So I may have a little bit of temp work lined up… I also may look into something different like dog-walking in the area. I really wish there was a way I could work with dogs but not have to do it through being a retail associate at, say, Petco, or a vet or vet tech since I have absolutely no training for such a thing.
Temp work is just office work at $10/hour, if and when I get it. It’s taking the agency forever though… Cori also got a job, and he’s doing training this week but won’t be paid until he completes it, which is fine. I know he’s eager to contribute (I’ve mostly been paying for everything for now) but we will still be okay for a bit…
His phone also died, and since Dad randomly (without telling me) got me an iPhone 5s (I was happy to stick with my 4s until it died), I talked to dad when he got back from South Korea about adding Cori to our plan on my old phone, that way he has a reliable phone (since this all happened when he was calling people about the job and training) and it will also be a smartphone, which everyone seems to have now. My dad was amenable and even though Cori’s line is $5/month more than what he paid with Boost mobile, Dad didn’t want him paying more than what he had been previously, so he settled at $30. He also told me to tell Cori not to go over the data limit (which we never have before) and that he can’t break up with me XD And his line is actually month-to-month (since it’s programmed onto an old phone), so he can cancel when he wants.
In other news, I drove out by myself to Virginia on Friday the 12th and came back on Wednesday. I probably could’ve stayed a couple more days… I actually wanted to see dad but it worked out well because he left for South Korea on the 11th and at least mom had me around most of the time he was gone (he came back Sunday). And the weather was PERFECT every day. I mean, it rained a little bit Saturday morning but then after 1 PM it turned into a lovely day. I really miss mom. She really did turn into my best friend after all these years… we both cried when I had to leave.
So I saw for myself that 7 For All Mankind at the Galleria is gone (even though Khang told me back in July) and ironically Benetton at Tysons Corner is also gone ! Saw both with my own eyes. Am I bad luck ?! It does make me feel better about leaving Benetton, though. That store was a wreck, but I still assumed it would always just squeak by, since it sounded like that store had been riddled with problems for at least a decade. And I had the feeling 7 was on the chopping block, too, but from what I hear, US Benetton stores may have ALL gone under. Can’t be sure though, as I didn’t go to Georgetown to see if that one was still hanging on.
Also I weighed myself when I got home. Urgh. OK, so I’m still 35 pounds less than what I weighed in August of 2012. But I’ve gained about 12-15 pounds back in the last year (basically since I worked at Benetton). And now I don’t have access to a treadmill or elliptical like I did, or a dog for that matter… so I need to focus on that. I don’t know, it’s harder for me to lose weight when I’m stressed and that’s basically ALL I’ve been this year.
However Cori and I are getting along great. I really do love that boy :) We are pretty good about communicating and talking things out, so for that I’m grateful because I’ve met plenty of men that can’t do as much. But really, he’s been a huge help in a lot of aspects and he’s been in school for about a month now and doing his best.
I’m also in a conundrum. I have a really nice Bach Stradivarius trumpet that I used in middle school and high school and for all intents, I haven’t played it since May of 2005. I do take it out every 2 months to oil the valves, wipe it down, and grease the slides if necessary but that’s it. Anyway, even used, this trumpet could get anywhere from $1200-2000. I don’t know whether to sell it on eBay (shipping really expensive and big things scares me) or take it back to Hauer Music in Dayton (where we got it) and see what they will buy it back for. Part of me is sentimental and doesn’t want to get rid of it, but… logically… I should. It’s doing no one any favors and I can’t assume I can just keep it “in case” a niece or child of mine decides to play the trumpet.
I might as well also mention that if you’ve heard on the news about the black man who was shot and killed in a Wal-Mart outside Dayton, Ohio… yep, that was the Wal-Mart less than a mile from the house where I lived from 1996-2005 and I was literally there with Cori a couple days before this whole thing happened, too. And I’ve met Mike DeWine on several occasions, the AG who refuses to publicize the footage (Catie’s dad worked for him back in the day). I also find it funny that many of the news stories I’ve heard call Beavercreek “upscale.” I mean, I guess it’s upscale in comparison to Dayton, but every time I go back I realize how… run down and modest it is. But whatever.
Will try to write again. Life is much different now than it was a year ago.
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