I have this thing called a job

It seriously cuts into my reading time. And writing time. And video gaming time. And vegging time. And, oh gee, I can’t exercise… darn.

For years and years I was a stay-at-home-mom. I did exactly what that title implies; I stayed at home, and I was a mom. I honestly didn’t ever think that I’d really work again, not full time. I mean, I kicked around the idea of working, and even half-heartedly applied at a few places. Wasn’t surprised when no one called me for an interview. And wasn’t remotely disappointed.

Then… we had some money troubles. We’re not exactly different in the respect that we live pay-check to pay-check. Husband works, we’re a one income family. Budget is tight, but we live a good life and it worked. Then… Unexpected Thing happened. Aaaand it was difficult to recover from. So I had to get serious about getting a job. And I did! I applied everyplace I could think of. I applied online, I filled out applications. And in the few weeks that followed, I discovered that my abilities at home did not translate well on applications. It had been years since I had worked. Getting a job these days is HARD. And I live in a pretty heavily populated area, so you’d think it would be considerably easier to find a place to work than other places.

Well, lemme tell ya, it’s not.

I mentioned my dilemma to a friend (Lala) and she said “I can totally get you hired where I work”. And guess what… she did. So now I work full time, Monday through Friday, weekends off, at a property management firm. In short, I pay other people’s bills. And I *like* my job. So far. I mean, I’ve only been there a few months, so maybe I’ll, like, hate it later on and look back at this post and want to throw up in my mouth… but for now, I like it.

I wish I could talk about the stuff that happens at work- with my co-workers, the managers, and some of the people we deal with on a daily basis. Because there is some seriously bizarre and ridiculous things that people say and do. But, I can’t cause I kinda want to keep working there! So I’ll mention it sometimes, I’m sure, and talk about the fun stuff and the good stuff, but not about the lame ass stuff that happens.