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| GOTTA CATCH UP FOR THE NEW YEAR!!
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Happy New Year!! I am looking forward to a great year. I know that in order for it to be as great as I'd like for it to be, I have to actively work to make it good. I have made some promises to myself--not necessarily resolutions, but I do have some things I want to work on in 2008, including a better diet (not only for myself, but for my family as well, so we can all be healthier), more rest, more exercise (so hopefully I can get my weight to a better place and have more energy), acceptance into the nursing program or a backup plan, and also financial order. By the end of 2008 the only debt I want to have is that of my student loans, which are virtually unavoidable, and I want to have my bills paid on time every month. I want my credit improved so I can get closer to my goal of owning a home one day!!
I also have plans for when I finally start rolling in more money. I want a savings account for myself and one for Jayden, I want to surprise Matt with a trip for his birthday so I'd need to save money for that, and I want to save money for book publishing costs, if need be. I am still looking to send out for an agent but I want to be prepared. I want to make some of my dreams happen this year. I've been putting them off for long enough, with excuses and such.
But I also want these things in order not only for selfish reasons. I want financial stability so Matt won't have to work so hard. He's young and all he does for the most part is work and do what he can to take care of his family (not just me and Jayden, either).
Which is one of the reasons I went ahead and started working at the other Target, only to get shafted and now have to look for another job. I don't appreciate at all how they have handled me. I am disappointed too because I worked so hard at that job the three years I was employed there before I had Jayden. I was a cashier, I worked the guest services desk, occasionally food avenue, covered breaks for GSTLs, worked salesfloor shifts, and worked in every single section during the overnight process, and I was good at ALL of them. I rarely called off, and I worked through the majority of my pregnancy, only to be prevented from coming back by two managers who never met me before and decided amongst themselves that Matt and I wouldn't work well together. What they could have done was asked any member of the overnight team who were there when we were together if they had any clue that Matt and I were together, and the answer would be no, not until I got pregnant. Our relationship NEVER interfered with our job.
So I got stuck at the other Target, and I was willing to give it a fair shake, but although I like how they run their overnight process better, the atmosphere is completely unenjoyable. The people there barely talk, they aren't allowed to listen to music, etc. Now, the people are cool, but they don't feel comfortable talking because of the management. I've noticed when the management comes around, any convos that were taking place immediately cease. That was one of the main reasons I liked my job at the other Target so much, because the management there was more laid back in that aspect and understood that co-workers are going to talk and try to find some common ground. As long as the work gets completed, it shouldn't be a problem.
On top of that, I find out the morning of New Year's Eve I was supposed to work that night, and that pissed me off. However, I still planned on going before I got my first paycheck and saw that my money was not right. Whereas I had been making $11.40 when I left the other Target, and had been terminated as rehireable because I figured I'd have to come back, meaning I would be getting the same pay, they decided I was only worth 9.75. As hard as I've been working, as much of my time I have given that company, as many times as I've left tired, as many nights I could have stayed home with my child, and they shaft me out of that much money. My check should have been closer to five hundred dollars and it was nowhere near. I was so upset I cried. When I talked to the management about it, the very lady who interviewed me and knew I had been previously employed by the company, she acted like I was stupid and then pointed out that the starting team members on the team usually get 9.25, but since I had worked for Target before I got 9.75. A whole fifty cents, wowee! 
REGARDLESS, my Christmas and New Year's Eve were excellent. I don't ask for much. I didn't need anything this Christmas; just seeing Jayden's nice stuff was enough for me, and his little spoiled self got all kinds of fun looking toys and clothes. I did a little scavenger hunt for the kids at Christmas, and it didn't go as planned but it gave them the opportunity to run around and find stuff. We've been trying to get the kids more involved, and it looked like they had fun this year. Norman played more current songs, like that Soulja Boy B.S I hate that song with a passion but the kids loved it and doing the dance, they looked so cute!!! I can't believe that they're all getting close to graduating high school and such. I have to remind myself that years ago, that was me and Chris and Deneen dancing off MC Hammer and such, now it is their turn. It was very special.
Christmas at Gramma Smith's was kind of awkward, but not bad. She ended up in the hospital a couple days later, as did Matt. He's been sick for over a week now 
I of course wished Matt felt better but I definitely appreciated the time I got to spend with him while he was off work. He didn't like me going to work and him staying at home, but I don't mind that at all. The nights I'd go to work, Tooter usually stayed with my mom, and when I got off work I'd go see Matt and we'd have breakfast or watch movies or just go to sleep together, and it was nice and I liked it. I love that dude a whole helluva lot. A few guys have been trying to flirt with me lately and that to me is a surprise since my skin looks disgusting, my hair is undone, etc, but I digress. When they do try to flirt, I am immediately amused because I always picture Matt standing next to them, and they never ever ever compare to him even slightly. I am never rude to anybody, but I do let them know my heart belongs to someone else.
Hopefully all will turn out well soon in the next few weeks. I am looking forward to starting school again and getting into this nursing program. I am also looking forward to going to church more, and getting more involved in the community somehow.
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Posted by sasmith on 2008-01-02 11:24:17 | Rating: | Views: 334
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