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Later Days!
Dani

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One door closes, another one opens!

Today is a good day!

I went into my new job and filled out all the new hire paperwork! Friday was my last day at Clayton, and I won't lie to you-I am so relieved.

I will now be in an office environment with more adults and NO KIDS. Nothing against kiddos in general, but Clayton had moved me to a new center and I wasn't very happy there! Being around 30+ children Monday through Friday is incredibly draining-both mentally and physically.
The fact this new position is full time is a God send. I've been looking for full time work for over a year, and I was starting to lose hope I would ever find a better job! I'll be making the same amount per hour as I did at Clayton, but I'll be doubling my hours per week, therefore doubling my pay per week! AWESOME. I'll be able to bring in more income for: rent, bills, and groceries. Also awesome: I get to wear cute clothes to work! YES! No more khakis and polos or summer t-shirts. I'm very excited!
Oh, and since I've gotten a better job, Joe and I are going to start looking for a dog. THAT I'm pretty excited about! It's been lonely here without a pet. I've grown up with dogs and cats always being around. After I moved out, and I didn't take any of them (like Mom would have let me!), I've been pretty sad without one! We saw a dog at PetCo that I fell in LOVE with...so hopefully we can get him before someone else does!
EDIT:
So, someone else already got that dog. Bummer. I did find two Husky puppies at Watauga animal shelter...and Joe is VERY interested in one of them. HOWEVER (I hate howevers)-I found out the pet deposit is $500 at our complex! FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!! Oh, and $10 pet rent per month after that. It's looking like we won't be able to get a dog (or any kind of pet) now. The $500 is for any kind of pet: cats, dogs, hampsters, etc. I am so heart broken. I hate not having a dog, ugh! :[

I have taken this week off before I start my new position, and I'm looking forward to doing whatever I want to do! Won't be much, but I'll take a mental vacation! Please and thank you!



Later Days!
Dani

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An awesome change and a rant.

So, remember when I said my want for bangs had waned? LOL, you guys! I was kidding!
I went through with it! What do you think?! I'm pretty stinkin' happy with the result! Now I just have to get my hair dyed a dark brown again and I will L-O-V-E this look!

Moving on!

So, I'm going to have a wee bit of a rant here!
Being on time when you've made plans with a group of people at a restaurant: sometimes people run a few minutes late, not a big deal. However, if you're making that said group wait for an hour and a half, it falls into the ridiculous category.
I had to deal with such a situation last night.
I am not one to be hateful, but when you make me wait that long to eat, I can go into bitch mode. We were supposed to eat at 7:30, we didn't order (out of courtesy, even though some people didn't show us the same) until 8:45. Yeah. We didn't leave the restaurant until 10:30 because they were late, had to order, etc, etc. Everyone came back to our place after dinner to hang out. We should have been back to the apartment by 8:30ish, but we didn't get home until later. Mind you, I was running on 3 hours of sleep from these peoples' shenanigans from the night before (don't ask-it's a long story). So since THEY couldn't get their shit together, we ate late, got back to the apartment late, and I didn't really get to enjoy hanging out with the group. I went to bed a little after midnight, while everyone else stayed up and enjoyed themselves.
Can you see why I'm slightly miffed?
I cannot stand people with horrible time management skills. I can understand if you're slightly running late, but when it starts affecting my night in a negative matter, you are immediately on my shit list. I could honestly go on and on about this subject, but I'll refrain.

I feel better now.

Off to the pool to tan!

Later Days!
Dani

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Quietness

Good morning, lovelies.

I'm up early this morning for a job interview at 10. I picked out my interview outfit and tested out my hot rollers last night-I AM PREPARED. I'm very excited, and very hopeful that this is the job for me! I had almost lost hope that this company was ever going to call me for an interview, and after a rough Monday night (feeling down and sorry for myself), they called the next morning! THANK GOD.

Send me prayers and good vibes this morning? I would be so thankful for it :]


Later Days!
Dani

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An update!

Alright!
Last time I updated, I talked about hair. I ended up not getting bangs. I still need a haircut, but my sudden want for bangs has gone away. I guess that's good, right? If I got over it so quickly, who knows how I would have been if I actually got them!

Since I've last posted....

Joe and I moved into an apartment! SUPER exciting! We moved in Monday afternoon and got a pretty awesome deal! Our floor plan is 888 square feet and we're paying $750 per month. Not too shabby! I'm so incredibly happy to take this HUGE step with Joe! We had been talking about living together for a while, and now it's a reality! We've pretty much gotten everything unpacked, aside from all his computer stuff. Where we're going to put that, I'm not sure...but we'll figure it out eventually.

I will say it's weird being home alone. Most people who know me know I'm a very social and friendly person. I need interaction and conversation to LIVE! Joe leaves for work before me, and gets home after me, so I've had lots of quality alone time (if that's what I should call it). I'm ready to meet some people in the complex! Get to know my neighbors! I think that may be a little bit harder than your typical neighborhood, though.

Any tips from you apartment dwellers out there? Do you keep to yourself and do your own thing, or do you go out and meet your neighbors?


Later Days!
Dani

P.S.
I realize that this post is on April Fool's Day...but none of this is a joke, I promise! :]

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