The epitome of lazy

That about sums up one of my co-workers. I have never seen such lazyness in my life and still this person believes she is entitled to something. You have got to be kidding me.

This girl, we will call her L, that I work with always has a problem. There is always an attitude problem, and she was insanly pissed when I got promoted and she didn't. Well management decided to give her a chance to step up and hopefully do the job she so badly wants. Well it's been nothing but problems. Long breaks, 10 min bathroom breaks etc. Last night she told the front end manager she didn't want the keys (override keys) and to just keep them. So we both decided that she just wanted to be a cashier last night. Well when it got busy I had to jump onto a register and help out. At that point I was running to get overrides, running the terminal, running the customer service desk, managing the whole store and doing lottery tickets. Next thing I know one of my cashiers is missing and I'm running around like an idiot. I'm frantically trying to find my cashier. Another cashier, N, tells me L sent her on a break. I went over and asked L if she sent S on a break, she said yes. I then told her that she needed to take the keys. I walked away trying to get my front end under control. Later I was doing drops for my pick-ups of money and I hear a bell being rung multiple times for an override. I come out and N is standing there looking for someone to do an override. L is just staring at him doing nothing. She then begins to walk toward the customer service desk to help someone. I walked up and said "forget it I got it, go to your register and stay there." That was fine. At 15 mins to 8 (her time off) she tells me she is taking a bathroom break, which would have been fine if she didn't take 10 mins and this is an everyday thing for her. She comes back takes 2 customers and shuts herself down to leave. I told her she needed to say and wait for P who is always 5 mins late due to another job. She told me no and walked out. I was so flippin mad I called the front end manager and got no answer, so I called the store manager. I told him that this was uncalled for. There was no reason for that. I told him after she did that poor S had a line that snaked around the front of the store. He says they are going to talk to her and tell her to either be a cashier or quit. Personally, I'll believe it when I see it. I don't need the job, I just like the extra cash. I refuse to work for a place that promotes that kind of behavior in their so called management team.

Tonight should be a fun night to work. We'll have to see if she can act like an adult or not. I seriously hope that our store manager has a nice talk with her today before the "I'm demoting you" speach he's waiting for the assistant store manager to come back from vacation for.

Other than that life is grand. My parents are suppose to come this weekend, but we aren't sure of they will since it's suppose to snow a few inches. I did already clean, and make food so it'll kind of tick me off if I spend all that money on food and it doesn't get eaten. What can you do though?

It's a crappy day out

So my parent's have decided to visit this weekend. It's my mother's birthday and I guess she's been nagging to come down. I say it's about time, since she was so excited about us moving so close and not being here yet. Anyways, I'm trying to get my house all cleaned up and everything taken care of. With my work schedule it's not easy. Patrick is being a great help. He's taking care of the things I ask him to.

I can't wait for Patrick to go back to second shift so we have about the same schedule. I'm sure then, though, I'll start working earlier shifts. He starts seconds next week and has to work the weekend. I guess I can't complain because then we will have maybe a day together.

I finished the curtains I was making for the spare bedroom. They are adorable in there. I love them! I just need to do something for the windows in the dog's room. I kinda wish I had more time for my crafts. They always calm me down and I can think about things and I get to be in my own little world while I'm doing it. I really need to make a new wreath for Easter this year. My old one is all messed up due to the move.

I've been trying new recipies, which if you know me is a big deal. I've had some success with a few things. I've also had a few fails, but not because it didn't turn out but because it just wasn't something Patrick and I like to eat. I'm going to make him clam chowder this week sometime. I'm also making pulled pork for dinner soon too. I baked cookies and made chocolate covered strawberries right around Valentines day. I took some over to my neighbor so she could have some treats and some company on Valentines day.

I've been trying to get out to get my passport for the cruise, but there's always something I'm doing and I forget to go. I think Patrick and I may go next week together since he has off during the day. That way we can get that stuff out of the way. I'm super excited about going on this cruise. We both need a vacation. We do need to make arrangements for my animals though. We were thinking about a kennel, or just asking the neighbor. We aren't sure yet. It's a whole week so we dont' want to bother anyone.

My raise at work has kicked in and my checks look much better now. I love having a nice chunk of money in savings. I like that we have money to lend if a family member is in trouble or if we need something it's there.

It's been a while.

I haven't updated this thing in forever, so I guess I should. We are living in VA now and loving it. I have a job where I started out being hired for a customer service job and ended up with an assistant front end manager position. I must say the $15.85 an hour as opposed to $7.90 is a lot better. I must say though, that some days the stress of it all is just too much. I don't get to take breaks, ever, and I'm responsible for everything at night. Last night I litterally got sick over all the stress. As the AFEM, last night, I had to run a register (for the long lines), do overrides for alcohol because all my cashiers (all three of them) were under age, and run the customer service desk which includes lottery, returns, that type of thing. I thing I got more of a workout last night then if I went to the gym. I'm thankful for the customers that don't act like they are the center of the universe. They were sympathetic and nice about me leaving them constantly.
Sometimes I'm not sure if this job is worth it. I mean the money is ok, but when you think about it for the area, it's just ok. I work 6 days a week, most of the time with up to 9-10 days betweek days off, constantly being left alone to do the work of 3 people. Yet, I'm still waiting for my promotion paper work to be filled out and filed. I got the raise becaue I said something to management. When I started, the FEM was an amazing guy. He was the nicest, most helpful, and most supportive manager I have ever met. Untill one day he tells me they are transferring him in 3 days. Now we are stuck with some chick with a BA in english who thinks that management means sitting on your ass all day, or coloring and making pretty stuff to make the cashiers know they are doing well. With the old FEM they knew they were doing well, they just didn't have to have it posted on a board.

Patrick has gotten promoted to Specialist now. I was so proud of him! He does such a great job and he deserved the promotion. Shortly after getting the SPC promotion, he was told they are going to get him his SGT rank before 2011. I didn't believe it when he told me. Nobody, at least in this MOS, makes rank that fast, especially when he's not in a combat unit. Then he came home with correspondence courses, and was telling me all about the stuff they are sending him to so get can get promoted again. I couldn't be more proud of my husband. This was something that he needed so that he knows he is a great soldier and a great person. His grandfather passed away in October and that was a great loss to him and he found himself lost. I think this is helping him to find himself again and build himself back up.
Patrick has now started back at college. He is taking two classes and doing great at them. I think he's finding it a little easy as it is online, but at the same time I see him struggling to remember the assignments and waiting until the last minute to finish things. I believe though, that this is what he needs, to work on that responsibility of his.

We got a kitten right before christmas. We have named him Omnuris. He's the most adorable kitten in the whole world. As I type this he is poking his head up from behind the laptop screed to see what is going on over here. He likes to pretend he is all secret ninja kitty, when in reality he's just a spaz. This cat will be so sweet and sleeping one minute and the next will be racing through the house going nuts. I seriously believe his facination with water will proove disasterous very soon. He loves to watch the toilet water go down and look into the tub when it's full, but I see him falling in extremely soon.

I am currently enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College, but because of the run around they gave me I can't start until the Fall semester. So, I have applied to George Mason University for my BSN. Everything so far is looking good and I hope to be accepted and just finish with a BSN instead of an associates RN degree. At this point anything will do. I sat and figured it out and it's going to take just as long for both degrees anyways. I have almost all the pre reqs done except a microbiology course and if I get into the BSN course a statistics course. I'm excited at the possibility to be getting my BSN and going to a University instead of a cheap community college. I want a good, solid education so that I can quit working these dead end jobs that I hate.

I am currently going through tests for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I had an ultrasound and a blood test and I'm waiting for the call from my doctor. I know I said before I never wanted kids, but I guess the though of the possibility of not having them puts everything into perspective. I do want kids. I've heard the treatment for PCOS is birthcontrol. Thats just not something I can deal with though. It causes these migranes that aren't like a normal one. I can be fine one second and the next be throwing up in a horrific migrane that won't go away. I'm on an everyday medication that is suppose to prevent them, but they still happen, just not as often. When they do happen I have Immatrex to take, which doesn't work either. It dulls the pain to a manageable level for a few hours before the migrane is back in full force again. I think overdosing on excedrine migrane does the same effect, only cheaper. Well, if I had to pay for my meds...

So thats my life up to this point. I know boring and not much going on I guess. We have decided to go on a cruise in September which I'm excited about. Other than that it's just us going about our lives at a glaciar pace.