Yesterday was a good day. It was slow paced and just a relaxing day. I was able to sleep in and it was so nice. Danny was suppose to go to the Men’s Prayer Breakfast but when his alarm went off he shut it off and went back to sleep. He said later he didn’t even remember his alarm going off, much less turning it off. I guess he was really tired and needed his rest. When he finally got up he had to get ready to go to the feed store because we were all out of hay for the horses. Steve and Nicky went with him while us girls stayed at home and just vegged.
Nicky had invited Ciara to his school dance and she has never been to a school dance before. I was planning on going with her and staying the whole time, but she was protesting very loudly. So around 2:00 I was still planning on staying and so I jumped in the shower to get cleaned up so I could go to the dance too. I told Ciara my mom had gone to every dance of mine so it was only fitting that I return the favor. She said she didn’t want to go if I was going to stay and I told her that was too bad because she had already given her word that she would go and she had to keep her word. Shannon also had to go to work yesterday and she wasn’t every happy about it. She had Friday off but what got Shannon was that she was going in early and she was afraid they would change their mind and have her close too. And she would be right! She called after she had left and gotten to work and she was in tears. They were making her close again even though she was the first one in and should have been the first one out. They love her as a worker and she feels like they take advantage of her and we think she is right.
So we got ready to go to the dance and I asked Danny if he would like to ride along with me. By this time Danny had told me we needed to run some errands so I told Ciara that I wouldn’t be staying at the dance much to her joy. She asked if I could put a little bit of makeup on her and I thought about it (I mean she is only in sixth grade) and decided a little bit of blush wouldn’t hurt anything. So I was able to put on some blush, eye shadow, and a dab of mascara on her and she was so excited. She borrowed my black high heels and when she was totally ready she looked so grown up! It made me want to cry! So once everyone was ready we loaded up in the car and headed to the dance. Danny decided to go with us and we thought we would be able to spend a little time alone and just enjoy each other’s company. So we dropped the kids (Ciara and Nicky) off and headed to the store. Danny wanted to look at the post board when we got there so I went ahead and went inside and got what we needed. For whatever reason the post boards really get on my nerves. I didn’t want to stand outside and look at a board for things we didn’t need nor could we afford at this moment in time. However, his patience paid off because he found a person that buys used cars and we have this old pickup in our driveway that needs to go. He gave the guy a call and the guy said he could offer us $200-$250 for the truck. Danny had hoped to get about $500 out of the truck but at this time if we have an offer we have to take what we can get. After that Danny wanted to wash the car but I first convinced him to stop at Sonic and get us some Java Chillers. It’s like iced chocolate coffee, they are so good. So after that we went to the car wash and he spent $8.00 washing my car, it was that dirty!
By the time we got done it was time to pick up the kids. I went in to pick them up and they said they had a blast! I was so happy that her first dance went so well even though she hardly knew anyone there since it was Nicky’s school dance. We headed back home and Nicky decided he would stay the night so he could go to church with us in the morning. When we got home Steve called and wanted to see if we wanted to play Farkle with him and Tanya. Danny said sure so they came up and visited for awhile and we got out the dice to play Farkle. They told us they had decided to stop smoking and that they had called this 1-800 number that offered free patches. Danny said we should try to stop smoking together so tomorrow we are going to call and see if they will send us out patches too. I am ready to quit smoking and I think with us all stopping it will be easier to quit. Danny said he’s finally ready to quit smoking and we need to save all the money we can. I’ve tried the patches once before and they didn’t work but Danny had wanted me to keep smoking with him and whenever we would be around Tanya and Steve they would be smoking which made me want one too. So I’m excited because I am ready to quit smoking.
Now to today…I woke up to swelled shut eyes and when I went to look in the mirror I saw that once again I had pink eye. I was so bummed because I know it’s so contagious and that meant we would not be able to go to church. So I laid back down and fell back to sleep since I could go anyways. I slept until 11:00 when I finally decided to get up I tried putting a contact in one eye only to discover that I had pink eye in both eyes! I was so upset because I had not been able to find my glasses for months and I would need them since I couldn’t wear my contacts. So I did the only thing I knew to do and I prayed. I needed to find them and I had looked all over my room before and even checked under the bed in case they had fallen off the night stand and couldn’t find them. I had torn my night stand apart and couldn’t find them there in the past. So with a simple prayer I went into my room to look. I moved one item on my night stand and there they were! God is so good even in the small things!!!! So my contacts are put away for the time being until the pink eye goes away. I hate the way I look in glasses but there is no other choice but to wear them.
Now the guy is coming over to look at the truck and hopefully within this week he’ll be able to come over and pick it up. Then we are going outside to work on the fence since it’s such a nice day outside. We really need to get it up because Elowyn keeps running down the road and she’s going to end up getting run over. So I’m excited to be able to work on the fence with him and I think the kids are going to help too. Shannon was able to go to church this morning and then she had to leave right afterward to go back to work. Whenever she gets back home she and Danny are going down to work with the horses again. They have been working with the horses for the past three days and it seems with each passing day the horses are getting better and better. So I’m getting off of here and getting busy. Tomorrow I will head to work at the new job and I’m a little nervous about it. But I’m sure everything will go fine because God is in control!!!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
I Got the New Newer Job lol!!!
Today was such a busy day! I’m thankful for the fact that I didn’t spend the day bored, but it feels like I drove all over the world! I was gone from the house from 10:00 this morning until 5:00 tonight. It was like a full day of work! But oh the things I got accomplished! It was busy in a good way. God continued to show Himself strong today and that always just blesses me to no end. He is such an awesome God and I can’t believe He looks on me with such amazing love!
Well to start the day I went to the doctor for the tendonitis in my right shoulder. It hasn’t been getting any better and in fact on some days it seems worse than when it first happened. I knew I would probably have to get a cortisone shot and those always hurt so badly. However I was all about the outcome than the momentary pain the shot would cause. I was right about the shot and I may have to go in for a few more if it doesn’t calm the swelling down. He thinks I’ll probably have to get two more shots and I told him physical therapy was out of the question since I’m working now and I don’t have the time in my schedule to fit it in. He said that wouldn’t be a problem since physical therapy wouldn’t help with the swelling anyways. He said it would take up to two weeks to tell the difference in my shoulder and know if the shot was working. He has high hopes that this will work.
After I got done with the doctor I had to head to the second interview at The Buckle. I already had high hopes because when she called yesterday she said they wanted to offer me a position. I didn’t want to walk by my other work place so I purposely parked away from the store and walked the extra distance so I wouldn’t have to go by there and possibly see Farry. I just wasn’t ready for that yet. So I went to the store and talked with Natalie and she said they definitely wanted to offer me a position and I could start as soon as I wanted to. The one drawback is I will only be making $5.00 an hour, but I get 3% commission and up on everything I sell. She said the average worker makes over $8.00 an hour because of all the sells they are able to complete. This store is much busier than the other store ever dreamed of being. I told her I had to call Farry and turn in my two week’s notice but as soon as I knew if she was going to work me anymore I would call and let her know when I could start. I went out and called Danny to see what he thought about the job offer. He said as long as I wasn’t working with Farry anymore and if I thought I would be happy there he would stand behind me 100%!
So after I talked with him I called to talk with Farry (didn’t want to do it face to face, call me a chicken, but I hate confrontation!) and she didn’t answer the phone. So I left Shawnee and headed to Harrah to get my prescription from the doctor and went grocery shopping. We needed some dinners for the weekend and we desperately needed some other essentials. When I got in the car my phone started ringing and it was Farry. I told her I had been offered another job that was willing to pay me more and I couldn’t resist the offer. She said it was a good thing and that she had planned on letting me go on Monday anyway. She said that the fact two pairs of jeans had been stolen on my watch and then I sold the bracelet for less than what it was that she just couldn’t help but let me go. Then she said she still believed that I had smoked in the bathroom no matter what I said and that it was inexcusable. I can’t tell you how mad I was that she didn’t believe me. She said I needed to come to the store tonight and turn in my key. So I had to drive back to Shawnee (20 mile drive one way!) to drop off her key. I was nervous because I had a feeling that it would be somewhat confrontational. I got there and gave the key to her and she started talking about how I had taken advantage of her and that she hoped at my next job I wouldn’t do that to my new boss. I have no idea how I took advantage of her when I had stayed when she asked me to, came in when she requested, and worked the very best I could. But it was obvious that my best wasn’t good enough for her. I told her I had not smoked in the bathroom and she asked me if I could smell the smoke (well no!!!) then she says of course not since I’m a smoker. She said she could smell it and had to clean everything up back there so the smell wouldn’t sink into the shoes and the clothes. Personally I think she was searching for reasons since I called first to say I was quitting. She did deduct the cost of the bracelet from my check and when the total came out it wasn’t even enough to cover the clothes that I had bought. Danny wondered how many others she did this too. He didn’t like her from the start and he normally doesn’t have such a strong aversion to people when he meets them. He thinks she hires people to have them buy her clothes and then looks for ways to not keep them. It ensures she’s getting more money and that she stays in control. Not that she shouldn’t be in control because it is her business; I’m not sure about his theory but all I do know is I’m glad to be done with the job.
Now I’m back home and we are having frozen pizzas for dinner tonight. I need to jump off here and start getting dinner. I’m excited to spend the evening with the family tonight. Shay and CC are home and Danny’s not working so it will just be the four of us tonight. Oh, I almost forgot, I called Natalie and told her I didn’t have to work there another two weeks so she is starting me on Monday! So things are going alright! I’m happy with the turn of events and I praise God for all He’s done for me. I plan on cuddling with my wonderful husband tonight (who cleaned the house while I was gone today!) and maybe renting a movie off the tv. Ok the pizzas are on and the family is back up from working with the horses and they are a starving bunch! I’ll enjoy my weekend off and be ready for my new job on Monday! Please keep me in your prayers!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Well to start the day I went to the doctor for the tendonitis in my right shoulder. It hasn’t been getting any better and in fact on some days it seems worse than when it first happened. I knew I would probably have to get a cortisone shot and those always hurt so badly. However I was all about the outcome than the momentary pain the shot would cause. I was right about the shot and I may have to go in for a few more if it doesn’t calm the swelling down. He thinks I’ll probably have to get two more shots and I told him physical therapy was out of the question since I’m working now and I don’t have the time in my schedule to fit it in. He said that wouldn’t be a problem since physical therapy wouldn’t help with the swelling anyways. He said it would take up to two weeks to tell the difference in my shoulder and know if the shot was working. He has high hopes that this will work.
After I got done with the doctor I had to head to the second interview at The Buckle. I already had high hopes because when she called yesterday she said they wanted to offer me a position. I didn’t want to walk by my other work place so I purposely parked away from the store and walked the extra distance so I wouldn’t have to go by there and possibly see Farry. I just wasn’t ready for that yet. So I went to the store and talked with Natalie and she said they definitely wanted to offer me a position and I could start as soon as I wanted to. The one drawback is I will only be making $5.00 an hour, but I get 3% commission and up on everything I sell. She said the average worker makes over $8.00 an hour because of all the sells they are able to complete. This store is much busier than the other store ever dreamed of being. I told her I had to call Farry and turn in my two week’s notice but as soon as I knew if she was going to work me anymore I would call and let her know when I could start. I went out and called Danny to see what he thought about the job offer. He said as long as I wasn’t working with Farry anymore and if I thought I would be happy there he would stand behind me 100%!
So after I talked with him I called to talk with Farry (didn’t want to do it face to face, call me a chicken, but I hate confrontation!) and she didn’t answer the phone. So I left Shawnee and headed to Harrah to get my prescription from the doctor and went grocery shopping. We needed some dinners for the weekend and we desperately needed some other essentials. When I got in the car my phone started ringing and it was Farry. I told her I had been offered another job that was willing to pay me more and I couldn’t resist the offer. She said it was a good thing and that she had planned on letting me go on Monday anyway. She said that the fact two pairs of jeans had been stolen on my watch and then I sold the bracelet for less than what it was that she just couldn’t help but let me go. Then she said she still believed that I had smoked in the bathroom no matter what I said and that it was inexcusable. I can’t tell you how mad I was that she didn’t believe me. She said I needed to come to the store tonight and turn in my key. So I had to drive back to Shawnee (20 mile drive one way!) to drop off her key. I was nervous because I had a feeling that it would be somewhat confrontational. I got there and gave the key to her and she started talking about how I had taken advantage of her and that she hoped at my next job I wouldn’t do that to my new boss. I have no idea how I took advantage of her when I had stayed when she asked me to, came in when she requested, and worked the very best I could. But it was obvious that my best wasn’t good enough for her. I told her I had not smoked in the bathroom and she asked me if I could smell the smoke (well no!!!) then she says of course not since I’m a smoker. She said she could smell it and had to clean everything up back there so the smell wouldn’t sink into the shoes and the clothes. Personally I think she was searching for reasons since I called first to say I was quitting. She did deduct the cost of the bracelet from my check and when the total came out it wasn’t even enough to cover the clothes that I had bought. Danny wondered how many others she did this too. He didn’t like her from the start and he normally doesn’t have such a strong aversion to people when he meets them. He thinks she hires people to have them buy her clothes and then looks for ways to not keep them. It ensures she’s getting more money and that she stays in control. Not that she shouldn’t be in control because it is her business; I’m not sure about his theory but all I do know is I’m glad to be done with the job.
Now I’m back home and we are having frozen pizzas for dinner tonight. I need to jump off here and start getting dinner. I’m excited to spend the evening with the family tonight. Shay and CC are home and Danny’s not working so it will just be the four of us tonight. Oh, I almost forgot, I called Natalie and told her I didn’t have to work there another two weeks so she is starting me on Monday! So things are going alright! I’m happy with the turn of events and I praise God for all He’s done for me. I plan on cuddling with my wonderful husband tonight (who cleaned the house while I was gone today!) and maybe renting a movie off the tv. Ok the pizzas are on and the family is back up from working with the horses and they are a starving bunch! I’ll enjoy my weekend off and be ready for my new job on Monday! Please keep me in your prayers!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Possible New and Different Job....
Well I don’t know where to start. So much has happened over the past few days that the thought of putting it all down almost overwhelms me. I do know I’m happy to be home and not having to work this weekend. Right now I consider it a huge relief especially after the day I had today. The one thing that has been constant in this ever changing life of mine is God. He showed Himself so strong today that it almost brings me to tears. I asked for Him and He did not disappoint me. There are times when we need for God to be so obvious and that’s what I needed from Him in these past few days and that’s what I’ve received. I am humbled beyond measure for Him to look upon me and have compassion for me.
Rather than go through the past days events I will concentrate on the events of today. As you well know I worked Monday night, Tuesday all day, and I worked this morning. I was surprised when Farry came in really early today and she said some things had happened at the store that couldn’t happen again. I was totally confused about what she was talking about and I assumed (we know where that gets you) it was over the lack of sells over the past few days. I was totally upset over the lack of sells but I didn’t think there was anything I could do differently. She started by giving me a twenty question quiz over the store and gave me twenty minutes to answer it. First of all I have test anxiety and I don’t do well with them. Second what kind of job gives you a pop quiz and grades you on it? I can understand having meetings and those kinds of things, but I’ve never been to a job that has a quiz and will continue to have them in the future.
I did the test and I knew when I was doing it that I was doing horribly. There were so many questions I just had no idea on how to answer them. Some of the questions I just left blank to show her that I wasn’t going to guess on something I had no clue on. When she graded my test I got three or four right out of twenty and she was so disappointed in me. I hate when people are disappointed in me, but I have only been working there for two weeks and how could I possibly know some of the things she had on that quiz?! I guess the problem that prompted this is that two pairs of jeans went missing while I was working. She never accused me verbally of stealing them but the way she looked at me accusingly said what she wasn’t saying. First, I don’t steal!!!!!! Second, if I even thought about stealing (which I never would!) I would at least take something that was my size! So I guess she finally decided that I didn’t take anything which was a relief but I was still fuming!!! Then she starts criticizing the way I talk to the customers. She criticized my lack of pushiness (I’m not a pushy person! I’m not going to shove the clothes down their throats the way she does!), although she didn’t call it that. She said I was approaching the customers all wrong. The list goes on and on. I had the most thorough tearing down season in I couldn’t tell you when. She reminded me of my ex-boss Renee in the words she chose.
I had prayed for an obvious answer to come from God on what He wanted me to do and if this wasn’t a sign then I don’t know what is. I had received a call Tuesday night about coming in for an interview at The Buckle and this was before all of this happened. For whatever reason (read God) I felt compelled to go on this interview because this current job wasn’t feeling like it was a fit for me. I have a hard time selling something that I wouldn’t buy myself. I have a hard time asking a customer to pay a price that I myself wouldn’t be willing to pay for. Maybe that’s been my problem in this job. Maybe I am just not boutique material. I was so excited to go on the job interview with this new store. While I was taking a break before I went to the interview Farry called me and accused me of smoking in the bathroom! That was the final straw! She said she found ashes in the toilet. I don’t know what she saw but that wasn’t it! So I went to the other job interview and the entire time I was praying they would offer me the job. I didn’t have to wait for long because within two hours they called me back asking me to come back for a second interview tomorrow and said they want to offer me a job. What I like about this store is they are not pushy the way Farry is. They let the customer choose for themselves what they want to get and don’t throw clothes at them. I think it will be a much better fit than the boutique. I really wanted to give this current job a chance, but even Danny didn’t think I should be there. And he was amazed that she was jumping at the chance to turn me into a full time employee after I had told her I wanted to be part time only. Sigh…
That was my crazy and stressful day. I wouldn’t want to relive it, but I’m also glad it happened because it was God showing me what I needed to do. When I asked Him to be obvious I had no idea He would be that clear. Danny was happy to hear about the other job offer. If I get the job tomorrow I will go to Farry and turn in my two weeks notice. I will be really nervous but I know it must be done. I don’t like the idea of working there for another two weeks, but the Lord knows what will happen. I’m suppose to come in and work with Farry on Monday morning but I’m praying once I turn in my two week notice that she won’t have me work anymore at all. Thank you for all of you who prayed about this situation. It has been a huge stress on me and was making me question whether or not I even belonged back in the work force.
Tomorrow I was suppose to spend the whole day with Ciara but as it’s turning out we’ll barely get to spend a half a day together. I have to go in to the doctor at 11:00 to get a shot in my shoulder which has been hurting me so badly. I’m praying this shot does the trick and gives me full use of my arm back. I’m just so tired of it hurting all the time. Then I have to be at the interview at 1:30 to see if I do have the position after all. Please continue to pray because I’m not out of the woods yet, but I do think I see a clearing. It will be such a relief when it’s all over. In the mean time I will continue to pray for God’s guidance and I know He will not leave me alone.
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Rather than go through the past days events I will concentrate on the events of today. As you well know I worked Monday night, Tuesday all day, and I worked this morning. I was surprised when Farry came in really early today and she said some things had happened at the store that couldn’t happen again. I was totally confused about what she was talking about and I assumed (we know where that gets you) it was over the lack of sells over the past few days. I was totally upset over the lack of sells but I didn’t think there was anything I could do differently. She started by giving me a twenty question quiz over the store and gave me twenty minutes to answer it. First of all I have test anxiety and I don’t do well with them. Second what kind of job gives you a pop quiz and grades you on it? I can understand having meetings and those kinds of things, but I’ve never been to a job that has a quiz and will continue to have them in the future.
I did the test and I knew when I was doing it that I was doing horribly. There were so many questions I just had no idea on how to answer them. Some of the questions I just left blank to show her that I wasn’t going to guess on something I had no clue on. When she graded my test I got three or four right out of twenty and she was so disappointed in me. I hate when people are disappointed in me, but I have only been working there for two weeks and how could I possibly know some of the things she had on that quiz?! I guess the problem that prompted this is that two pairs of jeans went missing while I was working. She never accused me verbally of stealing them but the way she looked at me accusingly said what she wasn’t saying. First, I don’t steal!!!!!! Second, if I even thought about stealing (which I never would!) I would at least take something that was my size! So I guess she finally decided that I didn’t take anything which was a relief but I was still fuming!!! Then she starts criticizing the way I talk to the customers. She criticized my lack of pushiness (I’m not a pushy person! I’m not going to shove the clothes down their throats the way she does!), although she didn’t call it that. She said I was approaching the customers all wrong. The list goes on and on. I had the most thorough tearing down season in I couldn’t tell you when. She reminded me of my ex-boss Renee in the words she chose.
I had prayed for an obvious answer to come from God on what He wanted me to do and if this wasn’t a sign then I don’t know what is. I had received a call Tuesday night about coming in for an interview at The Buckle and this was before all of this happened. For whatever reason (read God) I felt compelled to go on this interview because this current job wasn’t feeling like it was a fit for me. I have a hard time selling something that I wouldn’t buy myself. I have a hard time asking a customer to pay a price that I myself wouldn’t be willing to pay for. Maybe that’s been my problem in this job. Maybe I am just not boutique material. I was so excited to go on the job interview with this new store. While I was taking a break before I went to the interview Farry called me and accused me of smoking in the bathroom! That was the final straw! She said she found ashes in the toilet. I don’t know what she saw but that wasn’t it! So I went to the other job interview and the entire time I was praying they would offer me the job. I didn’t have to wait for long because within two hours they called me back asking me to come back for a second interview tomorrow and said they want to offer me a job. What I like about this store is they are not pushy the way Farry is. They let the customer choose for themselves what they want to get and don’t throw clothes at them. I think it will be a much better fit than the boutique. I really wanted to give this current job a chance, but even Danny didn’t think I should be there. And he was amazed that she was jumping at the chance to turn me into a full time employee after I had told her I wanted to be part time only. Sigh…
That was my crazy and stressful day. I wouldn’t want to relive it, but I’m also glad it happened because it was God showing me what I needed to do. When I asked Him to be obvious I had no idea He would be that clear. Danny was happy to hear about the other job offer. If I get the job tomorrow I will go to Farry and turn in my two weeks notice. I will be really nervous but I know it must be done. I don’t like the idea of working there for another two weeks, but the Lord knows what will happen. I’m suppose to come in and work with Farry on Monday morning but I’m praying once I turn in my two week notice that she won’t have me work anymore at all. Thank you for all of you who prayed about this situation. It has been a huge stress on me and was making me question whether or not I even belonged back in the work force.
Tomorrow I was suppose to spend the whole day with Ciara but as it’s turning out we’ll barely get to spend a half a day together. I have to go in to the doctor at 11:00 to get a shot in my shoulder which has been hurting me so badly. I’m praying this shot does the trick and gives me full use of my arm back. I’m just so tired of it hurting all the time. Then I have to be at the interview at 1:30 to see if I do have the position after all. Please continue to pray because I’m not out of the woods yet, but I do think I see a clearing. It will be such a relief when it’s all over. In the mean time I will continue to pray for God’s guidance and I know He will not leave me alone.
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Working...
I'm sitting up here at work so incredibly bored. I really need to keep this one short even though there is absolutely nothing to do. I've cleaned the store, done inventory, cleaned the store again, and went through and sized everything. We've only had five customers in today and it's 2:30! I've been able to sell one pair of jeans and that's been it! She wants me to sell around $500.00 today and unless things pick up this evening I don't see that happening. Please pray that the Lord will send in a ton of customers and that I'll be able to surpass this goal today.
Other than that all I did yesterday was work. I worked yesterday evening but I slept in so late that I barely got the animals fed before I had to be here. Today I'll be working open to close which means 10am-9pm. I just got through waiting on these customers who tried on so much stuff, left things a mess and didn't buy a thing. I do tend to get frustrated easily when it looks like they are going to buy something and then don't. Yesterday was a relatively slow day up here too. I'm not working that many hours for the rest of the week and I need to make all the commission I can while I'm working but that is totally dependant on people buying. Maybe my expectations are too high since I do work in an expensive boutique. But people know that when they are walking in here. I've never walked into a cheap boutique and as far as "cheap" goes this is the less expensive boutique I've ever seen. I'm not trying to negate the fact that things are expensive, I just don't go into stores that I know I can't afford.
I guess I've complained enough now and while I could type much more I need to get off here and at least appear to be busy. Hopefully things will pick up this evening. I probably will be able to post something longer tomorrow since I don't work again until Thursday. I'm miss being on here during the day! I better go before another customer walks in, please be in prayer for big sales!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Other than that all I did yesterday was work. I worked yesterday evening but I slept in so late that I barely got the animals fed before I had to be here. Today I'll be working open to close which means 10am-9pm. I just got through waiting on these customers who tried on so much stuff, left things a mess and didn't buy a thing. I do tend to get frustrated easily when it looks like they are going to buy something and then don't. Yesterday was a relatively slow day up here too. I'm not working that many hours for the rest of the week and I need to make all the commission I can while I'm working but that is totally dependant on people buying. Maybe my expectations are too high since I do work in an expensive boutique. But people know that when they are walking in here. I've never walked into a cheap boutique and as far as "cheap" goes this is the less expensive boutique I've ever seen. I'm not trying to negate the fact that things are expensive, I just don't go into stores that I know I can't afford.
I guess I've complained enough now and while I could type much more I need to get off here and at least appear to be busy. Hopefully things will pick up this evening. I probably will be able to post something longer tomorrow since I don't work again until Thursday. I'm miss being on here during the day! I better go before another customer walks in, please be in prayer for big sales!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Leaving It In The Hands of God...
So Farry ended up calling me yesterday to come into work. I can’t tell you how excited I was to get out of the house! I was hoping she would call me this weekend so I could show her how dependable I could be to come in at a moments notice. And that’s what it turned out to be. I was heading down to feed the horses and she called and she wanted me to be there in an hour and a half. Now understand I was all gross! I needed to get a shower so bad! I think I took my shortest shower ever. I was in and out in like five minutes! It’s a thirty minute drive there (and I like to get there a little early) so I only had an hour to get ready. There were other things I could’ve done at the house, but I knew work was more important. She was so happy I was going to be able to come in for her.
So I got there ten minutes early and the store wasn’t busy at all! I figured on a Saturday the store would be packed, but to no avail. She said they had been incredibly slow all day and she had hardly sold a thing. That is so unusual for her. So we went over everything that had happened that day and the day before. She pointed out that if I had shown the right shoes to her friend I could have made the sell on Thursday so I was really bummed about that. I was ready to do some big selling last night. The store stayed kind of busy but no one wanted to buy anything and it was so frustrating. I did manage to sell one pair of jeans at $130.00 and I was really excited about that. There was also this other girl that came up and she tried on several pair of jeans. We got up to the cash register and I told her the total and she changed her mind. Now I’m trying to be understanding about the fact that the clothes in our store are expensive, but this girl knew that while she was trying them on. So that was my total for the night and Farry had wanted me to sell around $300.00 worth so I didn’t even make half. I had prayed so hard that the Lord would really send me the business last night, but for whatever reason it just wasn’t happening.
I did sleep in incredibly late yesterday. Once again I didn’t sleep well with Danny being gone and once he got home I was out! I guess I just need him beside me to really sleep well. I didn’t cook anything yesterday because I knew we had dinner from the night before. I didn’t have time to eat before I left for work and I knew that I would be starving by the time the store closed. Sure enough, Taco Bueno was still opened so I stopped and got me a party burrito which is what I always get. I pulled over in the parking lot because I knew it wouldn’t be safe for me to be driving down the road trying to eat it. When I got home I was still hungry so I heated me up some chicken noodles and ate an orange. Not the greatest combination in the world, but it satisfied me.
Today I got up and went to church like a good girl. Pastor Don has been teaching out of Hebrews and it’s been amazing. We have question and answer time after the message but he explains it so well that anymore I don’t have any questions. I just sit there amazed at what God is teaching me through his messages. We did have some visitors today and that got me really excited. Our church needs to grow and I’ve really been praying about that here lately. I love the fact that we have a small church, but there is still room for growth. It was a large family and they seemed to really like the message that Don gave this morning, as they kept nodding through his message. I hope they decide to come again and really see what our church is about. I know if they give it a chance they will love it as much as I do.
I came home and started feeding the animals right away. I had texted Danny last night to let him know that I hadn’t gotten a chance to feed yet before I had to leave, but he didn’t get it until he was on his way to work, so the horses didn’t get fed yesterday (poor babies!). I knew they had to be starving so I changed into something warmer and headed down there. Now the other day I guess I didn’t lock the gate that goes into the tack room well enough and the horses got in and destroyed the tack room. It’s still a mess but I just didn’t feel like cleaning it up today and I wouldn’t even know where to start because it is such a disaster. After that I fed the dogs and the bunnies. We had another litter of baby bunnies but again there is no sign of them so I can only assume that they are eating their babies. This makes me so sad. I thought these rabbits would be a good way of making some side money but there is no way I could’ve known that they would eat their own babies. I think I’ve given up on the idea of them ever raising their own young. Money will have to be made elsewhere. Speaking of money and animals, we are getting serious about selling the yearling horses. We paid $800.00 a piece for them and just to get them sold we are going down to $250.00 a piece! These horses are worth so much more than that, but there just isn’t a market for them right now. If worse comes to worse we are going to donate them to a riding ministry and just get a tax deduction for them on next year’s taxes. Not what I imagined doing, but in the end if they have a good home (and they would there) I guess that’s all that matters.
Now I’m debating on whether or not I should fix me an early dinner. I’ve been eating a ton of pasta lately and I’m thinking maybe I’ll just have some leftovers. I’m not sure yet, but I know I’m getting hungry. I’m only eating one meal a day (not on purpose but I’m just not that hungry) and so I can’t figure out why I’m not losing weight. It’s getting really aggravating. I have so many clothes that I could wear if I could just go back to my smaller size, but for whatever reason I just can’t lose this weight. Half of my clothes right now are too small and it makes me want to cry. I didn’t do anything different so the only thing I can think of is some of this medicine must have made me put on some weight and it won’t let me lose it. But my biggest deal right now is being able to be productive at my job. I want to be Farry’s biggest seller, but with the store being so slow I don’t see how this can happen. I really need the Lord to help me out in this area and send me customers who are ready to buy.
I’m working again tomorrow and possibly opening and closing the store. That means I will be there from 9:45 in the morning until 9:15 at night. That will be a long day especially if the store is slow. There is only so much you can clean in a store as small as ours. I’m praying that tomorrow I can sell around $700.00 worth. That’s a big goal and hopefully with the Lord’s help I can surpass that goal. I know if I did Farry would be so excited! I don’t know how to make me a better sales person but if the Lord is willing I know I can do it. Well I guess I better get off here and eat something. My stomach is growling and letting me know it’s time to eat. Hopefully I’ll get in the mood to do something around the house because I haven’t done a thing today. It’s been a lazy day outside of church and I need to get something accomplished. I think Danny’s given up on having clean socks folded and ready for him in his drawer. I need to do so much especially since I’ll be working Monday and Tuesday. Please be in prayer that I can sell more than I could ever hope to. I need to show Farry that I can handle a business especially since she is wanting to make me the manager of the plus size boutique when it opens this summer. I’m still praying about that because that means I would have to work full time but I’m leaving it and everything else in the hands of God. He will show me the path He wants me to take!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
So I got there ten minutes early and the store wasn’t busy at all! I figured on a Saturday the store would be packed, but to no avail. She said they had been incredibly slow all day and she had hardly sold a thing. That is so unusual for her. So we went over everything that had happened that day and the day before. She pointed out that if I had shown the right shoes to her friend I could have made the sell on Thursday so I was really bummed about that. I was ready to do some big selling last night. The store stayed kind of busy but no one wanted to buy anything and it was so frustrating. I did manage to sell one pair of jeans at $130.00 and I was really excited about that. There was also this other girl that came up and she tried on several pair of jeans. We got up to the cash register and I told her the total and she changed her mind. Now I’m trying to be understanding about the fact that the clothes in our store are expensive, but this girl knew that while she was trying them on. So that was my total for the night and Farry had wanted me to sell around $300.00 worth so I didn’t even make half. I had prayed so hard that the Lord would really send me the business last night, but for whatever reason it just wasn’t happening.
I did sleep in incredibly late yesterday. Once again I didn’t sleep well with Danny being gone and once he got home I was out! I guess I just need him beside me to really sleep well. I didn’t cook anything yesterday because I knew we had dinner from the night before. I didn’t have time to eat before I left for work and I knew that I would be starving by the time the store closed. Sure enough, Taco Bueno was still opened so I stopped and got me a party burrito which is what I always get. I pulled over in the parking lot because I knew it wouldn’t be safe for me to be driving down the road trying to eat it. When I got home I was still hungry so I heated me up some chicken noodles and ate an orange. Not the greatest combination in the world, but it satisfied me.
Today I got up and went to church like a good girl. Pastor Don has been teaching out of Hebrews and it’s been amazing. We have question and answer time after the message but he explains it so well that anymore I don’t have any questions. I just sit there amazed at what God is teaching me through his messages. We did have some visitors today and that got me really excited. Our church needs to grow and I’ve really been praying about that here lately. I love the fact that we have a small church, but there is still room for growth. It was a large family and they seemed to really like the message that Don gave this morning, as they kept nodding through his message. I hope they decide to come again and really see what our church is about. I know if they give it a chance they will love it as much as I do.
I came home and started feeding the animals right away. I had texted Danny last night to let him know that I hadn’t gotten a chance to feed yet before I had to leave, but he didn’t get it until he was on his way to work, so the horses didn’t get fed yesterday (poor babies!). I knew they had to be starving so I changed into something warmer and headed down there. Now the other day I guess I didn’t lock the gate that goes into the tack room well enough and the horses got in and destroyed the tack room. It’s still a mess but I just didn’t feel like cleaning it up today and I wouldn’t even know where to start because it is such a disaster. After that I fed the dogs and the bunnies. We had another litter of baby bunnies but again there is no sign of them so I can only assume that they are eating their babies. This makes me so sad. I thought these rabbits would be a good way of making some side money but there is no way I could’ve known that they would eat their own babies. I think I’ve given up on the idea of them ever raising their own young. Money will have to be made elsewhere. Speaking of money and animals, we are getting serious about selling the yearling horses. We paid $800.00 a piece for them and just to get them sold we are going down to $250.00 a piece! These horses are worth so much more than that, but there just isn’t a market for them right now. If worse comes to worse we are going to donate them to a riding ministry and just get a tax deduction for them on next year’s taxes. Not what I imagined doing, but in the end if they have a good home (and they would there) I guess that’s all that matters.
Now I’m debating on whether or not I should fix me an early dinner. I’ve been eating a ton of pasta lately and I’m thinking maybe I’ll just have some leftovers. I’m not sure yet, but I know I’m getting hungry. I’m only eating one meal a day (not on purpose but I’m just not that hungry) and so I can’t figure out why I’m not losing weight. It’s getting really aggravating. I have so many clothes that I could wear if I could just go back to my smaller size, but for whatever reason I just can’t lose this weight. Half of my clothes right now are too small and it makes me want to cry. I didn’t do anything different so the only thing I can think of is some of this medicine must have made me put on some weight and it won’t let me lose it. But my biggest deal right now is being able to be productive at my job. I want to be Farry’s biggest seller, but with the store being so slow I don’t see how this can happen. I really need the Lord to help me out in this area and send me customers who are ready to buy.
I’m working again tomorrow and possibly opening and closing the store. That means I will be there from 9:45 in the morning until 9:15 at night. That will be a long day especially if the store is slow. There is only so much you can clean in a store as small as ours. I’m praying that tomorrow I can sell around $700.00 worth. That’s a big goal and hopefully with the Lord’s help I can surpass that goal. I know if I did Farry would be so excited! I don’t know how to make me a better sales person but if the Lord is willing I know I can do it. Well I guess I better get off here and eat something. My stomach is growling and letting me know it’s time to eat. Hopefully I’ll get in the mood to do something around the house because I haven’t done a thing today. It’s been a lazy day outside of church and I need to get something accomplished. I think Danny’s given up on having clean socks folded and ready for him in his drawer. I need to do so much especially since I’ll be working Monday and Tuesday. Please be in prayer that I can sell more than I could ever hope to. I need to show Farry that I can handle a business especially since she is wanting to make me the manager of the plus size boutique when it opens this summer. I’m still praying about that because that means I would have to work full time but I’m leaving it and everything else in the hands of God. He will show me the path He wants me to take!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Friday, February 19, 2010
No Work This Weekend :( ....
I went to work yesterday hoping last night would be a big selling time, but oh no! I ended up not selling a thing! I was so disappointed! We had about six customers come in (understand it’s a small, expensive store) and we had several customers try things on, but no one bought a thing. There was this one girl that’s a friend of Farry’s who is coming back today to buy a few things. I was hoping she wouldn’t wait on Farry and would go ahead and buy the things she loved, but she wanted to wait to get Farry’s opinion first.
I cleaned the store from top to bottom. I didn’t have to, it wasn’t on my list of things to do, but I was bored. Only having six customers come in during four hours of work just isn’t much. Farry was disappointed that I didn’t sell anything, but what can I say, they just weren’t interested. I did talk with Farry before she left and she asked me if I would be willing to go full time during the summer time. She is wanting to make me the store manager of a plus size store. I don’t know what I think about that. I really have no desire to work full time but I would be getting a raise plus commission and I think that would be great money for us. I will have to do some serious praying about it. I asked Danny how he felt about it and he wants to wait and see over the next couple of months to see if I really like the job. I did get a call from Marshal’s to see if I wanted to come work for them, but I don’t think I do. This job feels right even if it is a little bit farther away. And I can’t believe she’s already thinking about promoting me to a manager’s position after working there for only a week. She must be seeing something I’m not. The other thing I noticed is she isn’t working me a lot this next week. She doesn’t even have me working this weekend! I had hoped this is when I would get the majority of my hours in. She did say she might have me work open to close on Monday plus open on Tuesday because she may be going out of town. But even working that much still doesn’t make up for what I could be doing this weekend. The one thing I did notice is she does have me leaving at 2:30 the rest of the week so I can go get Ciara. That is definitely a plus because we didn’t want to have to put her in extended care, so I’m thankful for that!
When I got home I was feeling very frustrated with myself for not selling anything. I felt in a way like I had been a failure. Maybe I shouldn’t feel that way, but you have to consider I’m only getting minimum wage unless I sell something and make a commission. For example, the other day, when I sold over three hundred dollars worth, it ended up to where I was almost making ten dollars per hour. That’s not bad for five hours worth of work. So when I got home I decided I needed to relax. So I ran me a hot bath and sat in there for almost an hour letting my feet soak and trying to get rid of the soreness out of them. I have to say it did make me feel so much better. I read a good book the only thing I was missing was a glass of wine. That would have really topped it off! I ended up going to bed around 11:00 and it felt so good to crawl beneath the covers even if Danny wasn’t there. And I actually slept pretty well last night which is unusual when he isn’t home. I did notice as soon as he got home I was able to sleep really hard with him lying next to me.
Today I got up and got dressed pretty quick because I had a call from the doctor’s office that they had called me in a prescription for my pink eye. I also had one of my headaches and I knew my headache medicine was really at the pharmacy too. The good thing is my headache has subsided and I didn’t even have to take my headache medicine which is a good thing since it knocks me out. When I got home I started trying to figure out what we would have for dinner. Barbeque sounded really good so I got a whole chicken out of the freezer and thawed it in the microwave. I have this great recipe for barbeque chicken in the slow cooker so I decided that is what we would have for dinner. I love my slow cooker because once you have it on you don’t have to watch it or mess with it, it fixes itself. I worked on the kitchen for awhile and got some accomplished. Yesterday I had read through the rest of the weeks Bible readings not knowing if I would be working or not so I didn’t want to get behind so now I have nothing to do. Don’t get me wrong I could continue to clean the house, but again I’m just not in the mood. I did tell Farry yesterday to reconsider the hours she doesn’t have me working this weekend and try to reschedule me so I would be working some hours. I think she is nervous about the weekend because that’s a big time to sell for her. I pray she does reconsider and has me work some this weekend.
Now I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself. I would rather be bored at work and be getting paid than be bored at home. When I’m bored at home I tend to smoke more and I don’t like that. I could curl up next to Danny and take a little nap, but I’m really not that tired. I could fix me something to eat, but I don’t feel that hungry yet. Maybe I’ll make me a little pasta and sit down with my book and read some. I have nothing else planned for the day so I will sit here on the computer I’m sure and just be bored out of my mind. Oh, I do need to go take my eye medicine again. I’m really trying to get rid of this pink eye. I forgot how much it could hurt. The other thing is today is Elowyn’s birthday. My little puppy turns a year old today. Won’t give her any special treat but I can’t believe almost a year has gone by since we got her! Time flies by so very fast. Well I guess I could get off here and do some laundry but that sounds awful right now. I could pamper myself with a long hot shower, but I’m not feeling it right now since I just took a long bath last night. Well here I am rambling again so I guess I really should get off and plan the side dishes we are having with dinner tonight. Oh, maybe I could make myself a sweet potato for lunch; that actually sounds good. Praying for you all!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
I cleaned the store from top to bottom. I didn’t have to, it wasn’t on my list of things to do, but I was bored. Only having six customers come in during four hours of work just isn’t much. Farry was disappointed that I didn’t sell anything, but what can I say, they just weren’t interested. I did talk with Farry before she left and she asked me if I would be willing to go full time during the summer time. She is wanting to make me the store manager of a plus size store. I don’t know what I think about that. I really have no desire to work full time but I would be getting a raise plus commission and I think that would be great money for us. I will have to do some serious praying about it. I asked Danny how he felt about it and he wants to wait and see over the next couple of months to see if I really like the job. I did get a call from Marshal’s to see if I wanted to come work for them, but I don’t think I do. This job feels right even if it is a little bit farther away. And I can’t believe she’s already thinking about promoting me to a manager’s position after working there for only a week. She must be seeing something I’m not. The other thing I noticed is she isn’t working me a lot this next week. She doesn’t even have me working this weekend! I had hoped this is when I would get the majority of my hours in. She did say she might have me work open to close on Monday plus open on Tuesday because she may be going out of town. But even working that much still doesn’t make up for what I could be doing this weekend. The one thing I did notice is she does have me leaving at 2:30 the rest of the week so I can go get Ciara. That is definitely a plus because we didn’t want to have to put her in extended care, so I’m thankful for that!
When I got home I was feeling very frustrated with myself for not selling anything. I felt in a way like I had been a failure. Maybe I shouldn’t feel that way, but you have to consider I’m only getting minimum wage unless I sell something and make a commission. For example, the other day, when I sold over three hundred dollars worth, it ended up to where I was almost making ten dollars per hour. That’s not bad for five hours worth of work. So when I got home I decided I needed to relax. So I ran me a hot bath and sat in there for almost an hour letting my feet soak and trying to get rid of the soreness out of them. I have to say it did make me feel so much better. I read a good book the only thing I was missing was a glass of wine. That would have really topped it off! I ended up going to bed around 11:00 and it felt so good to crawl beneath the covers even if Danny wasn’t there. And I actually slept pretty well last night which is unusual when he isn’t home. I did notice as soon as he got home I was able to sleep really hard with him lying next to me.
Today I got up and got dressed pretty quick because I had a call from the doctor’s office that they had called me in a prescription for my pink eye. I also had one of my headaches and I knew my headache medicine was really at the pharmacy too. The good thing is my headache has subsided and I didn’t even have to take my headache medicine which is a good thing since it knocks me out. When I got home I started trying to figure out what we would have for dinner. Barbeque sounded really good so I got a whole chicken out of the freezer and thawed it in the microwave. I have this great recipe for barbeque chicken in the slow cooker so I decided that is what we would have for dinner. I love my slow cooker because once you have it on you don’t have to watch it or mess with it, it fixes itself. I worked on the kitchen for awhile and got some accomplished. Yesterday I had read through the rest of the weeks Bible readings not knowing if I would be working or not so I didn’t want to get behind so now I have nothing to do. Don’t get me wrong I could continue to clean the house, but again I’m just not in the mood. I did tell Farry yesterday to reconsider the hours she doesn’t have me working this weekend and try to reschedule me so I would be working some hours. I think she is nervous about the weekend because that’s a big time to sell for her. I pray she does reconsider and has me work some this weekend.
Now I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself. I would rather be bored at work and be getting paid than be bored at home. When I’m bored at home I tend to smoke more and I don’t like that. I could curl up next to Danny and take a little nap, but I’m really not that tired. I could fix me something to eat, but I don’t feel that hungry yet. Maybe I’ll make me a little pasta and sit down with my book and read some. I have nothing else planned for the day so I will sit here on the computer I’m sure and just be bored out of my mind. Oh, I do need to go take my eye medicine again. I’m really trying to get rid of this pink eye. I forgot how much it could hurt. The other thing is today is Elowyn’s birthday. My little puppy turns a year old today. Won’t give her any special treat but I can’t believe almost a year has gone by since we got her! Time flies by so very fast. Well I guess I could get off here and do some laundry but that sounds awful right now. I could pamper myself with a long hot shower, but I’m not feeling it right now since I just took a long bath last night. Well here I am rambling again so I guess I really should get off and plan the side dishes we are having with dinner tonight. Oh, maybe I could make myself a sweet potato for lunch; that actually sounds good. Praying for you all!
Melissa Fitzwilliam
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Closing Tonight...
Well I finally got to see Anita today and I had so much to tell her. Normally we only talk for about thirty to forty-five minutes, but today I used the full hour. It has been a month since I’ve seen her and I could really tell it was time to talk. The main thing she had to say today is I need to work on setting boundaries. I’m really bad about letting people walk all over me and already I can see letting Farry have her way with my hours and Anita said no way! She said boundaries still exist with the necessity of needing hours to work. I can’t let her run all over me and dictate to me that I need to stay until 4:00 when I really need to be leaving there at 3:00 to pick up Ciara. Is it bad for Ciara to stay in after care? No. But what is bad is allowing her to change my hours after Farry agreed to let me leave at 3:00. I’ll have to really pray about this because I hate the thought of a potential confrontation. Not that it would be, but it’s just the possibility that it could happen.
The other big thing I had to do today was talk to Ciara’s teacher about this boy that’s really been inappropriate. When I say inappropriate, I mean trying to grab her chest, inappropriate! I told Ciara if he ever touched she was to deck him and she said not to worry that if he did anything she would just rack him lol. But I did tell her if I found out that she didn’t do anything to protect herself she would be in trouble with me, but if she did do something and got in trouble at school she would in no way be in trouble at home and I would take care of the school issue. Now the main problem is this boy is sitting behind her and won’t leave her alone. He reminds me of a type of stalker! Ciara said this boy pulls her hair out and keeps it and just says gross things to her. I wanted her moved! I told Jean (our pastor’s wife and her math and science teacher) what was going on and she moved her immediately much to my relief. Now I expect her to be moved in her homeroom and in any other class where she might sit next to him. The teacher said I should have come in right away when the problems started happening and I told her I didn’t want to be one of the tattle-tale mom’s. She said not to worry that she would talk to Ciara and get to the bottom of it so that made me feel better. Ciara was so excited that I went and finally talked with the teacher and I think she feels more relieved than I do. I really think this boy scares her and Ciara doesn’t scare easily. But hopefully the problem has been taken care of now.
I also called the doctor this morning because Ciara gave me her pink eye! Yuck! Ciara is going with Jason a day early (meaning she’s going today) so we can’t share her prescription anymore. I had been just using hers and now that she’s gone I’m without any and I still need medicine. So when I called the doctor I told the nurse the situation and she said they would get a prescription called in for me. I need to call the pharmacy in about an hour to see if they got it called in so I can go pick it up so I can have my afternoon dose. Geez, it’s always something…
Now I sit here blogging because I really don’t want to do anything else. I need to clean the kitchen, match socks for Danny, and just do a general house cleaning but I don’t want to. I just want to relax before I have to go in and work tonight. I’m praying that the Lord prospers me tonight as I work and I can make a lot of sales. I think the store will be busier at night than during the day because that just makes sense. More people go and shop after work and kids will be out of school then. I close by myself tonight and Danny is really nervous about it. He’s going to get me some mace to have on me for when I’m walking to the car, but he still says to have a security guard walk me to my car for safety’s sake. I think he’s right, because I can’t tell you how many stories I’ve heard of women getting abducted out of mall shopping centers when they are walking to their car and I don’t want to be another statistic. So please also be in prayer that the Lord keeps me safe as I do this job. I think it would be different if there was another person working there that could walk out with me, but since there is only one person working at a time, it makes it all the more dangerous. Well I guess I should get off of here and do something productive with the three hours I have left. Maybe I’ll be so productive as to take a nap lol. We’ll see, but I do know that I need to do my daily Bible reading and have some quiet time with the Lord. That will be at the top of my list to do this afternoon. So I think I’ll go do that right now. Until next time, my prayers are with you all as always…
Melissa Fitzwilliam
The other big thing I had to do today was talk to Ciara’s teacher about this boy that’s really been inappropriate. When I say inappropriate, I mean trying to grab her chest, inappropriate! I told Ciara if he ever touched she was to deck him and she said not to worry that if he did anything she would just rack him lol. But I did tell her if I found out that she didn’t do anything to protect herself she would be in trouble with me, but if she did do something and got in trouble at school she would in no way be in trouble at home and I would take care of the school issue. Now the main problem is this boy is sitting behind her and won’t leave her alone. He reminds me of a type of stalker! Ciara said this boy pulls her hair out and keeps it and just says gross things to her. I wanted her moved! I told Jean (our pastor’s wife and her math and science teacher) what was going on and she moved her immediately much to my relief. Now I expect her to be moved in her homeroom and in any other class where she might sit next to him. The teacher said I should have come in right away when the problems started happening and I told her I didn’t want to be one of the tattle-tale mom’s. She said not to worry that she would talk to Ciara and get to the bottom of it so that made me feel better. Ciara was so excited that I went and finally talked with the teacher and I think she feels more relieved than I do. I really think this boy scares her and Ciara doesn’t scare easily. But hopefully the problem has been taken care of now.
I also called the doctor this morning because Ciara gave me her pink eye! Yuck! Ciara is going with Jason a day early (meaning she’s going today) so we can’t share her prescription anymore. I had been just using hers and now that she’s gone I’m without any and I still need medicine. So when I called the doctor I told the nurse the situation and she said they would get a prescription called in for me. I need to call the pharmacy in about an hour to see if they got it called in so I can go pick it up so I can have my afternoon dose. Geez, it’s always something…
Now I sit here blogging because I really don’t want to do anything else. I need to clean the kitchen, match socks for Danny, and just do a general house cleaning but I don’t want to. I just want to relax before I have to go in and work tonight. I’m praying that the Lord prospers me tonight as I work and I can make a lot of sales. I think the store will be busier at night than during the day because that just makes sense. More people go and shop after work and kids will be out of school then. I close by myself tonight and Danny is really nervous about it. He’s going to get me some mace to have on me for when I’m walking to the car, but he still says to have a security guard walk me to my car for safety’s sake. I think he’s right, because I can’t tell you how many stories I’ve heard of women getting abducted out of mall shopping centers when they are walking to their car and I don’t want to be another statistic. So please also be in prayer that the Lord keeps me safe as I do this job. I think it would be different if there was another person working there that could walk out with me, but since there is only one person working at a time, it makes it all the more dangerous. Well I guess I should get off of here and do something productive with the three hours I have left. Maybe I’ll be so productive as to take a nap lol. We’ll see, but I do know that I need to do my daily Bible reading and have some quiet time with the Lord. That will be at the top of my list to do this afternoon. So I think I’ll go do that right now. Until next time, my prayers are with you all as always…
Melissa Fitzwilliam
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