new job, new stresses

yes i know...
the stress thing is getting old.
well, its kind of unavoidable.
i keep getting calls in the middle of the
night from the alarm company saying
blockbusters distress alarm is going off..
tell me that's not annoying.

i really miss my blockbuster staff,
but only cause i don't know my new ones.
and i haven't made any sort of connection
with any of them...part of me doesn't want
to though..know what i mean?? like i want to
go to work, do the best i can, and then when i
clock out i am done.

nice thing is, i don't miss blockbuster the
store AT ALL...i do miss knowing my job
really well though. but that will come soon
enough at the new one.
as well, i don't have yet the feeling of "i could
work here awhile"..you know the feeling. the feeling
of longevity.

so in the next couple of weeks me and mike are going
to take a day trip to winnipeg and do ALL of our xmas
shopping. never done that before, and we will also
get our tree up and wrap the presents and be super
ready, sooner. i love the feeling of having a fun plan,
and being ahead of the game.

what else is new??? haven't got much else to report.
i am tired. i have worked 8 days in a row. I don't
recall the last time i did that. don't like it..i plan
on avoiding that again as much as possible. i have
a girlfriend who's daughter is in hockey and is playing
in brandon this weekend...i haven't seen Vicki in like
8 years??!!! i can't believe its been that long..

Anyways, i am gonna hit the hay..i work at 830, and am
super tired..
later.

trusting those instincts

i should just learn to go with my gut more.
...cause i got the other job!!!
i was so worried, but it all worked out, and
i am so excited to start something that i
think i'll just cruise right into..

i feel super less stressed, and i may even feel
my creativity coming back..that really sucked..
but anywhoo..time to look thru photos, and see
what comes to mind...

later.

....what was i thinking????

still not sure where i am gonna find a job.
still not sure that giving my 2 weeks notice
was the best thing, although it felt great at
the time. had a second interview for a store
manager job..hopefully it works out. otherwise
i am not sure where else to go. kinda feeling
anxious now. i have 4 shifts left to go at
blockbuster and they feel like they are going
at a snail's pace. i am closing tonight at 5.
blech. i am still feeling overwhelmed by all of
this change. but i suppose i am only given
what i am able to handle right??? and change
is good right??? i just wish it didn't have to
interfere in the daily routine i have had so
nicely arranged.

ah well....it'll all work out...
well at least i am keeping hopeful that it will.
later, jen

wow....really?

it was July 18th the last time i posted...hozy mozy...

well, where do i start?
i was able to scratch some items off my summer to-do list.
i took the girls for a plane ride over the city,
i didn't fly the plane, but i was there in the backseat
getting nauseous.
we also went to minnedosa for the weekend with my aunt and
uncle, and i slept outside...on the ground...i guess that's
what they call camping?? lol
didn't get to see Ponyo...darn it..


the girls started school..
JOlie in grade 3...GRADE 3!!!! time flies..and she was so excited to be back, and is even more excited that her best bud is in her class this year. AJ on the other hand did not want to go...she wanted to go back to kindergarten where it was only a half day and pretty much all playing..but i am happy to inform that she loves it now. they both stay for lunch so thats one less pick up i have to worry about.

so what else??
i am leaving blockbuster.
i so hate this decision. i have spent a long time getting the right staff hired. getting a system that works...but my boss is breathing so heavy down my neck that i feel i have no choice...like i am giving my best and its still not good enough, and the last visit my boss was out, he expressed how he is disappointed in me..and i know i am always like this, this time of year. but this time is different. so i have a 2nd interview coming up for another job. i think i have a really good chance at this one...

i need to start my BOM challenge on the MSS blog again. its been so draining worrying about work. it's left me creatively drained. and i can't really focus. but i think not having the stress of my current boss will definately help. i am SO MAD that i had to miss another super scrap day out in WInkler...there so many fun people that i love hanging out with and because i was forced to change my schedule this past week i had to work. and conveniently that meant working saturday..

well thats a brief summary of me lately.
i could go into more detail but i have a very large pile of laundry staring me in the face. about 8 loads should almost cover it.

later.

life in a nutshell

i say that cause i may be going crazy...
well, not really, but it sounds dramatic..

so lately...
well, we survived the Jonas brothers concert..
it was awesome!! they sounded and looked great.
i am really excited for PONYO, a new
miyazaki film...can't wait..

and then this past week i have been on a week
off from work..
weather has been far from summer-y, but we coped..
we went on a 3 day tour of surrounding mb..
we went to the sand dunes, minnedosa valley,
and spruce woods...its been fun..

but i am sad because my laptop is having some issues,
the left hinge is broken, which holds the plugin
attachment, and there is a broken wire? i think?
but i am almost out of computer juice, and i have to
take it to the computer shop...monday..
this is not fun.

but i have a couple more things to do before it dies
so i must go...

hopefully i can blog again real soon.
later.
jen

hey, hey ,hey

been awhile..
jolie's last day of shcool was today..
this last 6 months just flew by..
and i'm not liking it...
i'd rather pause and enjoy..how can one mentally do that??
Aymie's last day was thursday..
its so surreal, school being done.
some things i hope to do this summer.
-swimming lessons for the girls (bad mom)
-sort form of camping (yuck)
-an airplane ride over the city (crossing my fingers on that one)
-first though is the Jonas brothers on july5..
should be a blast.
the girls watched the movie/concert dvd
and mike said they almost shit themselves with excitement..
screaming and dancing...the whole lot.

i am enjoying the book of me challenges so far...
although the group is a little slow to start,
but that's okay...
i'm just gonna keep posting every monday till i run out of ideas.
which could be anytime..

i think thats all i have to share..
okie dokie artichokee
later!

a must watch

just finished watching Gran Torino...SO GOOD!!!
clint eastwood was amazing! very crude and racist,
but its part of the movie.
not to sound like an ass, but it reminds me of what my dad
may be like in oh say, 20 years.

just watch it.