The Good and The Bad
It’s so shitty when you have a fabulous day and everything works out right for you, but your significant other experiences the exact opposite. Today I got a raise at work and I found out that the apartment I’ve been waiting for has opened up.
Dan got fired.
I really want to talk to him about these exciting things that happened to me today, but I don’t want to make him feel even worse by rubbing it in. He’s already a little envious of my job, bogus though it may sometimes be… and I don’t blame him. He’s been at his current job for over two years and gets zero respect. In a way I think this will be good for him, but somehow I don’t think he sees it that way right now so I’m not going to bring that aspect up for a couple of days.
So instead, I must get my congratulations from you, internet. It’s a small raise, but it helps. Not at all financially helpful but equally gratifying is the fact that my boss gave me three 5’s on my performance review after going through a long speech about how she doesn’t ever give out 5’s. What do you know, I’m appreciated after all.
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Bwah hahahahahaha. As you all know, I totally agree.
Optimistic
Well… here I am at work, the only one in the office until 1:00. It’s only 9:20 and I’ve already checked everything off my to-do list. Good thing I brought a book!
Things at work have improved slightly in the last week. I was given a job description and, surprise!, knowing exactly what I am responsible for helps me do a better job. My boss was impressed with my performance yesterday (I can’t blame her… I managed to handle double-booked patients AND run the front desk) and sent me an email asking to meet with me on Tuesday. I’m hoping she’ll give me a raise. I have more than earned it, and I will come prepared.
So in the meantime, I’m still looking around, but feeling less like I need to leave IMMEDIATELY.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, THE CHAIR has arrived! It was delivered on Tuesday, and even though I knew it was going to be enormous, I still may have uttered a curse word or two when I saw the box waiting for me in the living room. Whether THE CHAIR was actually worth the price tag, I have yet to decide. But THE CHAIR is most certainly the awesome-est piece of furniture I have ever owned, and I look forward to many, many hours of reading curled up in it. And, the pillows I made a couple of months ago look fabulous on it.
F This
Well I’m pretty fed up with my job at the moment. I enjoy the actual work, but hate every other aspect of my employment situation. Reasons include:
- My boss is psychotic, unreasonably demanding, and quite ok with all of the illegal things going on in the billing department.
- I’m at the office over 11 hours a day, but barely get paid for 8 of them.
- I have a 40-minute commute to look forward to twice a day.
- I was better paid when I was a cashier at King Soopers (a local grocery chain).
- I possess a (beautifully framed) college degree, yet can’t afford to pay my own rent on a tiny apartment.
- In the year that I’ve been at this company, I have EASILY doubled, even tripled my responsibilities, and I’ve only received a pay increase of $1.50.
Seriously, something has to change. I finally feel ready to be an independent adult, and my hopes are just completely squashed by my lack of income. I’ve spotted ads on craigslist for my exact same position offering $3.50 more per hour than what I’m making now. So, I am officially looking for a new job. Wish me luck!
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Okay, I own a lot of clothes. As in, so many clothes that I only have to do my laundry about every 6 weeks, when I finally run out of things to wear. When a coworker found this out, she asked me to take photos next time I do my laundry so she could see for herself exactly what my closet looks like when everything is clean. That was my intention, but I do have to post a disclaimer that it took me two weeks to get around to actually hanging up all of said clean clothes, so these photos are minus two weeks’ worth of clothes, which are at the bottom of the 55-gallon garbage can that I use as my laundry hamper.
Without further ado, I bring you my closet (also known as proof of my love of retail therapy):
I Heart Thrift Stores
Why the Salvation Army rocks my world:
Cost for a set of six of these beautiful, QUALITY (as in oven-safe, microwave-safe, dishwasher-safe, basically made to withstand life as not many plates today are) dinner plates: $1.09, including tax.
I actually squealed as I left the store.
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