What A Wonderful World

Try to keep up.

Thursday
          Worked to 1
           Hangover II with new friend
           Bar for drinks and food
           Bar for art closing. More drinks and tried escargo. It was way better than I thought
           Bar for more drinks
           Walmart for groceries
        
Friday
          worked to 3 pm.
          Arena football with friends only to the middle of the 2nd quarter
          Home to have drinks and play cards with friends
          Bar/club
          Casino (and won my rent for the month. Yay!)

Saturday
         Much needed hair salon visit until 5
         New friend made tacos for us. Dee-lish.
         Bar for drinks and to support friend for bands she booked.
         Home for much needed sleep.

Today
        CVS for house stuff
        DIY mani.
        Plans for downtown bbq
        Scheduled to co-host karaoke contest

Tomorrow
        Rest.

What Is It Gonna Take?

This is the last leg of my vacation from work and I ended up working at my part time job.

I trained to be a server a the place I host karaoke. I figured that I could pick up a few shifts a week during the summer break. While I was chatting with he manager she offered a second week of karaoke hosting.

Mo' money. Mo' money. Mo' money.

When I called my mother to tell her about the news she started filling me about the idea that she has been having about going back to school through a program she found out about from her volunteer job.

She started asking about the process of applying and fees that go along with it.

I thought she was genuinely interested in going back to school.

But thinking that was too much like right.

She was inadvertently asking me to get in on a scam for her to get money for school without actually going.

She wanted to pay for my classes so she could get the remainder of the loan.

Why didn't it occur to her that I do the same thing.

Minus the scam.

I'm actually in school and I'm able to make these posts because I used my loan money to buy this computer.

She tried to guilt me into doing it by saying that she wanted to get the house worked on. And then, the guilt trip continued because she told me that I wouldn't be able to contact her in a few days because her phone would be cut off.

*sigh*

I'm at the point where I can't get caught up in her shenanigans but at what point is she going to realize that something has got to change in her life?

I may not have children or a mortgage but I still have a life requires money. And, as bad as it may sound, I use her situation as the drive to keep working.

I just hope that she realizes that her life doesn't have to be as bad she lets it become.

A Body At Rest

This week I am doing something that I haven't had a chance to do in about 8 months -- I am resting.

I would always scoff at people who took vacations and stayed home. I didn't get the point of it. But after doing it, I completely understand.

Waking up late. Taking walks around the neighborhood. Getting my appointments out of the way. Immersing myself in my hobbies. Staying up late.

I can do most of things during the work week but I'm usually mentally exhausted once I'm off the clock.

I only have 3 days left and all I have on my agenda is a lunch date.

This is something I can get used to.