No Mas

Last week was so nice.  I was able to focus on school, the kids, and of course, my lovely bride with little to no distractions.  These are all things that I thoroughly enjoy as well as spending time with my Oasis peeps.  Other than Brittany working a million and a half hours, last week was pretty perfect.  This week, however, reality is crashing down around me as I prepare to reenter the pits of Sheoul….the Buckle.

Most of you who know me know that I am a fairly positive person.  Alas, I have gotten so discouraged with my current work situation that I am ready and willing to jump on anything else that comes along.  I enjoy the people I work with and enjoy most of the people who actually shop the store.  My discontent stems from many of the things that have been mentioned in this here blog many times before.

Poor leadership (even though I personally like both of the managers)

Constant turnover (no matter how good of a job I do, there is always this feeling that I could be the next to go)

Having to be a pushy salesperson (if I try not to be pushy about Jesus, the most important person/thing in the world, I sure as heck am not going to be pushy about jeans)

Erratic schedule (it is so hard to plan life without knowing when or what time I will be working week to week.  Trust me, it is as random as it comes)

I know you guys are probably tired of hearing me bellow and moan about my job situation, especially when new figures are showing the highest unemployment rates in years.  I should be more thankful that I even have a job, but it is hard to get excited or thankful for something you don’t want.

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School continues to go splendidly.  I am really enjoying most of my classes.  The only class that I have any issues with is Music Appreciation.  We have had two meetings so far and I have almost nodded off both times.  Yesterday was so bad, I had to get up to go throw water in my face to wake up.  The professor is a very nice guy, but his voice is extremely monotone and the room is dimmed way too low.  These factors combined, along with the fact that this class directly follows my lunch break, makes for a deadly sleep aid.  Red Bull is your friend.

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New website stuff for Eastdale is moving along rather quickly.  With a little luck, it could be up and running by the end of the month.  This is  really aggressive target, but they are saying it can be done.

I talked to Josh last week about purchasing CS4 to aid in updating our printed materials and signage and it is looking like a go.  I have been using a “borrowed” copy of CS for the last two years and it is simply ancient.  I love to do graphics work but I feel very limited by the tools currently at my disposal.

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I don’t know if this new baby thing is already bothering Channing or we simply haven’t been spending enough time with her, but her behavior as of late has been terrible.  She is developing a very serious attitude problem.  She has talked back more in the last two months than she has the entire six years of her life.  I don’t know what the deal is, but we need to figure it out in a hurry.  If she keeps it up, I will be pulling a Major Payne and performing an “attitudinal adjustment.”

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That’s it for me.  Time to go to work.  Blech.