I've had a lot of jobs...

Day 12: Worst job you've ever had.

 

I've had several questionable jobs... I'm probably about to sound like a stuck up brat but whatever, the question was asked. First off I have to be kinda honest here... I have had a lot of different jobs in my life. I counted one time a few years ago and the number was over 15 different ones. I have no idea why; I just got bored when I was younger and decided to do a lot of different things. Let me count which ones I can remember... let's start at the beginning:

1. Boteler's Decorative Concrete - My families business that I always worked at from the time I was born until they sold it when I was 18.
2. El Dorado Steak House - That one sucked I was a 15 year old bus girl.
3. Mi Casita - A 15 year old waitress at the dumbest Mexican restaurant in town.
4. A Party store I can't remember the name of that lasted 2 days.
5. McAlisters Deli - That was a fun job for a teenager & I met my best friend there.
6. Dominoes Pizza- ONE OF THE WORST I worked there for 1 shift. Couldn't even handle the weird people OR the fact that I would have gained 700lbs from eating all the free pizza. This one was for my health people...I just couldn't do it!
7. Nagoya - A yummy sushi bar that was also pretty fun to work at.
8. USM Dorms - checking in guests at the girls dorm
9. Diffata's market - ONE OF THE WORST. The owner was a train wreck and I remember missing a spring break trip because I had to work and then I ended up quitting 2 weeks later.
10. Bath and Body Works - I loved this one... such a fun place to work. Except the floor sets, I hated doing those AND all the damn boxes. I'd get so many paper cuts.
11. Cracker Barrel- this was a pretty bad one too. The main reason I hated it was due to the uniforms. I felt so damn ugly in a mans button down, khakis, Timberland boots, and a brown apron that all I wanted to do was hide.
12. The Popcorn Place - I helped out one Christmas at Chad's Grandparents place... that was a really fun time and I'm so happy I got to experience it before they closed it down the next year.
13. BancorpSouth- ONE OF THE WORST jobs due to the management I had at my particular spot. The boss was an emotional, jealous, crazy train wreck and I was not dealing with that crap. Also, I was in school full time and just couldn't do the full time working too.
14. The Computer Labs at USM - So fun... loved all my University jobs.
15. Campus Operator at USM - Another really fun/easy school job with an amazing manager.
16. MDES - Unemployment Claims officer... My first post college "big girl" job. It was a great experience and I worked there until I was transferred to a better/different job with another state agency that was closer to my apartment at the time.
17. MDES- WIN JOB CENTER MS Steps coordinator. I loved this job... I would have never left it but I was on a federal temporary program that didn't get extended and there weren't any other openings. I learned so much working there and it was one of the BEST experiences of my life.
18. Southern Beverage - Oh this job... it was fun and I worked with a few really great people. Then there were days I felt like I was in a mental institute dealing with dumb boys that thought just because I was a woman I was stupid. Oh, that place got my blood boiling sometimes.
19. Seattle Sun Tan - This was my first job that I got out of the blue right after we moved to Seattle. It was a lot of fun but it was when I was working there that I realized I'm way to old to be dealing with high school drama/crap. I had to get back into a career job that fed my interests and challenged me mentally.
20. PEI - Hands down the best job I have ever had! I am so happy and fulfilled with my current job that if I have it my way I will never leave. I wish everyone could be as happy with their jobs as I am now. It's out there people you obviously just have to have 19 other jobs before you find it. HA!



 

Happy

It's kinda funny to think about how we got up and left our lives and everything we have ever known to move out to Seattle; and it was one of the best choices I have ever made in my life.
We always say we don't know where life will lead us (maybe we will move back, maybe we will move somewhere else) and while it has only been a little under 2 months I just don't see us moving anywhere else again. I am in love with Seattle and the thing that has ultimately set me in stone is the job that I have now.
 I have never felt so comfortable, needed, helpful, fulfilled, and HAPPY going to work in my life. In my past jobs I knew, "I don't want to make this my career" but with this one... I can't imagine ever leaving! The company is absolutely amazing, the people I work with are top notch, and the benefits are the best I've ever gotten. There is tons of room for moving up and they have already talked to me about promotions in the future and different opportunities within the company as it continues to grow like crazy. Not to mention my boss is a complete Motivator. What that means is I get told (and everyone else) all the time how good of a job we are doing. I've worked for a lot of bosses and I've been lucky with having very good ones but I have never had one that is so... positive and motivating! If/when I am ever a "boss" one day that's exactly what I am going to strive to be: Motivational not Intimidating.

Yesterday, my awesome coworkers even took me out to a welcome to the family lunch. We went to this really neat sushi place (aa Sushi) like the neat ones you see on TV with the conveyor belts that have sushi plates rolling around on them and you just pluck off what you want!
So, neat I managed to snap a picture without them making fun of me too much:

It was pretty good, we went at lunch time where everything is a $1.50 so you can't beat that. I'm not much of a sushi lover (mostly due to it being cold, I like warm things) but I enjoyed a side of sticky rice, edamame, pork dumplings, and these little cream puff things for desert.
I just can't explain enough how much of a little family it feels like I have at work.

When I got home yesterday I had to get ready for one of CK's shows in downtown Seattle by the University at Cafe Allegro it was a cute little coffee shop in a back ally with a room on top where the bands play and they pump the music out into the streets and down below to the coffee shop. Very cool place and you had to take 2 flights of stairs in this old downtown building to get to the upper room. Things like that make me fall in love with cities, it's like your own secret nooks.


Every time I watch him sing it reminds me how talented he is and how much he deserves to make it.

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CK also had a few new fans... of the bum variety they really enjoyed his show (ha)

Put him to Sleep son!

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Now this morning:

I woke up to realize my babies were playing!

USM vs. Houston

Houston is the bain of my existence I fucking HATE THEM. I hope their stadium BURNS down one day and they eat the shit that they are. Yes, it's that seriously of a hatred. In 2006 I went to Houston to watch USM play them for the same title they are playing for today and they were awful fans/city/cops/everything. They beat us on the football field then they threw rocks, ice, cups, beer, basically everything but bullets at everyone and anyone wearing USM attire. It was a big deal when we all go back to USM the next week, it was on the news and from that horrible experience I decided Never to go back to that shit hole of a city. Well my Eagles are there now and they are KICKING THAT ASS! We are actually getting the game up here on TV so I am watching right now and hoping they finish out strong and hand a big L to the biggest POS school in the south! GO SOUTHERN MISS! Oh and WHEN USM WINS they wreck Houston's #8 ranking and screw them out of a bowl game... YAY!!!!! I hate you Houston.

Oh how I wish I was there with you eagles! Do it up!

Currently they are So. Miss - 42 / Houston - 21

Now, I'm off to the gym to finish watching the game then a full day of shopping/Christmas activities!

Feeling Slutty.

Today I got Great news!

And I think I looked supa cute while getting it! lol

I have been interviewing for a position with a great company this past week and today was my last interview.... and I got it! I accepted my official offer today at 3pm while I was waiting on Breaking Dawn to start and tonight we decided to celebrate with food. Muahaha!

First off let me explain how I found out about this job... It's one of those weird stories where I believe in everything I have that God wanted me to be at this company. I got annoyed with my little job that I had due to some changes that happened and NO miscommunication about changing my schedule last minuet (don't you agree that if you change what someone works the night before that you should call/text them their new hours instead of letting them show up 2 hours early and then telling them to go back home?) so, last Tuesday I went back home after I went to work when I was originally supposed to, sat in front of my computer, and got on Career Builder. Let me also just state that I have never used that website for finding a job before; however, I typed in some things I was searching for and found 2 openings that I was interested in. I emailed them both my resume and then didn't think much of it. I figured hell why not just see what is out there, little did I expect a phone call an hour later from the first company that I sent my resume to! I was shocked and excited. He wanted to do an interview the next day and I accepted. That interview went really good and later that afternoon I got an email asking me back for a second interview which was today. As I stated above things went great and in less than one week I got a great job at a great company!

 I am so freaking blessed beyond measure I just don't know what to do with myself.

ALSO, other great Knight news - CK got 2 radio stations interested in him today and 2 more gigs!

He has set up 2 segmaents which will play his music and one of them wants to do a 30 mineut interview on air! We are so THANKFUL this Thanksgiving words cannot even begin to explain.

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Now for the celebration eats:

We had a Gift card so we decided to splurge... and it is totally yummy.


Pepperoni, Feta, & Italian Sausage

Then it was time for the most epic thing I have possibly ever made:

Slutty Brownies!!!

I have discovered Pinterest and I am obsessed. I saw this recipe on there and about had a sugar coma just from reading the ingredients.
 Hello happiness:

Bottom Layer: Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough
Middle Layer: Double Stuffed Oreos
Top Layer: Brownie Batter!!! 


Seriously?
My pants might be a little tighter tomorrow but I'll get back on program soon.
Calories don't count when you're Celebrating right!?

Holy Hell.

Excuse me while I go into Sugar Shock.

What was the sweetest part of your day?

PS. Shout out to Savanna Over at The Lost Get Found for getting the movie quote right!

Dumb & Dumber - when they get pulled over by the cop Floyd says, "Killer boots man!"

Check out Savannas inspirational quotes on Life and God <3

Touch the Sky.

It's Tuesday and I haven't done a TTT in awhile so here we go:

 

T. I have the strangest luck with getting jobs. It seems that in life I'm not allowed to be without one (which is a blessing) and if I go on a job interview...it's pretty much guaranteed I got it. I think most of the success comes from the love of doing interviews, it's like the funnest challenge to "sell" myself to another person. I will tell you exactly what you need to hear in order for me to land that job..oh and I'm a hard worker too that could help out as well.

 There has only been one time that I went out on an interview and I didn't get it. I wasn't "dressed" right for a makeup counter and to be honest I think I did it on purpose and just didn't care.

 So, I brush that one off.. I didn't want to put make up on strangers faces anyways!



TT. When we moved to Seattle we got new phones.. excuse me IPHONES and I love it but now I'm addicted to words with friends. I play every. single. day. It's getting a little out of hand but I swear I'm getting smarter by playing. So as of today...this addiction is deemed okay.

PS. Cunt is not a word... thanks for letting me know that MOM.
Hahahahaha

TTT. I used to be a Raver/KandyKid/dance machine.
However, Techno is ALIVE and WELL in Seattle! All of the girls that I work with at my new job love techno and you just have no idea how excited that makes me. I can't wait to fill my ipod up with all the new suggestions from them and can't WAIT to start going out and dancing all night like I did in my younger days! Ahh, the good ole days of 2006 are coming back in full force my friends.. FULL FORCE.

Que the OLD ASS Rave pictures:




R.I.P Nola State Palace