Improvements...

On the family front:

Pappy might get to come home next week. He's been up walking the halls, with assistance, of course, and if it wasn't for the fact that he is extremely religious and very devoted to my granny, he would probably be chasing the nurses around too!

On the job front:

Still working 70 hours a week. Have submitted several job applications, including a few with rival companies, because a girls' gotta do what a girls' gotta do, right? Had a furniture company call and offer me an interview for a sales position, but after giving it much thought, I turned them down. The reason is because they have a straight commission based pay scale, and while I am very confidant in my abilities, I'm a little Leary about a straight commission salary. If it was just me, I might feel differently, but it's not just me, I have Drama Queen to think about, and I don't budget my money well enough. Also, have actually had an interview with a rival company, but I don't know what's going on with that yet. I'd like to have that job, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high. My boss and I had a big showdown this week too...He found out that I was looking for a job and that I had an interview and he wanted to know what was going on. I told him the truth...No sense in lying about it. I told him that I was tired of working 70 hours a week and getting paid for 40 and I was tired of him telling me that it wasn't his problem every time I asked him for help. That went over well. Not. He tried to lay a guilt trip on me, saying that this was the worst time of the year for me to leave the company, because we are on the verge of the holiday season. He said that if I decided to leave, that he would have no choice but to code me as not rehirable for leaving during the last three months of the year. The only thing that I interpreted this to mean was that things are not going to be getting any better any time soon, because we will start staying open later and start getting more and more merchandise as we get closer to Christmas, so that means I will probably continue working this many hours up through December. Guess what? Not gonna happen. I assured him that I would give him plenty of notice before I left, but that I couldn't tell him yes I'm leaving or no, I'm gonna stick it out. I did tell him that he would be the first to know, and I almost half-expect him to replace me in the upcoming week. The good thing about that is, if he fires me, he has to pay me for the 3 weeks of vacation time that I have earned this year, so whatever. Fire me, please. Break my heart.

On the personal front:

What personal front?? Like I have time for a personal life. Actually, I did meet a very nice young man the other day and he is taking me out tomorrow night. The only reason I get to go out on a date is because Drama Queen is going to a slumber party tomorrow at a friends house. I'm kinda glad she's going...Not that I don't love my daughter dearly and enjoy every moment that we get to spend together, but I need MOMMY time too...And, although we just met, Robby seems really nice. He's 27, so I'm taking a page from my homegirl's book and going for a younger man this time. Unusual for me, as I have always went for older guys...Until The Ex and I hooked up anyhow...He is 2 1/2 yrs younger than me. Since he and I split in January, I have only dated one guy that was my age or older. Seems like I can't find a man my age or older that can keep up with me.

Anyways, I guess that's it for now. I'm gonna go enjoy this thunderstorm. Later peeps.