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| An assortment of things available in the shop! Also remember the custom stuffie option! |
I spent the day eating lukewarm mashed potatoes I made yesterday to the musical stylings of rapper T.I in my room. So there's that.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thanksgiving Sale!
In celebration of this, let's be honest, super shitty time of year, I'm running a 25% off sale on everything in my etsy shop through December 6th! Use coupon code HISTORYHOL for the discount!
I spent the day eating lukewarm mashed potatoes I made yesterday to the musical stylings of rapper T.I in my room. So there's that.
I spent the day eating lukewarm mashed potatoes I made yesterday to the musical stylings of rapper T.I in my room. So there's that.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
I Quit That Bitch
Today I quit my second job at JC Penney.
It was the worst job I've ever had and wore me into the ground in a shorter amount of time as I have ever been burned out.
I suppose I am not meant for retail, but then again, I could have told you that years ago. I am not meant for forcing people to sign up for credit cards they don't need. I am not meant for being screamed at by angry customers for things that are way out of my control. I am not meant for not being allowed to take my lawful lunch. I am not meant for wishy washy company policies that allow customers to rob the store blind by returning merchandise from years ago, that isn't carried in the store any more, or is from another store completely.
I am most certainly not meant for working 33 hours between my two jobs over a 48 hour period on black friday.
Perhaps I am all the things they made me feel I was: lazy, selfish for wanting one day off a week. But then I think about my other job at the bookstore. A wonderful work environment, very good pay, actual benefits that I, as a part time employee, have access to. A set schedule, timely and thorough training. Union backing. A holiday bonus. I have never cried in the back room at the bookstore. I have had difficult customers, but I don't dwell on them. I, as an employee, are made to feel important. I am a human being that contributes to the company and has a life outside clocking in and out, not a pack mule that is used up until they can't get anything more out of me and send me to the glue factory.
I very much need a second job. The one fault with the bookstore is I don't get enough hours. I need a second job, but I don't need one that will give me an emotional breakdown, which is exactly what JC Penney gave me.
So, I now have to hold off on moving. I have to way cut back on my spending. But I know it was the right thing for me to do. I will be able to focus on finding a second job that is better for me, which I've been trying to do for a few weeks, but it's very hard when you can't get any days off. I know now to try and stay away from mall department stores. They are just not the right kind of job for me. If people can do that work and have it not affect them, more power to them. I wish I could as well, but I just cannot.
Making the decision to leave, even though it casts me into a period of unknown, has been very difficult for me, but I am very glad to have made that decision. I know I will find another job, and for now I just feel
It was the worst job I've ever had and wore me into the ground in a shorter amount of time as I have ever been burned out.
I suppose I am not meant for retail, but then again, I could have told you that years ago. I am not meant for forcing people to sign up for credit cards they don't need. I am not meant for being screamed at by angry customers for things that are way out of my control. I am not meant for not being allowed to take my lawful lunch. I am not meant for wishy washy company policies that allow customers to rob the store blind by returning merchandise from years ago, that isn't carried in the store any more, or is from another store completely.
I am most certainly not meant for working 33 hours between my two jobs over a 48 hour period on black friday.
Perhaps I am all the things they made me feel I was: lazy, selfish for wanting one day off a week. But then I think about my other job at the bookstore. A wonderful work environment, very good pay, actual benefits that I, as a part time employee, have access to. A set schedule, timely and thorough training. Union backing. A holiday bonus. I have never cried in the back room at the bookstore. I have had difficult customers, but I don't dwell on them. I, as an employee, are made to feel important. I am a human being that contributes to the company and has a life outside clocking in and out, not a pack mule that is used up until they can't get anything more out of me and send me to the glue factory.
I very much need a second job. The one fault with the bookstore is I don't get enough hours. I need a second job, but I don't need one that will give me an emotional breakdown, which is exactly what JC Penney gave me.
So, I now have to hold off on moving. I have to way cut back on my spending. But I know it was the right thing for me to do. I will be able to focus on finding a second job that is better for me, which I've been trying to do for a few weeks, but it's very hard when you can't get any days off. I know now to try and stay away from mall department stores. They are just not the right kind of job for me. If people can do that work and have it not affect them, more power to them. I wish I could as well, but I just cannot.
Making the decision to leave, even though it casts me into a period of unknown, has been very difficult for me, but I am very glad to have made that decision. I know I will find another job, and for now I just feel
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
square dance bowls why
One of the things I've become very interested in over the past few months via several friends at work is getting a space in a resale shop. Two of my friends have awesome spaces at two different shops, and it's something I really want to get into! I don't have a backlog of stuff to sell, and would want to do about 50/50 handmade and found items anyway, but I've been studying and learning a lot from my coworkers. Nearly everyone at the store has a really good eye for finding great treasures, and I love being able to tag along with them and see how they do it.
I've recently made a life altering (temporarily, I hope) decision that has forced me to put a lot of stuff on hold, including moving and getting a space to sell stuff, but I'm confident this decision will be better for me in the long run. Having to stay in an uncomfortable (and downright awful, sometimes) living situation is going to be a better option that the alternative for me in the long run. I'll speak about this more once I've actually gone through with said decision.
But that being said, I've still been going out to thrift stores and perusing the wares to see what is out there. Yesterday, I had planned on going to the bins (THE BINS AHH) but ended up stopping into the goodwill near my house and ran into one of my work friends! We went to a couple other goodwills and I found this:
I've recently made a life altering (temporarily, I hope) decision that has forced me to put a lot of stuff on hold, including moving and getting a space to sell stuff, but I'm confident this decision will be better for me in the long run. Having to stay in an uncomfortable (and downright awful, sometimes) living situation is going to be a better option that the alternative for me in the long run. I'll speak about this more once I've actually gone through with said decision.
But that being said, I've still been going out to thrift stores and perusing the wares to see what is out there. Yesterday, I had planned on going to the bins (THE BINS AHH) but ended up stopping into the goodwill near my house and ran into one of my work friends! We went to a couple other goodwills and I found this:
It's so kitschy and awful.... I love it! I did some research and it was originally sold in sets of four, each dish with a different "western" theme. I wish I had found all of them! Argh! My friend was adamant that I could make something off it, but I think it's a keeper!
Saturday, November 16, 2013
etsy finds
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| ship cup and saucer/ mollyhatch |
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| baby sand cat/ handymaiden |
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| thrift champ print/sockie |
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| girl rowing mirror/tartx |
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| felted cat mat/storow The cat model for this shop is THE BEST. |
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| cat bed/storow |
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| cat bed cave/ storow |
He or she looks exactly as I feel at basically any given moment in the day.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Rose City Cemetery
Yesterday was my first day off in three weeks (and probably will be the last for equally that amount of time, if not more) and I went to a cemetery I've never been to.
I've never been to a cemetery that looked like this. Nearly all the headstones were made of a red marble and there is only a few variations in style, all crammed together. It's a large space, with a huge outdoor mausoleum running about 3/4 of the length of the park.
Plus, there were a ton of above ground graves which I had never seen before. They're like mini mausoleums, but not... I did some research, and it turns out this cemetery is where a huge fraction of the local Roma population is buried, in those mini-mausoleums. Unfortunately, it was dark and rainy when I went, and I didn't get a very good picture of them. There are also a large number of Greek graves with neat headstones, along with a sectioned off Japanese section, with more of the style of stone I'm used to seeing. So interesting!
I've never been to a cemetery that looked like this. Nearly all the headstones were made of a red marble and there is only a few variations in style, all crammed together. It's a large space, with a huge outdoor mausoleum running about 3/4 of the length of the park.
Plus, there were a ton of above ground graves which I had never seen before. They're like mini mausoleums, but not... I did some research, and it turns out this cemetery is where a huge fraction of the local Roma population is buried, in those mini-mausoleums. Unfortunately, it was dark and rainy when I went, and I didn't get a very good picture of them. There are also a large number of Greek graves with neat headstones, along with a sectioned off Japanese section, with more of the style of stone I'm used to seeing. So interesting!
While walking around, I slipped on one of those long marble stone pieces that cover the length of the grave and went ass over teakettle. Damn it! Thank god no one but me and the dead are at a cemetery at 10 am on a Thursday.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Laptop will be back soon!?!???
I just heard back from the computer repair place, and it looks like they got my computer up and running. Apparently it was a fan issue (the computer was severely overheating), and they replaced my keyboard, which has had issues since I dumped coffee on it years ago. I pick it up Monday! Hopefully its all fine, and the blog will be back!
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