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8 years ago
Hi, everybody! For several years now, things haven't exactly been the best. I had a crappy job in a dead-end town with no prospects, and the constant stress has been continually pounding my skull in. I've been only just surviving, always wondering if I can make my next rent check or if I'll be able to eat for the next week. But things have changed, and for the better!
See, I got evicted from my (admittedly decent) apartment by the new landlord, who has been evicting all the white families and replacing them with families from Mexico and Puerto Rico. I guess I was next on the list. Still, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as I moved in with a couple of friends (both girls) from work, who I get along with quite well, and now my rent and electricity are about 1/3 of what they were, as we split the bills evenly between us, which is a pretty good deal, even though I prefer living on my own, overall. Too, I hated my old job, which hardly paid anything, hardly gave any hours, and the hours I did get were both horribly boring and stressful. I couldn't get away from it, either, as the town really didn't have anything beyond fast food (which I will never work in again unless coerced at gunpoint). But as soon as I moved to my new city, I put in a few applications and within a day I already had a job offer.
I'm filling out paperwork and such right now, but soon I will be one of those folks who give away free food and sampler products in Walmarts, Sam's Clubs, and similar retailers, meaning not much stress. I mean, everybody loves getting free stuff, right? Far more stable hours, and I get paid almost 50% more than I did at my old job ($11 an hour vs $8), and if I can start paying off some old debts, I can even get my driver's license back. And as soon as I get myself a car, I can commute to a city an hour and a half away, and that $11 turns into $20 for the exact same job.
So I definitely have a goal, and it's something I'm really, really looking forward to. As stress has been absolutely murdering my ability to write, I expect to be feeling considerably better and to be writing more in the ever-nearing future, which I'm sure you guys will be happy to hear. So yeah! That's where I am right now. Still dealing with residual stress from the past 5 or so years, but man, does it feel good to have things looking up for once.
PROST!
See, I got evicted from my (admittedly decent) apartment by the new landlord, who has been evicting all the white families and replacing them with families from Mexico and Puerto Rico. I guess I was next on the list. Still, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as I moved in with a couple of friends (both girls) from work, who I get along with quite well, and now my rent and electricity are about 1/3 of what they were, as we split the bills evenly between us, which is a pretty good deal, even though I prefer living on my own, overall. Too, I hated my old job, which hardly paid anything, hardly gave any hours, and the hours I did get were both horribly boring and stressful. I couldn't get away from it, either, as the town really didn't have anything beyond fast food (which I will never work in again unless coerced at gunpoint). But as soon as I moved to my new city, I put in a few applications and within a day I already had a job offer.
I'm filling out paperwork and such right now, but soon I will be one of those folks who give away free food and sampler products in Walmarts, Sam's Clubs, and similar retailers, meaning not much stress. I mean, everybody loves getting free stuff, right? Far more stable hours, and I get paid almost 50% more than I did at my old job ($11 an hour vs $8), and if I can start paying off some old debts, I can even get my driver's license back. And as soon as I get myself a car, I can commute to a city an hour and a half away, and that $11 turns into $20 for the exact same job.
So I definitely have a goal, and it's something I'm really, really looking forward to. As stress has been absolutely murdering my ability to write, I expect to be feeling considerably better and to be writing more in the ever-nearing future, which I'm sure you guys will be happy to hear. So yeah! That's where I am right now. Still dealing with residual stress from the past 5 or so years, but man, does it feel good to have things looking up for once.
PROST!
