Cremes

You know, I think I might need to subscribe to Vogue or something, because I’m SO not fashionable.

Anyways, work is going well. They seem to like my work ethic, and I’m trying to be a good worker and everything. I just need to work on the fashionable aspect. I work quickly, and can carry on a conversation and let people into a fitting room while unpacking new stock, so hopefully they are pleased with the 8-10 hours that I’ve worked so far. I’m definitely trying to get that full time slot if it becomes available. Right now she’s supposedly got me working two part time positions, but sales are down so I’m not going to have much for hours right away. Next week I think I’m learning cash though, so that will give me more to do while I’m on the floor. But yeah, I’m pretty excited about the whole thing so weeee!

Anyways, I thought that I was going to have more to say about the new job but I really don’t. It’s good, I like the people, I like being out and doing something and earning money. I like not having to wear a crappy uniform. I have some nice clothes to wear to work and I’m a lot happier having a job. I just hope that I get more hours, I was supposed to have a 6 hour shift today, but because it got cancelled I didn’t do much. Boo. Oh well, got work next week so hopefully that will keep me busy. I’ve also got studying to do for my distance course. I’ve been such a slacker in that department. I’m sick of studying, is that so wrong? I wish I’d been able to take the 3 week speedy course for my last credit but there’s no way I could have done it during the wedding. Anyways, I have until Wednesday to work on it, so hopefully I’ll finish out the first unit.

Until I have something more interesting to say, I guess I’ll sign off. Ciao!

So I just got back from my two day sojourn into the wilds of Halifax. It went by much more quickly than I thought it would. I almost wish that I was still there, everything seems to be better in Halifax, better than the boonies anyways. I had a yummy white chocolate mocha at Starbucks yesterday, mmm, I could stick around just for the coffee. My hotel was pretty nice too, I was staying at the Westin. The bed was so nice, man I hate having a single bed again. Doubles/queens are so much better. Anyways, I hung out with Alyssa most of yesterday afternoon/evening. We had a good time chilling out together. We had some pub food at Henry House (we’ll definitely be going again!) and then we walked alllll the way to Starbucks on the corner of Spring Garden and Robie. YUM! (hah!) We mostly chilled in the hotel after that, and it was around 10 or so when she left so we had a nice long visit.

Today was quite busy as well. I got up around 9 and hoofed it to Quinpool where my doctor’s office was. My feet were hurting so bad by the time I got about 2/3rds there that I needed to get a cab. I’m all blistered now. :( Anyways, I had my medical exam, that wasn’t too bad, but pretty uncomfortable anyways. He checked everything, and I mean everything! Then it was back in a cab to the VG for chest x-rays and blood work. Really the only thing left is if I am not immune to the chicken pox, then I need to get a needle for that at the Yarmouth Regional, but otherwise I should be dandy. The doctor said himself that he didn’t foresee any problems, so YAY!

Anyways, the shuttle picked me up at the VG and was kind enough to bring me to the Halifax Shopping Centre to return my Skechers and they DID have the black ones, so hurrah! Of course, they didn’t have my size in but they’re going to ship them to the house. How cool is that? I should have them in before the end of the week. But yeah, I’m just waiting on Mike to send me my papers to fulfill the rest of my checklist and then I’m all done, and just need to wait for my interview. I need to send in one form first, but I have to add something to it before sending it in and so it should be ready to go for tomorrow’s mail. It could be between 2 and 4 months according to the letter I received from the consulate, so anytime between September and November I guess. Frig. Guess I’ll be here awhile yet.

I guess I must be writing in this thing when I get bored, because here I am again, and again with nothing very important to say. I purchased my first few things with an employee discount. That’s exciting. Mom and I were just laying around in our pjs being lazy (I think it was around 1pm) and so we decided to take a ride into town because I wanted to pick up a cross stitch for something to do. And it was raining pretty hard so I didn’t want to take the truck into town. Anyways, we ended up stopping at the mall because mom decided two pairs of jeans just wasn’t enough for the whole summer. So we went to Suzy’s and got 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of denim capris, 1 shirt, and 1 blazer. Mom also got a blazer - the same one as me! There were two left on the discount rack, one size 11 and the other size 0. I only put on the zero because I thought it would be really tight and good for a laugh, BUT IT FIT! And it looked kinda smashing. I was pretty impressed. So we got matching blazers! It’s pitch black so it will match with my black dress pants that I purchased. And then we went over to La Senza because mom was like, if you need underoos, now’s the time. I got one of those fancy ITEC bras - it was really comfortable. We both got some pajamas too. Then we took a quick swing by the grocery store and headed home. We picked up a pizza on the way and watched “Saved!” while munching. And that was my day.

Right now I’m just doing some laundry so I can pack for my trip tomorrow morning. I might try on a few of the clothes that I just bought and pack something nice to wear in the city, but I doubt I’ll need a nice outfit. I’m just going to bum around for the two days I think. I’ll bring my homework and whatever, and maybe pop down to Starbucks on Sunday night. I’ll just chill out in the hotel by myself. Order room service, take a bath, watch TV and relax. Anyways, hope everyone’s doing well. And way to not leave me any comments, what a bunch of hosers!

The museum called today saying they had a position available. RAWR! I so wanted that job because it’s right up my alley and right in my career path but it’s too late. I’ve already filled out the paperwork at Suzy’s. Man! Oh well, I guess there’s not much I can do about it now. I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if I get a few more calls in the next few weeks from places that are hiring that haven’t started interviewing yet. Staples and Payless are still hiring but they haven’t called me. Of course, they may not have been impressed by my resume or whatever.

I’ve been feeling a little blah the last few days. Kinda like how I felt when Mike first left. Listless and lonely. I was supposed to make plans with some friends on Saturday and I still haven’t picked up the phone and called. It’s giving rain on Saturday anyways and I’m not sure that I can afford to go anywhere. I just don’t really feel like going out. I just want this summer to go by as quickly as possible. Anyways, I have some errands to run in Pubnico before the bank closes, so I think I’ll shower and whatever. Maybe do some studying this afternoon or something.

Howdy all! Got a few tidbits of news to share! Nothing too exciting, but I try to keep everyone who I don’t talk to every day updated (not to mention it’ll be fun to look back and read about June 22nd, 2006 in a few years).

So today I slept in (exciting!) and then headed into town. I wanted to wear a dress today because it was so nice and warm out (although that has since changed, darn Maritime weather) and I only have three dresses here so in the end I opted for the dress that mom won’t let me wear to church (it’s a little on the sexy side). I got this particular dress at the Acadia campus store, and I love it, it’s soooo comfortable. Usually sexy clothes aren’t the most comfy in the world, but it’s like wearing a sweater. A tight, form-fitting sweater. :P Anyways, so I got all prettied up and went to Suzy Shier where — huzzah! — my paperwork was in! I filled out the two she needed asap right there, and then I met up with April to do a bit of shopping. I had to borrow her Prestige card (which is a 10%-off all merchandise card that Suzy’s offers with an annual fee) because yesterday and today they were having a 25% off sale to all Prestige members. So I decided to get my work clothes using that, since I’m not sure when I’ll get my employee number and I might need to go in to work immediately after getting it (which doesn’t leave much time for clothes shopping). Anyways, I got 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of dress capris (both black) and a skirt in off white, along with 2 camis (yellow and GREEN - first item of green I own), a short sleeved brown sweater that looks “meh” on the rack but pretty cute on (and it was only 9$ after discount!), and a dressy green tank with pretty flowers on it (second green thing I’ve ever owned - April would be so proud!) I didn’t buy any pink because the one pink thing that I liked was an extra small, and much too snug for my liking. If you can’t take the shirt off without much effort, then it’s too small!

So yay, work clothes! The pants need to be hemmed in the worst way (I’m a shorty) so I’m going to get that done this week I think. There’s a woman about 10 minutes up the road that does this so I’ll probably stop by sometimes soon and get that taken care of. I still need a few more pieces to start out, I’m hoping that another pink shirt comes in stock for me to wear because pink matches just about anything. I intend to use these clothes as work clothes when I get my secretary job or whatever I end up doing in the US, the dress code pretty much ensures I can wear these clothes to just about any formal indoor job. I will definitely not have any shortage of clothes once the summer is over! I’m pretty glad that I accepted the job at Suzy’s and didn’t wait for anyone else, because I haven’t heard from anyone else yet. Well no offers of employment anyways.

So my doctor’s appointment is finally coming up. I think I have everything else pretty much ready for the interview requirements. Well, except for those darn passport photos, because the photography place was closed today until 3pm, and I didn’t want to wait around just to get some lousy pictures. Although I absolutely have to get them tomorrow, so I guess I’m heading back to town tomorrow (or Saturday). They definitely want you to get a lot of running around done for these Visas. Oh well, I’m sure that in the end it will all be worth it. Tonight mom and I are going out for dinner so that will be nice. The manager at Suzy’s said that I could be called in sometimes this week (which would be fabulous) so I’m taking my last night of guaranteed no work and running with it. Maybe I’ll celebrate my new job with a luxurious bath tonight! Anyways, I’m pretty excited about working and about getting this Visa thing underway so hurrah! Hope that everyone is well, leave me comments!

So I had my interview today at the Library, and I think it helped make my decision easier. I really don’t think that I would enjoy the work because there is very little academia to be found. Sure, you get to help little kids with their school projects which is neat, because I like helping people learn and find materials - that’s fun! But reading to them (so-so), making crafts (meh), and dressing up as a character (heck no!) isn’t as fun. It sounds to me like I would be a glorified babysitter. Although, if you had to send your kids somewheres, I agree that the library is a great place to bring them. I just don’t want to be the one watching them. That museum job would have been SO perfect though. Working in the archives, man, I would have adored that job. Unfortunately, they haven’t called back so I’m pretty sure they didn’t secure enough funding for me to help. I may volunteer if I can, for a few hours a week. That would be great experience and I would probably be able to pick my own hours. I may stop in next time that I’m in town and see what I can work out. So I haven’t gotten my paper work from Suzy Shier yet, that will probably only be by Wednesday. So that means another trip into town. I just has to gas up again today, it seems like I’m losing much more money than I’m making right now, but hopefully I’ll be back in the black soon.

So yesterday was Father’s Day. We went to Dad’s grave (my second time in a week). The flowers I left from the wedding were still there, but mostly dead. April brought more flowers, and she got upset and cried, which made me cry. So the three of us cried and then we got on with it. April stayed behind longer than the rest of us, and off we went. I don’t really feel like we’re actually visiting dad or anything by going, and I don’t really feel connected to the pile of dirt. I don’t know, I find cemetaries really morbid. You’re essentially standing on a bunch of rotting bodies encased in wood. I don’t know, in my mind dad isn’t really in there. It’s just his old body, the rest of him is in heaven or somewheres else. I just feel uncomfortable with the whole thing anyways.

So I got the call this morning, I got the job! Yay! I was kinda hoping for this one, although the library job would have been the experience that I needed and I was pretty confident that I would get it, but 20 hours a week still isn’t very much when you live 30 minutes outside of town. I’m kinda unsure whether or not I should go ahead with the interview, but I think I will in the event that they might work around my schedule at Suzy’s. I highly doubt it, but with the possibility of full time of Suzy’s (and part time hours are nothing to sneeze at) I think I’ll be fine working for them. I would have liked the experience at the library, but I really need more hours. I think it will be fun to work at Suzy’s. I wish I could start this week, maybe she’ll be able to train me by the end of the week or something, I really want to be at work. I already have to tell her that I can’t work Monday the 26th because of the doctor’s appointment, but I’ll be raring to go on the Tuesday! Man, I’m pretty excited about it actually, I never thought that I would get a job at Suzy Shier, but here I am. I need to go through my wardrobe and see what Suzy’s clothes I actually have. Not really that much to be honest. And I imagine I have to be wearing something that they have in stock, so I’ll definitely be needing to pick up a new outfit. Or two! Yay! I still don’t know what the discount is, but I hope it’s decent. Next week I will have to pick up a few outfits for work, man this is so exciting! I’m really looking forward to starting this job, getting trained and jumping in! I honestly can’t remember the last time I was excited to start a job. Who knows, I might really like this sort of thing. (And if I don’t, well I’m not planning to do it forever!) So, there you have it. I applied Monday and was hired by Saturday! How do you like them apples?

So I applied to a bazillion places this week. Maybe not that many, but at least 18. In Yarmouth, that’s a fair amount! I applied to a myriad of places in the mall, and I had two interviews this week. One was at Suzy Shier, the other at Bluenotes. Apparently they are owned by the same conglomerate, so if I get hired I get discounts at both places anyways. The Suzy’s job I think will give me enough hours to make it worth it, but it’s looking like I would need a second job if I worked at Bluenotes. The ballpark figure that she gave me was only 10 hours a week which is not enough, but she said they were pretty flexible if I so desired to have a second job. The perfect situation for me would be to get hired at Bluenotes and then get the library job as well, then I could have 30 hours a week guaranteed, and I would also have a little variety. THAT’S what I want to happen. I would also be happy with just Suzy’s I think. I like the clothes at both places (they’ve both come a long way since I was in high school, that’s for sure) and the staff and managers seem really friendly. I think it would be a good change of pace for me to work at a clothing store. I need something to keep me busy, and the managers all said it was fast-paced, never bored kind of work which sounds fantastic. I really need something to pass the time. I have a few books that I’m working on, right now I’m reading The Five People You Meet In Heaven which is pretty good. I’m about halfway through it, it’s only a little 200 pager. I’ve gotta start my distance course this weekend too, hopefully I’ll be at the telephone assignment by July 1st when I can get in touch with my tutor. I intend to start on my thank you notes too before I start working. Of course, I may need to stop before I finish them all because I might well run out of supplies. I only have a few here, but if I can use most of it up before moving to Texas then that’s less I’ll have to take with me.

In other news, Mike found us a place to live! The pictures are all up in the gallery. The decor in there now is just what they have in there to show off the place, none of it is ours. Mike is planning to buy some barstools soon so he’ll have a place to eat and there will be a futon for him to sleep on. He promised not to do much unpacking until I got there so we’ll get to do that together, as well as buy new furniture and unpack the wedding gifts that we’ve recieved. I’m so looking forward to it, I just want to be there with him. I made my appointment for Dr. Doane in Halifax for the 26th of June, so two Mondays from now. I have to be there at 11:00am and so I’ll probably go on Sunday night and spend the night at Mandy’s, as long as she’s cool with that. I’m just glad they could fit me in this month! So for now it’s just keeping myself busy without spending money until I find out if I’ve gotten a job or not. Sigh…

I realize that it has been quite some time since I’ve written anything and so sit back and prepare to read something quite long. I can hardly even remember most of the events of the past two weeks, it’s been quite the whirlwind.

I guess the most important thing to note is that I’m still here in Nova Scotia. Yeah, I was supposed to be off on my way to Houston yesterday afternoon, instead I put Mike on a plane and watched him walk through his gate, alone. Yeah, yesterday was an awful day. Today was a bit better but I still feel this empty hollow feeling inside, instead of that happy newlywed feeling that I should be feeling.

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