A small town girl living in the city full of crazy people. But then, who is normal anyway. I love books, skateboarding, ballet, loud music, hanging out with my nieces and nephew, shopping, and cats Bilbo and Misty. (ferrets Faramir-RIP, Eowyn-RIP, Arwyn-MIA, Luthien-RIP, Beren-MIA, Boromir-RIP/cats Precious-RIP and Frodo-RIP).
Luthien ferret got poop on her fur so into the bathtub she went. My ferrets hate baths.
Happy Memorial Day. I'm working and will take a walk around the lake park. Then came home to sunbathe in backyard. Ran into a roommate friend who thinks I'm cute. Hope I didn't overwhelm him in my bikini covered in baby oil. I'm not dating any of his homeless junkie friends.
The job I was praying to get just made an offer. More money than I need to just get by so hopefully I get these credit cards paid off. Now I have to turn down the other job I gal from high school offered. I will be an Accounting Clerk doing paperwork at a desk in an office. That will be a huge relief. They insist on 2 weeks notice so old job can have me for another week. Have to wait and see if they give me my unused vacation days. I need the money. Celebrated by walking around the lake park trail and buying a pizza. Roommate wanted to share it with all his visiting friends. My pizza was not that big.
My hotel guests are figuring out I am the wrong person to argue with. I am leaving in 2 weeks so I don’t really care if guests hate me. Just because they think they are special doesn't mean they get free parking in the hotel garage. Room will be charged.
My family went out to the cemeteries on Memorial Day while I slept in bed, then came to work. Yep, working all weekend (no holiday pay). Hope I like my new job better.
Ever meet someone determined to self-diagnose their personal problems and you are like: There's nothing wrong with you. Their problem is that they were set up to fail by whatever circumstances they had to deal with. So that left them vulnerable and falling through the cracks to grasp at anyone willing to catch them. That doesn't mean they are crazy.
Believe me I know from experience. Luckily I had a Mom will willing to pay my bills otherwise I would be homeless like my roommate who has nobody else to help him get back on his feet. Family in another state refuse to help him. I knew him for months at my hotel as a security guard. He was a gentleman, protective of me, and reponsible person I never complained about at work. Yes, he took liberties and got caught in the Presidential Suite by the couple still in their wedding clothes I had to move into a Governor Suite with humble apologies that someone was having a party in their room. After he lost his job, he stayed with friends who were homeless living in hotel rooms and/or drug addicts who eventually kicked him out. He is learning that when you hang around the bad kids, you eventually become the bad kid. He did hold a job for three weeks before getting fired for using a racial slur.
People keep telling me to kick him out. He is more a burden than a blessing. He does help around the house and I know how hard it is to get a job when jobless. Three jobs since he graduated high school a couple years ago and still learning to be an adult. His girlfriend's dog and cat are still here two months later when I said 1 week. His girlfriend is a complete train wreck who can't pull herself together. How is she going to help him? He is trying to help her and I try to explain he can't help her. She has dealt with so much trauma he can't fix no matter how good he is to her. If she can't trust herself, she will never trust him. He can't fix her emotional probelms. I wish he would just let go of her. But he is in love, he cares for her and wants me to like her too (not happening). I have my limits on kindness that he needs to understand. I fear what will happen to him if I do kick him out. He called me cause he had no place to go. I offered months ago when I discovered he was living in a hotel with another coworker who was living in his truck that if he needed a place to crash he could stay with me. I thought he could get a job, get an apartment, and move out within a couple months. That didn't happen. I don't know what to do anymore. When he arrived I was a complete mess with migraines and stress from being broke. Looking for a job for a year is very stressful. Just being around me, he changed me to be more aware of my house that was pig sty from working overnights and tired all the time. You could say he woke up Sleeping Beauty. Whenever he leaves, I will miss him.
Roommate had tried all night to contact his girlfriend. He had a panic attack and had to call the police who gave him a card for a crisis center. I asked about the scratches on his arms, did the dog do that. He had been cutting himself during his panic attack. Next he started tossing her things into the backyard, including the pets. He is tired of these games. Then he started crying and I tried to comfort him. After a while he calmed down and thought he overreacted. I pointed out my neighbors can call animal control on me and get cited for animal abuse so they need to come in before it gets hot outside. In the early morning, it was cool. He brings in the animals and her stuff too. I go to bed. When I wake up I heard him talking to the crisis center. He is not handling this "I need space" very well. He's heart broken and I can't fix it. Maybe he is starting to see the manipulator I see. She's using him and using me. When people start pulling away, they don't come back. But roommate stops me from negative talk. And at the end of the day, girlfriend shows up. Roommate apologizes for blowing up her phone. Phone was dead, she was working, no signal, whatever the excuse of the day is. Oh, today is a new excuse: She had a bad day so made up. I swear they keep breaking up and making up that it is becoming ridiculous.
Nephew graduated high school today. No special awards, just a diploma. Got college set up and he has chosen forensic science as his major. He will have to quit his fast food job cause it is out of town. His sister apprently quit college after a semester or two, not sure when she quit but it wasn't for her. She went part time anyway. I told her she can always go back cause I met plenty of 30ish people going to college to get better paying jobs. She works at a consignment shop and wants to be a entrepreneur someday. She works part-time and doesn't pay rent to my sister so wonder what her future plans are, if she has any.
Told family about my new job and hoping the last interview produces a job offer. Apparently my job offer announcement caused confusion. Ok, leaving for a job interview I received a job offer from an interview I did the week before. I am waiting to hear from the last interview. I don't know if my last interview will turn into a job offer or another rejection. I am accepting the job offered unless the last interview offers me a job, then I will take that job cause it pays more. I am sorry employers take so long to make decisions.
Thank you God. Went through a video interview for accounting clerk for a hotel. Immediately they wanted an in person interview. I said I was free the next day. Pays enough to get me out of debt so I badly want this job. It is in the back office so little customer service other than receiving direct bill/banquet deposit payments.
Scammers are so funny. Get an email wanting to set an interview and never actually set a time for one. No, they call out of blue which makes me reject the call cause I don't know who is calling. Now, they email me telling me I am not a good fit for their company. How would you know when you never set up an interview with me?
My goodness, God has a weird sense of humor. I am about to leave for my accounting clerk interview and I get a call from one of my past interviewers asking me to call them. That will have wait until I get back. Interview was strange with other people doing it cause interviewer got called away. They will let me know in a couple weeks when they made their decision. Return home and call them. They ask if I am still interested in the office clerk job. Of course, today's interview is no guarantee of a job offer. Now I have to quit my job, take a drug test for new job, and wait for a response from today’s interview that pays more. I don't need more stress. The job offer came from the gal I went to school with. Funny they were never nice to me in high school. This will be awkward.
Heard the newest front desk person has been promoted to the sales department. So coupled with my departure, there are 2 available openings at my hotel front desk. But wait, since I am leaving the newest front desk person will move into my overnight spot. I wonder if this was voluntary or involuntary move into my position.
Started walking around a local park with a lake. I need to exercise and dog kennel in the living room leaves no room to move much. Took me about an hour while taking photos to share on social media. They got boat rentals, bike rentals, beach, fancy bridge that lights up at night, a 2nd bridge leading to a trail going towards downtown area, and concession stands. There a tunnel under the street to get to the other park across the street that has a trail. I saw other trails leading east and north. This city has a ton of trails for bikes, runners, and skaters.
Top manager of the hotel is trying to get me to stay. They offered more money. My problems are not just money. It is the stress of drunk customers, angry customers, homeless stealing from the gift shop and continental breakfast, and overzealous security guards who think the hotel is a fortress. I don't care if a guest smokes a cigarette outside at 3 AM, they are allowed to roam the hotel whenever they like. I don't care if a group of guests are socializing on the patio at 1 AM when nobody is complaining about them except the security guard. And I certainly don't care if guests have friends in their room until a guest complains about the noise. Yes, I have called the police to end parties when guests complain. Plus I work overnight shifts so my family complains they never see me. I am not staying.
Always love how people threaten to call the corporate office or management when they get mad. Be My Guest! I have zero power over housekeeping and can't help we don't have shuttle service nor valet parking nor maintenance people present 24 hours a day/7 days a week. And I'm sorry we ran out of pillows, blankets, and towels when there are over 300 registered guests staying overnight. Hotel has 234 rooms.
Have a great Mother's Day. I got to miss lunch with my siblings and mother. Then after waking up in the middle of the afternoon, I drove over to my Mom's Assisted Living apartment to give her a blank note card that I wrote "Happy Mother's Day" on. I'm so broke I can't afford to buy her a $5 card.
Got 2 more rejection emails. Did a phone interview for a receptionist job and then in person interview for an office assistant job so here's hoping. The manager was someone I went to school with so crossing fingers even though the pay is not as much as I need to get out of debt. My garbage disposal started leaking. I put a towel underneath. Roommate's friend who is a fix it guy looked at it and couldn't fix it. Seals were broken so I had to buy a new one. Friend installed it for me. My brother offered to install it, but the friend beat him to it. At least I didn't have to call a plumber again. Neighbor complained my plastic downspout extenders were cracked and water got into her garagae so had to buy new ones.
In the event I have to sell my house cause I can't afford the increased mortgage payments (house value went up $30,000), I checked around for other housing possibilities. Cheaper houses are garbage and of course value will go up over the years where I get in financial trouble again. Perfect for house flippers. Then looked at apartments and OMG, so many cost more than my mortgage. I found a few cheaper than my mortgage that are a room smaller. I pray I can find a better paying job soon. I have 2 cats and 3 ferrets buried in the backyard and moving would break my heart.
Received 2 more rejection emails. Went to the chiropractor and returned to check my email for someone wanting to set up an interview with me the following week. I find an email announcing an Uber charge on my Paypal account that I use for my candle business this morning at 4:23 AM. I checked my Uber account and the ride wasn't listed so have no idea where this ride transaction took place. Someone must have hacked my Paypal account so that password is getting changed. Had to dispute the charge with the credit card company, who cancelled the card. Sigh. Removed all by one credit cards from the account. My cards are mostly maxed out unless I make a payment to buy something. Can't withdraw cash from the bank when account is overdrawn.
Did a video interview for a secretary job and received a rejection email. Received another rejection from company I never interviewed with. Put away the Easter decorations and got out the summer stuff. It was about time. Since I let go of my drop shipping business, I started to feel less stress and less migraines so feeling more energy. Though it was depressing not making anything to sell. Maybe someone would have bought a wreath or a gnome, or same old not buy anything (at least not from me anyway). People thought the Easter egg candles were so cute but this year not a single sale.
Got a new security guard at work who looked fresh out of high school. Will see how long they last. Had a strange call at 3 AM saying they received an email of a reservation they didn't make. Couldn't find the reservation so explained it was a scam email. My business insurance is being cancelled. Got an email to set up an interview and turned out to be a fake company I dealt with before when researching the company online. And apparently my hotel is getting a new freezer and fridge for our gift shop that nobody told me about until they were delivered. How nice.
Flipped the ceiling fans and turned on the air conditioning. Arranged another interview for a government office. When I saw the email, I screamed so loud I startled my roommate.
No more newspaper delivery. I can't afford it. With 1 ferret, I don't use as much newspaper anymore. Got to go to bare necessities unless I get a better paying job.
Poor Misty has been living under the sofa and pooping in a corner I have newspaper for the ferrets. I started placing food and water under the end table for her. Poor thing. Dog had been here for 2 weeks and I discover I have a visitor cat too. Roommate had been hiding cat in their room and when I opened the door to print a resume for my interview, cat stepped out the door. This is what I get for saying dog could stay for a week. I threatened to take the dog to the shelter cause it is way past the week I allowed. Roommate begged me not to do that cause girlfriend loves the dog so much and would crush her. She just has a dysfunctional family who can't get their lives together. That's all. Shame on me for not understanding that. Who knows when this dog and now cat are ever leaving. Misty will come out and let me pet her. She hides back under the couch when dog or humans enter the room. I am allergic to this dog so need to keep taking allergy medicine and avoid petting it.
Had a good interview who mentioned 2 weeks notice and asked about references. That is a good sign. I know 2 people ready to take over my job when I leave. Got a security guard fired. They hated delivering items for guests and kept turning off their walkie talkie which drove me nuts when trying to contact them. I hate costing people their job, but I was getting tired of that.
Security guard said they thought they saw a homeless man in the kitchen who walked into the break room to vanish. She saw the ghost of the dishwasher who died as I got hired. Funny I never viewed them when I go to the kitchen every night to place a paper with the guest count on it for the breakfast cooks.
Got another interview set up and sensed it was a fake company so didn't go. Closed my online shop again. No sales since January so has to close. Set it to inactive not deleted. Maybe someday I can reopen. The 2nd online shop I deleted the links, birthday club, cancelled coupons and discounts. Never received orders nor sell any gift cards so have to close. My niece who I gave a gift card to for her birthday came by and got a few candles to use it up. My sister paid for the excess amount of her selection. At least they took what I already made and not make new candles. Not much of a sale.
Received 2 rejection emails. I just love it when people say "If you hate your job, then go do something else". Congratulations for getting your dream job. I've tried for nearly a year to do something else. Applied and interviewed to get rejected. Started a drop shipping business and did farmers market plus a Christmas Craft Show that I had to close yesterday. Now tell me again to Go Do Something Else if I Hate My Job. My job is keeping me broke and debt piling up. I have been robbing my IRA account for months paying bills. God must really hate me.