Welp, as some of you already know, I was diagnosed with HPV (HOORAY!), the ones that can cause Cervical Cancer, not the icky warts. I have to go back for the Colposcopy, but I haven't scheduled it yet because I'm trying to figure when I can go. Believe me, I'm not ignoring it this time.
I'm currently not in school, or at least not taking classes, I was struggling to find the balance between working and going to school, and I wasn't making enough money to cover my bills when I worked at DSW. Apparently, my school un-enrolled me or something, so I have to call enrollment services, or else my loan deferment from assisting school will be deactivated (and I can't really afford to pay my loan right now). Stupid school.
DSW was a waste of time. After our store opened, and after I had been training at another store 30mins away for over a month, they cut my hours in half after a week or so of us opening. So, I went from 30 - 35 hours down to like 12 hours (no joke), and I was only making $9.25/hr to begin with. Then, they sent me home a few times because the store wasn't busy enough (they had been doing that to other people as well, and cutting everyone's hours). Then, I noticed I wasn't on the schedule, so when I talked to one of the Asst. Managers about it, he told me to talk to the Store Manager...BUT, she was on a 2 week PTO (paid time off). So, what kind of BS was that? He told me that if I wasn't on the schedule that it meant that I no longer worked there, but no one called me, I never had a meeting, I never received anything in writing. I never got written up. Then, the next 2 weeks, I still wasn't on the schedule. So, at that point, I said "Fuck It" and just didn't bother. Obviously, they had passively let me go (since we were all "seasonal"). I could probably sue them for that because they never said anything to me. But, there's no point.
Currently, I'm working at my Dad's business again (as I've done on and off since I was like 14). It's...okay. It's a family business. We're pretty well known in the area (NYC: SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, NoLita). It's an electrical hardware supply store. We sell a lot of stuff. We sometimes sell to movie sets, and actors/actresses in the area (Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johanssen, Annette Bening, the Butler from Mr. Deeds). My "Man" Norman Reedus lives a 30 sec walk away, so I could probably stalk him if I wanted to. :X Heath Ledger died a few blocks away. But, anyways, the pay is good, I get paid "under the table" (cash). $85/day for being an Administrative Assistant (partly why you guys see me on all the time, even during "work hours"). My Dad said there's a possibility for me to start doing accounting, to help my Aunt because she's overloaded (too many other companies to pay, not enough time to pay them all at the right times, even though the company has more than enough money). If I do that though, I'll get way more money, but I don't think I'd be able to go to school. Or, if I do, it'll be hard. Getting here to The Store (as the entire family calls it), takes at least 45mins - 1 1/2 hrs, if there's traffic, even though without traffic...we're like 20mins away. Going home can be the same, again, depending on traffic. My SO said to just do it, but, if I do...like I said, I don't know if I'll be able to go to school, and I don't know if I'd be able to move to him. Philly to NYC is like 2 - 2 1/2hrs depending on traffic. I don't know if I could make that commute every day, 5 days a week. We're open from 8AM - 5:30PM. Ugh.
Speaking of the SO, things are going. He didn't go to his VA Appt though, because he couldn't take that day off from work. So, I'm getting on his ass about rescheduling it. It was supposed to be on March 5. He's hoping they'll let him reschedule his appt himself, because last time they scheduled it for him, and that's why he couldn't take off of work. His birthday is an about a month, but I'm not really going all out. I can't really afford it, and I kind of don't feel like it because I need to save my money. Lol. So far, I'm thinking of getting him this set of darts he wants, and this Pro Dart Shooter's DVD (Phil Taylor). I was thinking about getting him a Keurig, but I'm like, "Ehhh." I haven't seen him like 2 1/2 weeks because of the water being broken at his house (which...it's been broken for that long. Yay!) He's pissed because he can't use the bathroom, shower, brush his teeth, do his laundry...etc. The water people, or whatever, were supposed to come fix it last week, but it "rained" so they "couldn't". Now, they were supposed to come today, so I'll have to find out later when my SO gets off of work. If the water is fixed, I can visit this weekend, if not...then, maybe next weekend.
Anyways, I'm being rushed to leave now, so I may add to this later.
See if your school has an online program. I did that working full time. Didn't have much of a life for several years, but it was worth it
SO had a problem with the water in his place and couldn't shower for like a week. He was miserable. Hopefully they get things sorted soon
But kinda hype to hear you work near Normal Reedus. Daryl is the best.