the end, hopefully. Today is my last date with my big babies, we are going to go to the library and out for smoothies and spend some quality time together. Once my work starts, I will have no social life whatsoever during the weekdays, but hopefully that is just for the time being.

I didn't weigh myself, and I haven't had much chance to workout, I will try my best to do so in the evening. At least squats, pushups and crunches, if I just do each of those on my app I will be a happy camper. No more time for blogging, off to pick up the kiddos. Hope you all are having a wonderful day. It was thunder and lightening here this morning, I'm loving the random and drastic weather change! :)


~Nalie

Stressed to The MAX

I am unemployed again...for the next three days. I quit my job at the law office I was at, I was UNABLE to deal with one of the attorney's working there, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. He was a jerk, plain and simple. He disrespected me, talked down to me, and barked at me like at a dog. Now I'm not saying employers need to be all mushy gushy praising your every move and accomplishment, but a little bit of respect is always nice in the place you are at 8 hours a day every day. So I put in my two weeks, well 1 1/2 actually, and I left. Two days later I applied for 10+ jobs, and now I have one pending job working at an elementary school that will start this coming Monday, and another interview tomorrow for a position at an insurance company. I am both excited, happy that I am getting responses to my emails, and stressed out at the same time.

I also registered on a website called textbroker.com, which to this day seems pretty legit. I was planning on making extra petty cash from that in my free time. But once I had sent in my writing sample and a copy of my photo ID, I was asked to fill out a W-9 form. All this via internet, mind you. Now although the organization seems legit, and I was looking forward to working for them, at HOME, in my PJS...I do not trust the internet. And I chose not to proceed with the registration because I was worried about mailing the W-9 form with my SSN# to the address provided. So now I am waiting to start my kiddy job. I am so excited to get to work with children. It's a split shift, so I will only get 5 or so hours per day, but I am hoping to find a part time gig to do in between the shifts, if all goes well.

As for my diet and fitness...last time I posted a blog on here, I was 119.8. Today I weighed in at 121.2. This is a little less than 2 pounds of an increase in the span of three months. Not too shabby. But for some reason I have been feeling like a FAT ASS. Not even kidding. Maybe it's because when I was working at the law office, by the time I got home at 5:30-6:00, I wasn't in the mood to do my usual sweat session at home. Or maybe it's due to the fact that I have started buying old fashioned doghnuts at Starbucks every other day. Or maybe a combination of both. All I know is I've only gained to pounds in the past three months, and that means I am NOT too far gone to save. I will save myself, I will save my abs and my awesome arms that look SO FREAKING TONED! I will start working out every day again. Even if that means a 5 minutes ab workout. Or 40 pushups. Even the little things will add up. And it's better then doing nothing. Also I will start THINKING before I consume JUNK food. It never makes me feel better. It doesn't lessen the stress, or make me feel happier after a crap day. It just makes my butt expand and my belly grow. Onward and Outward. This will not be a diet. It will be a lifestyle. And by December 31/January 1, I vow to way 115, if not less. Hopefully this site will hold me accountable.


Ciao for now. I shall try blogging everyday from now on.

~Nalie