amanda123's Journal, 21 July 2010

At the rate you are going you wont be in the 220s for very long. Holy Cow woman - you are kicking ass! Sorry about the tooth. At least it wont be too long before they can fix it. How is your dad? And did you boss ever talk to you about the other night? 

Well my dad has gone 2 nights now without drinking. I am very proud. My husband spent the evening over there visiting with him. He loves to have company and someone to talk to. Oh and my cousin stopped by and visited awhile too (not the trashy one that drinks like a fish). I was glad he had people around to maybe help take his mind off of not drinking. He has drank every night for years so I know it will be hard on him. It was kindof nice because the baby went to sleep early and the girls spent the night at NaNa's so I had the whole house to myself so I dyed my hair, did a biology test, and watched Discovery Health (one of my favorite channels lol). I watched "I didnt know I was pregnant". No, my boss hasn't talked to me about it. Someone else is sick at work today. Something is going around. There is not much I can do about it. I felt better that night and I only went home about an hour or so early that day. I am not going to worry about it. I have an interview with a staffing company next Tuesday so I will be registered with them in case something comes up. I also sent my resume to 4 different companies that were hiring. I really need something permanent and stable. This may sound lazy but I would love to have an easy job right now. One that's simple and laid back while I am going to school. I have always been ambitious and hardworking but maybe an easy job would be nice for a change although I would probably get bored quickly without any challenges. I like to be busy. I am at a point in my life now where my bills arent very high so I don't have to make alot of money. I can remember when I couldn't afford to make less than X amount but right now it really doesnt matter too much. Everything is paid for other than utilities & insurance, cable etc so if I come accross a job I would enjoy, close to home, it doesnt really matter what it pays. I learned long ago that happiness in your job is worth much much more than your rate of pay. 

I am so happy your dad is making it. Sounds like he just enjoyed drinking but wasn't addicted? I know when DH tried quitting (everytime) he would become violently ill when detoxing. I love being busy too. I can't stand being bored. I started finding alot of down time at work so I thought I would start taking more classes and study/do homework at work to fill the time. Wouldn't you know it, as soon as the semester started - I had a huge (several months long) project to complete. Then between semesters - it was slow. It's been like that since starting back to school. 

Sounds like you are in a good place to find a job you will enjoy. I watch "I didn't know I was pregnant" too - my nineteen year old hates it though. You will be below 230 in a flash!!!