Well, I've been at Fresh & Easy for a month now and I absolutely love it! The people I work with are all really nice and funny. We are laughing about something almost all the time. The work is kinda boring but at least I'm working. I go into the kitchen and write down how much of each product they make and then go into the computer and post each product as complete and take all the ingredients out of inventory. One day a week I have to go in at 4am and do pretty much the same thing except it's final products I'm completing (e.g. regular days I complete batches for pasta, meat, sauces, soups, dressings, dips and 4 am days I complete finished products like mac & cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, bottled dressing, salads, sandwiches and all the packing materials/containers). It still sucks working on the weekends because I don't get a full day to spend with John but the days go by so quickly that I hardly notice my work week is almost over by the time Monday rolls around.
The day I started I found out that they had actually hired another girl along with me and it's kinda funny cause her name is Brandi. We are so completely different from one another but, because we are both new, we have somewhat bonded and become friends. We go to lunch together most days and the other night we went out drinking together. She's a tattooed and pierced punk rocker and I'm a kinda shy non-punk rocker (I couldn't figure out what the opposite would be) so it's kinda odd to see the two of us together and getting closer but we'll see what happens.
That's really about it for now. I will try to update this a bit more often since I'm off on Mondays and Tuesdays and there's not much else to do on those days than waste my time online and keep you posted about my life.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
4 1/2 Months Worth of Posts
I don't even know where to start. I think the last I posted I had just gotten my wisdom teeth out and welcomed a new member of our family. Let's see if I can tell you about what all has happened since without this turning into a novel.
My uncle graduated from LVN school in July so I went out to see the graduation. While there, his girlfriend offered me a job as her Administrative Assistant. After not much thought (it was a really good offer, or so I thought), I accepted the job and left Harlow's after almost 5 1/2 years of working for them. It turned out to be the job from hell. She was one of the worst people to work for and she made my life miserable. I could never please her and she was always putting me down. I would work 10 or 11 hours almost every day and it felt like I never got to see John. I was always in a bad mood after work and I was just exhausted whenever I would have any free time. At the end of September, she called me on a Sunday and told me she didn't want me to work there anymore. She gave me some stupid excuse about not wanting to tear the family apart and me needing hospital experience and continued to put me down and then she asked me to pretty much beg for my job back. I pretty much told her that I didn't want to beg for my job and I was done.
At the end of August, John and I went to Cancun. His mom and step-dad went as well as his aunt. It was so absolutely beautiful there! The water was the most beautiful blue it just went on forever. We went snorkeling, took a tour of Tulum, painted ceramics and visited happy hour often. I had a great time. Especially the day I had a few too many "Vacation Size" Margaritas. Other than the travel nightmares (I don't even want to go into those) it was a greally great time.
A few weeks ago, John and I went to Knott's Scary Farm which was somewhat fun. You can read all about that in his blog.
Last week, our kitten got spayed. She has to have a cone over her head so she doesn't lick her stitches and it's kinda funny and sad. She walks funny and runs into walls and it's difficult for her to eat but at least her stitches will be ok in the end. Two days ago we had to take her in cause her incision site didn't look right and it was all swollen but the doctor said it was because of the internal stitches irritating her and that it's nothing major. She definitely is a trooper for going through all this.
Last but not least, today I went to my first interview since losing my job and they offered me a position. It's with the grocery store Fresh & Easy. I will be working at the corporate office in Moreno Valley. I will pretty much be doing inventory control and helping them get a new system in place. It seems like a really great opportunity and I hope it works out well. The only sucky thing is that I'll be working weekends but hopefully at some point that will no longer be the case.
I think that pretty much sums up these last few months. If I've left anything out, I'll hopefully update this more regularly and fill it in. Till next time...
My uncle graduated from LVN school in July so I went out to see the graduation. While there, his girlfriend offered me a job as her Administrative Assistant. After not much thought (it was a really good offer, or so I thought), I accepted the job and left Harlow's after almost 5 1/2 years of working for them. It turned out to be the job from hell. She was one of the worst people to work for and she made my life miserable. I could never please her and she was always putting me down. I would work 10 or 11 hours almost every day and it felt like I never got to see John. I was always in a bad mood after work and I was just exhausted whenever I would have any free time. At the end of September, she called me on a Sunday and told me she didn't want me to work there anymore. She gave me some stupid excuse about not wanting to tear the family apart and me needing hospital experience and continued to put me down and then she asked me to pretty much beg for my job back. I pretty much told her that I didn't want to beg for my job and I was done.
At the end of August, John and I went to Cancun. His mom and step-dad went as well as his aunt. It was so absolutely beautiful there! The water was the most beautiful blue it just went on forever. We went snorkeling, took a tour of Tulum, painted ceramics and visited happy hour often. I had a great time. Especially the day I had a few too many "Vacation Size" Margaritas. Other than the travel nightmares (I don't even want to go into those) it was a greally great time.
A few weeks ago, John and I went to Knott's Scary Farm which was somewhat fun. You can read all about that in his blog.
Last week, our kitten got spayed. She has to have a cone over her head so she doesn't lick her stitches and it's kinda funny and sad. She walks funny and runs into walls and it's difficult for her to eat but at least her stitches will be ok in the end. Two days ago we had to take her in cause her incision site didn't look right and it was all swollen but the doctor said it was because of the internal stitches irritating her and that it's nothing major. She definitely is a trooper for going through all this.
Last but not least, today I went to my first interview since losing my job and they offered me a position. It's with the grocery store Fresh & Easy. I will be working at the corporate office in Moreno Valley. I will pretty much be doing inventory control and helping them get a new system in place. It seems like a really great opportunity and I hope it works out well. The only sucky thing is that I'll be working weekends but hopefully at some point that will no longer be the case.
I think that pretty much sums up these last few months. If I've left anything out, I'll hopefully update this more regularly and fill it in. Till next time...
Sunday, June 15, 2008
I'm a lucky girl!
I was just sitting here reading some of John's past posts and I came across a few and I couldn't help but smile. When he first moved out here and he bragged about falling madly in love with the woman he met off the internet (me) and when I first met his parents and Sage didn't even bark at me. Those posts show that he's been crazy about me since the beginning and even though he doesn't brag as much anymore, I know he still loves me very much. He's been an angel to me while I've been out of commission for my wisdom teeth issues and then there was our anniversary. I know it's been 2 months since it happened but I never got to brag about it.
First, he sent me the most beautiful boquet of flowers to my work with stargazer lillies (my favorite flower) and roses in it with pink balloons. Then, when I got off work and went to get in my car, there was a box in my driver's seat with a card on it. When I opened it, there was an adorable skirt and a blouse along with a note telling me to meet him at Claim Jumper. There we had a nice dinner and he gave me a gorgeous rose quartz necklace. I felt like a princess for the night! I've never had anyone put so much thought and effort into a present for me. It truly made me feel like the most important person in his eyes. Gosh, I love him so much!
Well, I guess I'll stop bragging about this mushy stuff. Talk to you soon!
First, he sent me the most beautiful boquet of flowers to my work with stargazer lillies (my favorite flower) and roses in it with pink balloons. Then, when I got off work and went to get in my car, there was a box in my driver's seat with a card on it. When I opened it, there was an adorable skirt and a blouse along with a note telling me to meet him at Claim Jumper. There we had a nice dinner and he gave me a gorgeous rose quartz necklace. I felt like a princess for the night! I've never had anyone put so much thought and effort into a present for me. It truly made me feel like the most important person in his eyes. Gosh, I love him so much!
Well, I guess I'll stop bragging about this mushy stuff. Talk to you soon!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
The pain sucks but the free time is nice
I have been sitting here for about 48 hours in and out of pain and sleep and in a wierd way it's actually kinda nice. I've gotten to play some Okami which I've been meaning to do for a few months now, I've read some OOTS and I've spent some quality time with Jadin, John and the newest addition to our family, Roxie. She adopted us last weekend (yes, she adopted us) and it's been an interesting week since. I've been working my butt off so I've only been able to spend a few minutes in the mornings and about a half hour in the evenings with her so I feel like I'm not establishing a good bond with her. On the other hand, John has been there for her so much. She was a little ill when we got her so he's been giving her medicine and checking on her regularly and just being a wonderful "dad". Another issue is Jadin. She can be so jealous at times so I need to focus a lot of attention on her so she doesn't think she's being replaced by the kitten. Being home has made it easier to spend time with both and I like it. Another nice thing is being here when we let Roxie out of her little room so she can play and get used to the place and Jadin. It's so much fun to watch them play. They will chase eachother around and when Jadin gets tired, Roxie will run by and smack her tail to try and get her to play more. It's just absolutely adorable! I guess I'll stop gushing about the cats now and take my pain meds and go back to sleep. I'll write again soon!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
I might as well post again...
Since someone decided to point me out in their blog saying I've been on them to update I guess I should myself. Plus, I just got my wisdom teeth out yesterday so I have nothing but time on my hands right now.
First off, I'd like to tell all of you who've had their wisdom teeth pulled and been fine the next day that I envy you! I've had nothing but complications. My veins were too small so it took them 5 minutes to even get the iv in me so they could put me to sleep. Next, my mouth was too small so they stretched it out and I have 2 cracks on each side of my mouth (1 above and 1 below the corner of my mouth) and they hurt pretty bad. Then we find out that the dentist diagnosed it wrong. She said my wisdom teeth were only impacted with soft tissue (pretty much just my gums) which was not the case. They were all impacted by bone. The roots of the bottom ones were touching the nerve that controls feeling to my lips and tongue so for most of the day my tongue and bottom lip were numb because of them bothering that nerve. Here's the best part. My top 2 were growing at about a 45 degree angle but back towards my jaw and the root was too close to my back molars to be able to remove them from there so they had to stretch my mouth even farther open to remove them from the backside. After they let me go and give me an off work notice for a week we headed to the pharmacy. They tell me that they are a few days behind in filling prescriptions so it'll take quite a while and I started crying which I guess made them feel bad cause they started filling them right then. Once I got home I kept hurting myself when I'd try and put new gauze in or when I'd try and drink anything. Today I'm doing a little better but I'm still in a ton of pain cause I tried to talk too much yesterday so now I'm stuck sitting here with a ton on my mind and not able to tell anyone. Oh well I guess it's for the best. I'm gonna go now and try and get some sleep but you should expect some more posts from me over the next few days.
First off, I'd like to tell all of you who've had their wisdom teeth pulled and been fine the next day that I envy you! I've had nothing but complications. My veins were too small so it took them 5 minutes to even get the iv in me so they could put me to sleep. Next, my mouth was too small so they stretched it out and I have 2 cracks on each side of my mouth (1 above and 1 below the corner of my mouth) and they hurt pretty bad. Then we find out that the dentist diagnosed it wrong. She said my wisdom teeth were only impacted with soft tissue (pretty much just my gums) which was not the case. They were all impacted by bone. The roots of the bottom ones were touching the nerve that controls feeling to my lips and tongue so for most of the day my tongue and bottom lip were numb because of them bothering that nerve. Here's the best part. My top 2 were growing at about a 45 degree angle but back towards my jaw and the root was too close to my back molars to be able to remove them from there so they had to stretch my mouth even farther open to remove them from the backside. After they let me go and give me an off work notice for a week we headed to the pharmacy. They tell me that they are a few days behind in filling prescriptions so it'll take quite a while and I started crying which I guess made them feel bad cause they started filling them right then. Once I got home I kept hurting myself when I'd try and put new gauze in or when I'd try and drink anything. Today I'm doing a little better but I'm still in a ton of pain cause I tried to talk too much yesterday so now I'm stuck sitting here with a ton on my mind and not able to tell anyone. Oh well I guess it's for the best. I'm gonna go now and try and get some sleep but you should expect some more posts from me over the next few days.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
New Year, New Post
It's hard to imagine that this time last year I was overwhelmed with free time. I would be off work by like 2 most days and just go home to my roommate and watch Desperate Housewives and spend hours playing with my myspace page and ripping my hundreds of cds to my computer. I would go on a date every now and again but for the most part I just enjoyed spending time with friends. My place was always clean and my laundry was always done. Now days things are far from that. I don't get off work until after 6 and when I get home, I eat dinner, try to relax and then go to bed. I don't have the roommate anymore but I do have a wonderful boyfriend who I have a lot more fun with and if I beg and plead enough, he'll watch Desperate Housewives with me. I check my myspace once every 2 weeks and who knows when the last time was that I updated it. I've been trying to put all my music into playlists but that task started 6 months ago and hasn't been touched since. My days off are spent either scrubbing my place from top to bottom and trying to get most of my laundry accomplished (if only to have clothes for the week) or stressing about how I need to do all that. Don't get me wrong, I like the extra money from working so much but what I wouldn't give for more time to play Rock Band, Star Wars, Kingdom Hearts and move from easy to medium on Guitar Hero. Even more, I'd like to write on here more often, update my myspace more and finally get those playlists made. I'd also like enough time to work out and actually plan out my meals so I can start losing weight and being healthier. Maybe my goals are just to far out of reach. Maybe I should just take comfort in being in the arms of the one I love as often as I am and sleep well knowing my bills are getting paid and I have enough money to buy all those games, even if I don't get to play them.
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