Interrupted
My Life Thus Far
An Elusive Luxury
I horribly underestimated how exhausting it would be to have 2 jobs (on top of my responsibilities as a wife and mother). I have great respect for people that do this because they HAVE to. I'm doing it because I'm terribly indecisive and couldn't decide whether or not I should devote myself to one or the other. The fact of the matter is, I love Victoria's Secret. I've been there for almost 5 years, but there is really nowhere for me to go in my little store. And would I really want it if there was a place for me in upper management? No, not really. I did the management thing for a couple months and nearly died of unnecessary stress! More and more I'm starting to feel like my niche is in the fitness industry. It's been a personal passion of mine for quite some time. I might as well turn my hobby into my paycheck, right?
Rhonda (my boss at the Y) gave me this packet of references I needed to get filled out (two professional references and one family reference). I was a little worried about this, because in the past I've seen girls ask for references and get shot down cold. I wasn't sure if this was because of personal reasons or work-related reasons. But what harm is there in asking? Katie and Alicia were both more than willing to fill out my little forms and they said such nice things! It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I try to be as good of a human being as I can. I have my off days, but for the most part, I try. It was a nice feeling having their thoughts about me written down, since it's not common for people to go up to others and ask "what do you consider to be my strong qualities"? It just doesn't happen. Maybe they were only writing what they though I wanted them to write (even though I asked them to be totally honest, whatever that may entail). Either way, it was heartwarming :)
The weather around here is finally starting to be more amicable. The past couple days have been in the upper 50's/low 60's. I'm grateful for this, because with the warm weather comes the end of the cold and flu season. Poor Keenan needs some warm weather to help him recover from these persistent ear infections. He's had one or two a month, sometimes double ear, since October. I worry that the long-term effect this will have on his hearing won't be good. I've done all I can. I've done all the doctors have told me to do and suggested. Yet every morning when I'm cleaning the puss out of his ears I wonder if there's something more I could do for him. It's sad that this has become an accepted part of my day. It shouldn't be.
My sore throat is getting better. One less thing I have to deal with. If it's healthy, I probably do it/eat it/take it. I should never get sick, yet I do. Life is so unfair sometimes :( I think I'll head off to bed now. That's one thing I know I need to work on. Getting enough sleep! I'm chronically sleep-deprived. But when you're living a life as full as mine, sometimes sleep is an elusive luxury. Goodnight!
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