Nothing changes

So after bills are paid, a little cash set aside, I had a bit of money burning a hole in my pocket. Do I save it?! Oh, hell no!! I buy sake!!! Sooooo looking forward to this tonite.

Let's try this again....

I decided to join a gym again. I know, I know, with working 2 jobs, going to school part time, and my boss getting fired (longer work hours), where will I find the time?? I'll just have to do something. Just have to suck it up and get it done. Bonus... Unlimited tanning. Good bye Casper Mike!!!

Just damn.

Been a helluva month. Where to begin??? First, after hearing about an awesome shift at my pizza delivery job making on average $50 to $80 a shift in tips alone, I asked for it. When the opportunity came by I clung to it. Be careful what you wish for. No where near the hype. Only one week in the last four have I cleared $50. The rest of the time its been barely $30. Not worthy whole Saturday. I'm going back to nights.

Then there's school. I know I should be studying tonite, but after the day I've had today (I'll go into it later) my mind is mush. I'm surprised I have enough stamina to post this. LOL. Thank goodness for phone apps. School has been difficult lately. The weeks worth of curriculum doesn't seem to match the weekly quizzes. I've gotten to the point now where I am forced to read ahead. I really don't like correspondence courses, and this class for work is kinda like one. But at least I'm getting paid for it. It is a lot more in depth than I thought. I don't believe I am over my head, I just have to focus more.

Then just last week, as if not enough crap was going on, BOOM!!! I wake up with a massive toothache. Root canal time!!!! The pain was coming from my rear molar, which I thought was a wisdom tooth. I was just gonna have them pull it. Nope. Gotta save it, so a root canal was needed. FML. The last time I went to a dentist I got violently ill 2 says later. I didn't want that to happen again. That's what I was scared of, not the root canal, surprisingly. Bit like clockwork, I got sick. Nothing too bad, bit I needed to take a day off from both jobs. Working 60 hours a week starts to take its toll, and its tough to get better when you're working so much. The tooth gets capped next week, and a crown a few weeks later.

Wifey is REALLY getting better at her photography. We recently went out to the beach with some friends to take some family pictures for them..... right before the tropical storm hit. The timing sucked, but the pics turned out great. She is seriously considering trying to sell her pics as stock photos.

Then finally, there's today. District manager came in today, and had a long talk with my manager. Apparently he's said and done some things he really shouldn't have. Was in a meeting with him for over 2 hours, too. Total stress out today. We didn't know what was going on untill it was all over. Not even sure if my boss is going to have a job, but they sent him home on a long weekend. Which means, I has to bust my ass to compensate for his absence. Hence forth, my head mush. I am still surprised I am awake. I really should go to bed though. Gonna be a fun day tomorrow. Good times.

Week one, complete!!

....And I passed. Watched the lecture read the book, used the flashcards, took the quiz, and passed. Only 6 questions, but they were kind of misleading. I mean, seriously, illegible handwriting is a HANDICAP?!?! Um, I guess that means most of the doctors in this country are handicapped, too, right?    ;)

I'm actually surprised I have the ability to stay awake right now. I didn't get home from pizza delivery till about 11pm, dinner and bed by 11:45. I know going to bed so soon after eating isn't good, but I was exhausted!! These 14 hour days are killers, but I love the extra money coming in.

Speaking of money, wifey and I are exploring ALL our options to have little ones run around the house. We just got off the phone with an adoption agency. Seems legit, I might add. Good story, pretty solid looking company. Then, like most things, it came down to the money. "SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!" And oh boy, they wanted us to show them A LOT!!!!! $27,000, and that's just THEIR fee!!! Legal fees, home study, travel, and birth mother support, you're looking at about $40,000. After all of that, there won't be any money left to support a kid!!! Hell, with that kind of money, I'll just go buy a hooked up Dodge Challenger and call it my baby.

Schools in session!!

Hello peeps!!! So I've made my decision and chose to stick with my current job and let them pay for my education. I really don't need to be saddled with even MORE debt than I already have. So tonite was my first nite, and all I can say is boooorring. Had to read the first chapter of a dull, dry read of a book for assistive technology. I actually fell asleep during the first half hour!! HAHAHA!!!

So it took me about 3 hours to read what I had to read. The rest was cake. Mmmmmmmm...... cake........

No, must.... remember.... diet....

Every Monday I get a weeks worth of assignments and discussion questions, and I got most of it done tonite. I have about 90 minutes with of material left and then I'm done for the week!! Just a webinar and a quiz.

Besides school, things have been insane lately. Wifey and I have been getting a lot of outdoorsy stuff done, all on account of her wanting to use her new camera. Nature trails, Castillo de San Marco, and even kids birthday parties. Her head has been stuck behind that camera. And she's actually pretty good, to boot.

My poor nephew was back in the hospital, too. And of course he wanted visitors. All he wanted to do was talk his head off to uncle Mike about the video game he wants to make. But things look good for him, seems he may be going home tomorrow!!

Some other things have happened too, but I don't want this post to be too long. Anyhow, its 12:30 and 6:30 comes early. But for those that DIDN'T see my post, this is also what I got into...... Nite.

Happy Tax Day!!!

Well, not so happy for some I suppose. I did mine back in Feb., so I have no worries.

So, lets see..... been hiking lately. Great for exercise. Been helping me lose the weight needed. And I am down another two pounds!! 210!! Feeling like I have more and more energy everyday. And loading batteries everyday is helping with the exercise too. Things on that side of my life are steady. And i'm loving it!!!

On the down side, I feel I have to make a choice. Take a risk and go to school for a job that doesn't pay much more in Jax, but does in other places.... Or let my current employer send me to school and be attached to them for at least another year. Things at work aren't going too well. New CEO, new store manager (I don't see eye to eye with him much), just makes me think I should bail. But then again, its a free education, something that can never be taken away from me. Decisions....

Another good week

Finally was able to get back into wifeys office again. And as you can see below, success!!!! 225 to 212 in 2 months. Losing it slowly, yes, but I'll be able to keep it off!!!

Our anniversary was last weekend. She got me an awesome gift. Something she put together herself. She was able to find our old wedding invitations and our wedding day scrolls and put them into a shadow box. Absolutely loved it. Me? As they say, I went to Jarred.     ;)

We also went for a little hike on our anniversary. Something I never thought we'd do, but it turned out great. Got a lot of pics of nature, too. I'll post some of them here, but the rest will be on my Facebook page.

As you can see, dear reader, all the pics I posted should be on the bottom of this post. Blogging from my phone again. Pulling about 55-60 hour work weeks. No time for traditional exercising, but I am doing a lot of walking and lifting pallets. I do what I can. I know I always say I'll post more, and I always do mean it, but I can't make promises.

Till the weekend......