Wonder

Do you ever wonder what it all really means?  What is the purpose to work like we so for money. Then we spend this money sushi easily so quickly. It just makes me wonder sometimes if we have it all wrong.

With the technology...FINALLY

So I've finally got a new phone! I intend to be more active on my blog now that I can do it I n the go! I'm so excited :-)

Vacation Dreaming

Since early 2012 one of my close friends kept talking about she couldn't wait to go back to Hawaii and I kept telling her let me know I want to go.  Well she started planning things for March 2013 and I was excited! 

However I also moved out on my own in early 2012 so there were a lot of changes to my budget.  Now getting into December she nicely let me know that she needed me to confirm since the condo needed to be paid by the end of the year.  Rather than being childish and thinking about what I wanted to do, which was of course go to Hawaii.  I put some real thought into the cost. 

Well I would need to come up with $300 by the end of the year for the condo.  Then I would soon need to work on getting a plane ticket which would run about $1000.  Then of course comes the expenses of the actual trip and maintaining a budget for 7 days of vacation plus the preplanning which always involves buying a few special vacation clothes.  I was having a panic attack thinking about all of the expenses, which is when in my adult responsible mind I thought to myself, this trip isn't possible. 

If I were still at home and didn't max out my credit card I would probably be ok, but I'm not at home and owe a lot of money out.  I decided to skip this trip and refocus my attention on my ever climbing debt and get it under control.  I owe a few people some money along with a student loan that is almost done and my credit cards.  The next few months are going to be hard but going to be worth it when it's all paid off.

Being a responsible adult really sucks sometimes!

Small Walgreens Beauty Haul

So I went in for concealer (which I didn't get) but found these other deals impossible to pass up. Wet n wild were buy 1 get one half off! The Revlon palettes were half off and buy one get another an additional half off. I was in need some serious nail and cuticle cream because cashiering is jacking my hands and nails up! So got this hard as hoof nail strengthening cream for half off. Its really thick and smells great! Then I got a black polish with a skinny brush because I'm going to the Bulls game tomorrow!!! :) So I'm going to do my nails black and red. So for all of that it was like $23...not bad!

Retail Enviroment

So with being out on my own and having student loans and some credit card debt I decided to get a second job.  So now I cashier part time.  This isn't my first retail job but I've been out of it for about 5 years now and being back I have mixed feelings.

On one side I love being in the store and seeing all the deals first hand.  I love talking with different customers who don't mind giving their opinion on a product.  I like that it keeps me busy and I'm earning some extra money and getting a work out!

Now of course there are a few things I don't like.  Previously I wasn't a cashier I worked in a specific department so I dealt with people who had specific needs of which I could usually direct them.  So I've been cashiering for about 3 weeks minus a few days I spent computer training and here are some of the things that have happened that have drove me crazy!  1. I dropped a box of frozen pasteries, they were not damaged the box wasn't damaged they are freaking frozen!  They ride in a bouncy truck boxes get picked up and thrown into our freezer, boxes get thrown on carts to be put away and you have the nerve to tell me you'll be getting a new box....like really?!  2. I'm ringing this lady out and she asks me if we have some specific meatball, I informed her that I wasn't sure I had just started.  'Well can you ask someone?' I know I gave her a dirty look!  In my head thinking, woman all them people out on the sales floor and you don't bother to ask any of them?  Instead you decide to wait untill you are ready to leave and have a line of people behind you to see about an item.  I asked, they didn't know about it either.  Then this lady started telling me you guys used to carry this why would you get rid of it?  Did you move it?  Seriously lady?  Did you not understand the first time when I said I just started and don't know. 

I just ask that you be mindful of the store employees.  We are not all rude idiots.  I always do my best to help but when I come in to be a cashier I can't tell you much about the product on the floor.  My job is to ring you up as quickly and nicely as I can which I do.  Cashiers most likely won't know about the things on the floor, just keep that in mind!  Thanks and happy shopping!

Life by the Lake

On occasion I leave the house early enough I can head down the block to the lake and get a glimpse of the morning sky and sun coming up over lake Michigan. It is a blessing to live this close to the lake! Here are a few of the sights I've seen so early in the morning. Plus a few others just being out near the lake.

Here I'm just sitting on the edge watching the waves hit shore.

I had a few minutes to kill so I caught the sun rising.

My cousin at the park on the lake.  He looks in deep thought, he was sad the kid he was playing with left.

The clouds looked crazy this morning so I couldn't resist going down the block.  Can you see the moon and a star in the top right side?  This picture does no justice to how beautiful this scene was!

One of my FAVORITE cookies!

This is probably something silly to be excited about! However a coworker brought these to a party some time back and I loved them! The only place I found them was walgreens and they were like $3 a package. Which isn't a lot but when your broke that's a lot of $ to spend on a COOKIE which isn't beneficial to my nutrition. Lol. So I hit the dollar tree for some toothpaste. Its early and I haven't eaten so looking to see if I can find a muffin or something since I'm won't be headed home for a few hours. Well I came across this pack of cookies! I was so excited I started checking for an expiration date. I didn't know the regulations on the dollar tree selling stuff out of code just cuz they can get rid of it for a dollar. Still in code, Score! Now I'm sharing this with you so you try this cookie. It reminds me of a ginger cookie but its dry and at the same time melts in your mouth. I just love it!