5-28-08

Hi

Im laying on my bed waiting for the dryer to buzz. Im not really comfortable at the moment. Beds are supposed to be comfortable, right? Hm. My bed is comfortable, Im not.

I didnt blog yesterday. Sorry. I had an Eric kinda day where I didnt have anything to say. Well, I did have things to say, just didnt say them.

I appreciate everyone sending me emails and posts. Im getting to know all these names Eric talks about so often. Please be patient with my return emails, you will hear from me. Just may be a day or two.

I had PT yesterday. I still have more pain than I think I should. My PTist (lol) and I agreed that maybe I need a second opinion. Im sure my insurance wont pay for that and God knows I cant afford it. Im at a crossroad and Im not sure what direction to take. I know, with a little patience, I will know what to do. I have a doctors appointment next week. I will see what he says.

It was cold here in Northern Illinois yesterday. At one point, I seriously considered turning my furnace on. I dont think it got much warmer than 50ish and the wind was just ripping through my house. Where the hell is the warm weather?? Global warming?? Global cooling is more like it. I cant wait to move to the South!

Eric and I are doing ok. I think. We have talked a lot this past week on things we need to 'fix' with each other. A small step in the right direction, I think. Im not sure what else to say about him. I love him. Hes amazing. He can get a smile out of me every once in a while. :)

We are going to try and see each other before I go back to work. Im not sure when that is, but it will be soon. I suspect next week, which will make our 'hooking up' a little difficult. Will keep everyone posted on what we decide to do.

My Gram is doing ok. Im going to go see her after lunch. Lunch is a bad time for me to see her. Its not her, its everyone else. I feel so sorry for these people that cant feed themselves. There isnt nearly enough staff to help them out either. Its depressing. I wish that she didnt have to be there, but we had no other choices. This will be something I will have to live with for the rest of my life. It will be a dark cloud. I just hope at some point, she doesnt come back and punish me for putting her in there.

Kids are almost done with school. Next week are finals. Oh I cant wait to see how well my kids did this year. I only have one child that is causing my gray hairs. Thank God. 1 out of 4 is pretty good in my books. Im not sure what her plans for the future are. They change daily. I think her newest plan is to move into an apartment with her boyfriend. Hm. We shall see where that goes. She tried to move out a few months ago. I said tried. She doesnt understand that you need credit and references and MONEY to move out. She didnt make it past her room. She did manage to 'spring clean' while packing. lol....I can laugh now.

Summer. Vacation. Hell, Ive been on 'vacation' since March 24th. Some vacation. I cant complain of being tired when I go back. Im rested. That rested feeling wont last for more than 2 days. My wake up time is 230am. I dont have to be to work until 4, but I need to be AWAKE before I leave. I also am the morning ride for 2 guys I work with. Typically I leave my house at 330, pick them up, and arrive 5 minutes before the doors open. I work my 8 or so hours come home and work for another 8 or so hours. Thats life.

Ive had a few questions from my viewers on what I do at 4am. Well, I will tell you. I have 3 girls that work for me and 1 signing guy. Signing guy, he puts up new signs around the store. Yes, he is busy. I keep him busy most days. A typical week, we will get 2 very large pallets of signing for a week. I also found it hard to believe when I started this job. Such a waste in the end.

My girls. I love my girls. I refer to them as, 'my girls'. They are young. Young enough to be mine, almost. According to them, I am the best boss they have EVER had. I question how many jobs they have had before this one. Regardless, Im the best! Im proud.

So, my girls are responsible for doing all the work I give them in a day. lol. It is their responsibility to reset aisles in the store that have gone clearance or just need resetting. Typically our store, and Im sure its like this in most stores, is busy from December to May and June until October. Departments go clearance depending on the time of year. When I go back, even though school is just ending, we will be resetting our 'Back to School' set to get ready for school. Makes no sense, but it does. Have to keep ahead. Always need to be ahead.

Any more questions? I know that was very vague, but I really dont want to bore you more so than you are now. My team resets the store. Period. What do I do??? I tell them what to do. I do all the little things to make their job as easy for them as possible. Im 'support' help. I deal with my boss, asshole, so they dont have to. I love my job. I would love it more if I liked my boss. Im not even going to talk about him today. When I go back, you will hear plenty, Im sure.

Im not going to re-read this. It would get deleted. Im sorry that you had to read such crap today. I dont have much to say. This week has been quiet. Quiet is good. I will try not to bore tomorrow.

Peace Out.....