I hate when things are up in the air. . .

. . . especially since I am a somewhat impatient person. Things with my potential new job are not solid yet, and that makes me nervous. I just want to know, gosh darn it! I had an interview with our district HR manager yesterday, and I believe it went well - at least he didn't cringe at my salary requirements. I have to go through at least two more interviews with district staff before they will make a decision. I'm actually interviewing for the customer service management position I really want, where I'll be training folks and will basically be in charge of all the cashiers, and a position is opening much sooner than I anticipated. It's not at my store, but that's okay - I can always come back there when Jess leaves. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and praying it goes in my favor.
Regarding the apartment, I did notify my current landlord I'm moving out at the end of February, but currently have nowhere to move! The apartment I looked at and really liked has become more expensive; it seems they misquoted the price, and I won't pay that much for it. So, either they need to come back to me with a correct price or I am going to look elsewhere. I hate that I have to look again, but am willing to walk away because I know it's not worth that much. I'm proud I'm standing my ground, but it sucks because I do like that one.
And B and his GF are having issues, and him being up in the air about his own life worries me because I tend to feel his pain so much. She has basically given him an ultimatum because she is not happy with the fact he's taking a job interview this Friday at a company here in Pittsburgh. Now, Friday is a bad day for him because it will be a year since his dad died. That was a horrible day and I have flashbacks to it myself, so I know it's tearing him apart inside. So, something positive was to happen because the CEO of this very cool company called him for an interview for a job with B's name written all over it. Yet now the GF is pissed off, telling him if he cared about her he wouldn't go to the interview since she wants him to move to Chicago to be with her. Why does loving her entail him uprooting his life? His mom is a widow, and he's an only child, so he should be allowed to stay close to his own family if he chooses. And even if he moves to Chicago, it won't be tomorrow, so wouldn't it be better if he was in a job NOW that he actually liked? Plus, if he makes more money there, he'll have a better chance of negotiating a good job in Chicago. I don't get her - besides the fact I'm not a big fan of hers, I hate that her selfish attitude is so harmful to him. I know in a way he allows it, especially because he doesn't want to lose yet another good thing in his life, but she seems to take full advantage of him and abuses the hell out of him. As I said before, since I lived this with C for the past few years, I know how bad you can feel when someone is making you feel guilty about not moving. I know it might not be possible for him to be truly happy now, especially with the raw hurt of losing his dad, but I wish he had someone to make him feel GOOD about himself, not someone who continually beats him up.
So, this week I am going to tie up loose strings at work, keep bugging people at BB&B about the position, look for apartments and get ready to travel to San Francisco on Thursday. I REALLY need a vacation. :-)

Yeah, I know it's a little late . . .

Your New Year's Resolutions

1) Get a pet skunk 2) Eat more chocolate syrup 3) Travel to Russia 4) Study artificial intelligence 5) Get in shape with water skiing

What Should Your New Year's Resolution Be?

1. A pet SKUNK???? How about a puppy?
2. Chocolate syrup would be fine if I drank milk or ate much ice cream - how about I just eat more dark chocolate since it's good for me?
3. Hmmm....Russia.....means I have to get my passport renewed.
4. That sounds interesting.
5. I like SNOW skiing - I'll do that instead.

:-)

A New Year, A New Start

For those of you who have read my crazy rants lately, thank you for your thoughts and concern. I just wanted to let you know that I am turning over a new leaf this year, and am going to keep updating you as things progress.

The week between Christmas and New Year's was hell for me. I worked at both jobs, drove back and forth to mom's and still tried to fit in family time. During that week I prayed a lot and took into account my life. And I made a decision. I am leaving my current job in March. I am going to get a cheaper apartment at the end of February because I already gave my notice that I'm moving out at my current residence (looked at a couple places and have a few more to view). I talked to the higher-ups at BB&B and they will offer me a FT job and I can pretty much set my price. My dream job there is as a customer service manager, and that position is coming open in April. I can go FT there in March, train for the position (just do my current job as supervisor) and be ready to take over the job in April. I am SO excited. I have to meet the district bosses about it, but feel confident I will succeed, especially since the store manager and all the assistant managers are backing me. I'm still stressed about the next few months, getting my ducks in a row, so to speak, but I feel so much better about my life. This is going to be my year, I feel it. :-)

That's it for now, I'll keep everyone updated. Happy New Year!