I got a job. It’s not the ideal job, but it pays more than my last one. God is good…all the time. And all the time…God is good. I didn’t have to go without a paycheck this month.
Today I felt lonely. I know that special guy will come along eventually. I’ve waited ten years, I suppose I can keep right on waiting.
It’s true. It may have started out on a positive note, but Tuesday morning was awful. I don’t work on Mondays because the studio isn’t open. So, Tuesday is the beginning of my work week. I get to work early, just like every day. I liked to get things ready before actually opening. Sometimes I would vaccuum, mop, dust…whatever needed to be done. This day was different though. I got to the studio early and before I could even put my purse and keys down, the phone rang. I thought it might be my boss, so I went to the phone to check the caller ID. It wasn’t my boss, but it was a client I recognized so I took the call. That call took about ten minutes. I then turned on the lights and hung up my coat and put my purse down. Then another client called. I took that one too because I again, recognized the name. I finished with that call and started to write down the info in the schedule book and my boss walked in. She wanted to know what was going on (in other words, what was I writing in the book) and I told her I needed a minute so I wouldn’t forget the info. When I finished, I explained to her what the two phone calls were. Then it happened…she did what she always does. She made sure to point out any mistakes that I had made.
You see, she started a special for January and the typical rules have changed for those that want to take advantage of this special. I had only taken a couple of calls for this special last week and then we had a three-day weekend, so when I got back to work I had forgotten some of the special rules. My boss made sure to point these out. Now, because this was not the first time she’s done this, it was quite frustrating and irritating to start my day and week with her getting on my case.
A little while later, she brought up the possibility of moving into a new building. She’s been looking for awhile now, and had found, what she considered to be “the perfect place”. I told her that I had driven by the place and had concerns. I didn’t think it was the best place or the best neigborhood. She had a comeback for everything I said (as usual) and then when she no longer had a comeback, she accused me of arguing. That was it. I couldn’t win. Not that I was trying, but it obviously showed me that she didn’t value my oppinion. It didn’t matter to me where she had her business, but I thought I would put my concerns out there so she could at least weigh the options. Her whole attitude was very upsetting to me and I just couldn’t hold it in any longer. I said, “Fine. I’ll just keep my mouth shut.” Then I went out in the front and tried to calm down. I thought through what had just happened and how to handle it and I finally decided to just go home. I got my things and apologized to my boss for the way the conversation went and that I was going home because I wasn’t any good to her with me being upset. I also told her that if she felt she needed to fire me because of it, then fine. She had to do what was best.
To make a long story short, the next day she fired me. Now, if this had been an ongoing situation, I could understand her decision, but this was a one-time, isolated incident. She evidently felt that this was enough of a reason to fire me. In any case, I already have an interview for another job, so let’s hope it works out. I can’t be unemployed.
My phone and internet are back. The week is starting off on a positive note.
Another thing I’m trying to do more of is reading the Bible. I’ve never been one to actually sit down and read through a book and the Bible is no exception. I’ve thought about getting the Bible on cd’s so I can listen to them while I’m in the car and I would still very much like to do that, but they do cost and I have a hard time paying out almost $100 for cd’s. Maybe if I look at it as more of a spiritual investment…? Well, maybe for my birthday. I’ll treat myself. Cause nobody else is going to do it.
I was inspired by a pastor to read The Message, which is just another version of the Bible. It’s more like reading it in book form. I don’t know, I’m still in Genesis, so I don’t know if I like it or not. It certainly has made me think differently about some very basic facts. Such as: everyone typically thinks that Noah brought two of every kind of animal, when actually, God told Noah to take seven pairs of every clean animal and seven pairs of every kind of bird to ensure their survival on earth. (Gen. 7:2-4) I’ve always known this, but I guess the way it was worded in this version, made it stand out to me.
I challenge all of you as well, to read the Bible this year. Don’t tell yourself you’ll read a certain number of verses or chapters per day if that’s not what’s best for you. I read as much or as little as I want. I read it in the morning or in the evening, whichever works out best for that day. And find a version that you like. Look in a second-hand book store or the library before investing in a Bible version that you may not like.
Wow…that’s all I can say. That sums up my week. It’s been just awful. My car is dying. Gabbi is sick again. Tammany and I had one of our “typical” arguments. Meaning, the type of fights we use to have two years ago. The guy I was dating for three and a half years still wants to marry me even though he says he can’t seem to figure out how to speak my love language, we have a stray cat that won’t seem to go away, so it’s living in our basement so it won’t freeze to death. My boss tells me I don’t smile enough. I cut my finger with a razor blade at work and of course, I don’t have health insurance so I wouldn’t have been able to afford the stitches even if i had gotten them. (Actually, my boss told me about this stuff called New Skin that works fantastic on cuts like this that are deep, but not really stitch-worthy.
And there was one more thing I need to add because it’s closing time at the coffee shop I am currently at. Why am I at a coffee shop writing on my blog? Well, let my explain….during our recent run of storms in the area, our landline phone stopped having a dial tone and began having a constant busy signal. Not the normal slow one we usually hear when we are trying to call somebody and they are on their phone, so I thought the ice was causing problems with the line. Wednesday of this week I called our local company here who is our phone, cable and ISP to tell them of the problem and he very politely told me that the phone had been shut off because the bill hadn’t been paid last month. I was quite surprised because I rarely forget that bill. Water and gas, yes. But not my connections to the world! Are you kidding me? So I told the guy that I would bring the payment tomorrow. It was a half day of work for me, so I knew I’d have plenty of time before they closed. Well, I got groceries right after work and forgot all about the payment. Then Friday, I again forgot about the payment because it was Family Night and my thoughts were on getting the stuff I needed for supper and getting home to make it. This morning, I had some errands to run, so I grabbed the envelope with the payment in it and left with the full intention of driving by to pay the bill. I ran all my errands, came back home and soon realized I had again forgotten to drive by and pay the bill. I threw my coat on again and made a special trip downtown just for that bill. Now here’s the sad part. Sometime during that morning, they shut off the internet, too. And with it being a Saturday, you know it’s not going to be turned on until Monday. So, here I am. Writing in my blog at a coffee shop. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just one more thing that went wrong this week. Hopefully by Monday, they’ll have me up and running.
We hear that a lot this time of year, but I really do wish you all happiness. I pray that you will grow as you seek the guidance and wisdom of Our Savior and if you don’t know Him, I pray that someone will come into your life and share His Good News with you.
As for me, I unintentionally set a few resolutions for myself. I don’t like them because when I don’t succeed, I then feel guilty. *sigh* But I did it anyway. I am cleaning up and out. I’ve been deleting old emails, images and programs like crazy off of my laptop. And I would like to submit to my blog at least once a week. That’s my goal. I’m also changing some eating habits. I found an article on Yahoo! that was simple and do-able for me. There were five things listed:
1. Drink water. 8 glasses per day.
2. Drink tea instead of coffee and pop.
3. Walk.
4. Eat lots of fruits and vegies.
5. Eat soup once a day.
Simple, right? We’ll see.
Well, I should get to work.
In Him,
Ann
