I worked Sat, off Sunday, worked Mon and Tuesday.  Of those days, only yesterday was WORK.  Real physical, back breaking work.  We processed THOUSANDS of roses.  Me doing approx 80% of them.  My hands are a complete and utter mess today.  I pray no one asked me to do any wire and tape work (esp corasages or boutineers) as I am not sure I could.  I know we have more flowers to process for Saturdays wedding.  All and all it is going fine.  I did most of the processing outside, but I didn’t drink enough water.  Today I won’t repeat that mistake.  This is not the week to ease back into the work force.  I am hurting big time.  And it isn’t as I can take it easy once my 8.5 hour day is up, I have housework, home work and dinner, bed time and cuddle time with the baby left to do before bed. 

I am sorry it took me too long to post anything but my desk top computer has a new virus and I need to go buy a new subscription to a virus program.  The freebies mess with my other programs.  Need my first check.  I am using my lap top and I couldn’t remember my pass work to post, lol. 

I thought I was going to “work” today, at least an arrangement for the mgr, but I suppose it wasn’t necessary.  I was introduced but nothing else.  She doesn’t look too friendly.  Very cool blond.  Not cool as cool, but stand offish.  I am not sure how this is going to work.  I am going to be paid cash for the next week.  If I hate it after mother’s day, I can walk away.  Hmmm, gotta wonder what I have gotton myself into.  I am desperate for money so I will give it my all.  I start work on Saturday, training on computer/phone orders.  Then I will be prepping the mass flowers starting Tuesday.  I may or may not work Monday.  Then it is every day til next Sunday.  Hell week.  I will have a long day on the 10th.  Mother’s Day orders PLUS a wedding set up at 4pm. 

 

I really could care less about the Lane Bryant job.  What I REALLY want is AC Moore to call me.  The new store is literally a 15 minute walk from my apt. (or 5 minuute drive if I hit the red light)  I am not sure when they are starting the interviews, but I hope it is soon.  I really want it.  Although I will say the florist job is a heck of a lot better schedule than retail sales will be, even if I get the silk florist gig there.  I am just gonna be thankful I found something for now.  There is a possiblility I could do 2 pt jobs if they are both willing to work with me on schedules.  Not sure I have that much energy, lol. 

The floral shop offered me a job. Not exactly the job she was hiring for. More as a trainee. She thinks I have potential but I am not up to their “standards”. (I was trained anti-martha, they are pro-martha) Anyways, it is 25-30 hours a week. We will see how far it gets me. If I step up to the plate, I will have a permenent position. If not, it will be a bunch of grunt work. I see the mgr tomorrow. Meet the whole crew. I start Monday. Have a wedding to do the day before Mother’s day. I am a tad offended yet relieved. I am not ready to have any control/power. I need to get back into the groove. Not saying this is my dream job but it is much needed income. She will try and work the schedule so I won’t need outside day care. I will give it a try, if nothing else, it is a stepping stone, right?

 

Boy, that was a lot of work.  :lol 

I made a dozen roses which they sold immidately.  A basket arrangment that she didn’t like, she said it was too weedy.  :hyst  Um, it was the look I was going for.  Spring wildflowers in a basket (she asked for a basket arrangement).  Owell.  A arrangement in a sq glass container.  (lillies) and a wedding bouquet.  She loved the lillies, the bouquet she said was great form just not expensive enough.  Um, I didn’t want to use up expensive flowers you would toss as bouquets don’t sell out of a case.  Then I had my interview.  She lent me a dozen magazines to check out current trends.  I will have a interview with the mgr later on this week.  (this was the owner)  She liked me.  Loved my portfolio.  Liked my answers.  I was introduced to everyone. 

It is 9 miles away from home.  Pay is okay, nothing to write home about, but I will take it.  I guess it will depend on who else interviews and how I click with the mgr.  No Sundays, rarely a night unless it is for a party or late set up for a wedding.  I will let you all know.  Hope Lane Bryant calls soon so I can find out what they have to offer before I have to make a decision. 

My audition is today at 11am.  Think good thoughts, k? 

Not sure why I am so tired, but I am.  Got into a tiff with hubby last night. (Okay, today as it was 5am)  Hormones to blame, period is late. {no, I am not pg, I am sure the stress of moving is delaying things} He called me mean today.  Um, I guess I was.  BUT I think he has forgotton all the stuff he has dumped on me and I have dealt with when I shouldn’t of had to.   Owell.  I was a bitch about it.  I made him lunch, I give it too him and say, “I suppose this makes me mean too” or when I look stuff up on the net or make sure his work clothes are clean or everything else I do without much of a fuss.  Or when he jacked my 1$ in change for the newspaper machine yesterday!  Okay, he took 50 cents but what good is 50 cents when a paper is a 1$.  I had to go to Walmart this morning for my paper.  And let me tell you, I spent more than a dollar!

I picked up flowers to practice.  I made an a-symetrical arrangement, a vase arrangement and a boutineer and a 5 flower corsage.  Not back for 10$ worth of Walmart flowers.  I later on stopped by a florist to look around and let me tell you, my confidence went up by leaps and bounds.  Who ever the designer is, they SUCK!   lol  Okay not very nice, but at their prices, they should have been WONDERFUL!  I will need to go to another florist and see if that is the normal price point.  I know everything has gone up in price, but oh my goodness.  I think I did enough practice so I won’t look like a fool.  I am going to look online at the new contempory designs in case that is what they ask for.  I just hope it isn’t too far away. 

Oh, I got a dozen free paperbacks today.  :)  I love free.  I also found 2 free book cases for the boys room via free-cycle.  I can finally unpack their room tomorrow evening.  We pick them up tomorrow late morning.  Yippy!  And to think I was just about to buy some and that is not something I have $ in the budget for. 

Well, I better go get my banana bread out of the oven.  It smells devine.  :) 

On a whim, I applied for a floral designer position.  I HAVE no clue to where in the county it is.  I pray it is closer to my end than to Miami.  I have been out of this for quite some time.  I MUST go get flowers and practice some designs tomorrow.  I sent my resume to them this evening and they responded they would love for me to come in and audition for a position.  They will call me after the weekend to figure out a schedule that works for us both.  What have I done?  lol  I think I will review my class notes as well.  I am pretty confident I can do a boutineer, a wedding bouquet easy and impressive enough.  I can do a dozen roses in my sleep.  They asked for an EXPERIENCED designer.  I am not EXPERIENCED.  I have experience but they are not the same thing.  I am NERVOUS, lol.  Even if I bomb this or it is in the wrong part of town, or it pays didly squat…I at least will have had the practice run out of the way! 

Did anyone see that Reno had over 100 earthquakes over Thursday/Friday?  The biggest was only a 4.6, but still.  Very interesting.  My dad is an hour east of there and he didn’t feel it.  A big-ass tornado came within 17 miles of my FIL’s town.  {midwest, duh? }  I think it is time for me to start preparing for hurricane season once again.  I tossed all my empty jugs for water.   Time to start collecting them again.  I don’t think my luck will hold out this season as well.  I need to stock pile some beverages and water.  I have the other stuff already just not the stuff we will need if the pantry is bare. 

I gotta say after filling out the 15-16th application (since Sunday) and taking what seemed liked the millionth personality quiz today, I am seriously burnt out on looking for work.  I won’t stop but I am not going out and looking tomorrow unless something GREAT is in the paper.  I miss the days of the paper applications.  So much quicker to do. 

Must be the season.  Right before we left the other complex they were testing alarms.  Today it is us @ the new place.  We have sprinklers here inside the unit.  Very strange, my first time ever having them.  In NV, they are only required on structures over 3 stories, 3 and under didn’t get them.  This is a 3 here.  My last 3 didn’t have them here either.  I hope the alarm is short here.  Jack and Chris are sleeping. 

 

I spent 4 hours job hunting yesterday.  My biggest lead is Lane Bryant in the mall.  I wasn’t going to apply and then I thought a pt job for minimum wage might be the only thing I can get right now.  PT and I think we can swing it with no sitter.  (MIL on every other weekend) Riley, Chris and Cameron will rotate watching Jack and Grif for now.  Anyways, a nothing job may be what I need to get a real job.  Something local and something recent.  Anyways, I picked up the application and left.  I was going to fill all of them out together at the food court.  I returned that one last.  I talked to the mgr.  She needs pt sales and pt mgr.  Would I be interested in the pt mgr?  Of course.  She told me to expect a call from her on Monday to set up an interview time. 

I picked up a spring shirt at Walmart today.  Everything I have for interviews is either black (the Great Indoors, I was required to wear black or white) or too hot or too summery (think beach/park wear).  I can’t wear a t-shirt either.  I picked up a green print baby doll to go with my new khaki capri’s.   I will be looking at the clearance racks for more shirts.  I have gone way too long without buying clothes.  When I finally do get a job, shoes will be on my list as well.  Can’t work in flip flops.  :) 

I am so thankful it is the weekend in 3.5 more hours.  :) 

 

It is my wedding anniversary today.  :)  We have been together over 11 now, but only legal 5.  He works so no celebrating, but it is all good.  Annoyed his mom is going to Key West on our anniversay though.  lol 

We got some pretty thick walls here.  I can’t get a signal for the XM.  Some days with clear weather I can get it for a few hours.  Um, not good enough.  I hate when it goes out in the middle of the night.  I canceled it this morning.  I have had this radio on for at least 4-6 years now.  It will be sorely missed.  It was my one splurge.  I don’t get my hair cut.  I have never gotton a manicure.  One pedicure in my life and that was a mother’s day gift from my ex mil.  I don’t wear make up.  I only buy shoes when the soles wear out.  I use one purse at a time these days.  I use to be the biggest purse whore too. I don’t do starbucks.  Okay I admit it, internet is my other splurge.  lol  I have the most basic of cable services.  If I didn’t have it, my internet would cost twice as much.  Besides it keeps my kids sane.  :)  It is gonna be strange looking for cd’s every night to decide on what I am going to listen to.  I will probably need to update my MP3 player too {cheap generic version, I should of splurged on an IPOD} , I can hook it up to my stereo.  I can not sleep in silence! 

I got on the scale today to see what kind of damage I have done on this long ass sabitical.  195.5.   I am so surprised I wasn’t approaching the 210’s.  I feel like I am.  Tiem to watch what I am eatting.  I will drag my butt to the gym at least once this week as well. 

First though, when Chris wakes up, I go fill out a few job applications.  Goal is 2-3 every single day. Well, maybe not Saturday as that is a very busy day for business here, but every other day til I find something.  I am definately going down to AC Moore today. Possibly Dillard’s too.  Not sure I have nice enough clothes to work there though.  lol