Pickle In Your Pocket

I thought it’d be time for a little update on the job front-I’ve got a jail tour the first week of August! I received an email that the chief likes for all potential recruits to get a tour of the jail before they’re hired. I’m taking this as a really good sign. I’m not ready to fully celebrate and go out to buy.com and start splurging on new toys, but I do think I’m on the right path. I’m just proud of how far I’ve come in this whole process.

I’m turning in my two week notice tonight. I just can’t handle the job any more. It’s affecting my personal life and I’m not learning anything new. I’m hoping to hear back about the sheriff position soon. Even if I don’t get it, I can’t stay where I’m at any longer. At least this way I’ll be free to study and prepare for the academy.
I’m excited to start working out again. T and I are going to use top fat burners to get in our best shape yet. We’re also going to take those trips that we wanted to take since we first met.
The first trip will be to Tahoe before our friends move away. They’re moving back to the bay area and we’ve gotta visit them in Tahoe before it’s too late. I’m nervous about being without a job again, but it’s worth it. Even if I have to get a job at a fast food restaurant I’d be happier than I am at this job.

Going from dating to marriage and joining all of our finances together is kind of complicated. One thing we’re discovering though is that combining everything has some advantages. We’re saving money by getting a joint car insurance policy. We are trying to be better about sticking to a budget. It’s hard to do, but it’s definitely the smart thing to do. It’s good practice for the future when we’ve got a house payment and kids. We’ve still got some time until all of that!

It’s bad when everyone I know tells me how tired I look. I could invest in some prevera eye cream, or I could just finally quit this job. I think besides the graveyard hours, it’s the smoke that makes me look so tired all of the time. I really need to get out of there as soon as possible. It’s affecting my attitude and my personal life. I miss not being able to sleep next to T except two nights a week. She’s been so patient with me, I can’t even tell you how grateful I am. I just hope I can one day find a great career so I can return the favor.

All I’ve been thinking about lately is how much I hate my current job. Working the graveyard shift in a smoke filled environment is nobody’s dream job. It got me thinking about what qualities I’d want in my dream job.
I’d want the job to be something I enjoy doing, that gave me a good amount of free time to be with my family, and have good benefits, such as guaranteed life insurance and three weeks vacation per year. If I could work outside that’d be another plus, and if it was three or four days of work instead of the 9-5 Monday through Friday grind that’d be awesome. But I’d take the Mon-Fri gig any day over this miserable graveyard shift. Now if I had a job I really enjoyed, graveyard wouldn’t be so bad. Hopefully I’ll be finding out about a potential new job soon. Fingers crossed!

Work is once again changing my schedule. That’s the third time in the past three months. It’s driving me crazy. I was actually happy with this schedule because even though it was graveyard, at least I got Sundays off with my girl. I really need to find a job that I love and soon. I just want to be able to support my future family and come home to see my wife at the end of the day. Hopefully things will turn around soon.

Work has been pretty boring lately. I can’t complain too much in this economy. At least it’s a job! T and I have been looking into getting a cheap auto insurance quote for once we’re married. Just trying to save wherever we can save. Luckily she’s a good little planner and the wedding is all saved up for. Now we can just focus on a nest egg. It’s nice to be contributing to our savings account too.

T and I have both been coughing a little bit lately and feeling pretty tired. We’ve both been so much healthier living in our new place than we ever were in our last apartment in Santa Rosa. I think maybe it’s because the old place had dust in the filters or maybe it was just the plants that grow in that area. Either way, this is the first time either of us has felt slightly under the weather. T attacked the house with disinfectant and cleaned it from top to bottom. Hopefully it’s just allergies and change of weather for both of us. The good news is I don’t have to work tomorrow night, woot! I have all day training at work. Hopefully I’ll have enough energy to go out for a beer with T and some friends. Or maybe we’ll just go to bed early with hot tea and a snuggie.

I know I just got this job, but it’s really not working out. Graveyard shift is incredibly challenging. First you have to stay awake all night while you wander around. Second, if something exciting like a medical issue does happen, all you can think about is that 2 hour long report you have to write up afterwards. I’ve always thought it’d be cool to work in the medical field. I’ve looked into healthcare jobs but a lot of them require going back to school. I guess we’ll just have to see what happens with the sheriff job. Otherwise I may just have to take out more student loans and try my hand in the nursing field.

I wish I didn’t have to work. I know everyone wishes that, but I feel like I spend more time working than at home with my future wife. All I do is work, or catch up on sleep because of work. It’s a vicious cycle. All I want to do is go travel with T. We’ve been invited to Tahoe, asked to go on a hiking trip, and we both really want to make a trip out to Vegas in the next year.
If only I could make a living writing hydrolyze reviews or inventing something and living off the spoils. Instead, I slave away at my job all night, and have fleeting moments to spend with T when we’re both actually awake. I want to punch things…