Saturday, July 24, 2004

Working Like God

Mood: tired

I'm working for the sixth day in a row. (And on the seventh day, Greg [will be] rested.) We've been working six-hour days setting up the store, so in the interest of getting as many hours as possible (36 rather than 30), I volunteered to work today. In addition to the monetary benefits, I think it makes me look even better for the supervisor position.

I'm tired and don't know how productive I will be, but I always manage to dig deep and get work done. The bus will get me there super early today, so I will be able to veg for a while. I'm taking my CD/MP3 player to pass the time. I haven't been able to do that in a while, but thanks to the batteries I picked up at the 99 Cents Only store... rock on!

Thursday, July 22, 2004

Whoosh!

Mood: sad / renewed

Like the flush of the toilet, my sites are gone! I was leaning back and forth between keeping my business going and setting it aside, and I have decided to set it aside. So as I was talking about a while back, it doesn't make sense to spend the money on hosting my sites if they're not making money. So, for now, they're gone! For a moment I thought this blog was gone, too, lost in the transfer from my own hosting to BlogSpot (free blog hosting provided by Blogger). But I finally was able to republish my blog to BlogSpot. Whew!

Though I feel a bit sad about the loss of my sites, I also feel renewed. I feel like I can have a fresh start. I feel like I can concentrate on my new job. It feels good.

By the way, work is going really well. I have thrown myself into it completely and it's paying off. The District Manager, Frank, is very close to giving me the Supervisor position. Today there was a big step in that direction: I am now a keyholder for the store! Frank and Rob, the foreman, had to leave early today, so I was in charge for about an hour and closed the store at the specified time. (We're still setting up the store, but we are very close to opening. It will probably be opened on Tuesday.)

Perhaps when I am well-settled into this job I can start thinking about my own business again. Maybe I will stick with web design. Maybe I won't. We'll see what the future holds.

But I can rest easy knowing I am doing what's right for my future with Bella.

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Happy Birthday!

Let me not forget that today is my brother's birthday!

Happy Birthday, Daryl!!!

Two Years Down, A Lifetime to Go!

Mood: Happy Beyond Belief!

How is it, exactly, that I managed to charm such a beautiful, intelligent, funny, creative, talented, caring, etc., etc. girl to such a degree that she would stick with me for TWO YEARS! When this all began, I thought I would be lucky to get a few dates out of my sweet Bella. But here we are... two years later. It blows my mind.

I can't begin to express what Bella has done for me. I can only say that she has saved my life. Better yet, she has given me life! The only way I can thank her for that is to show her, every day, just how much I love her.

Not having received my first paycheck from the new job, I won't be able to offer her much for this grand occasion. I know she doesn't expect anything, but I want to give her the world! She, more than any person I know, deserves it.