March 21st, 2010

Got my spreadsheet fixed yesterday. Today was a long day at work. It was DEAD in there. Sundays typically are. I mainly worked the counter. I had one part delivery run. It came at a very opportune time. After I got to the customer and dropped off the part, the census bureau called me on the phone. Offered me the job!!! Training is at the end of April. Projected to be an 8 week stint. Subject to change based on workload. Pay is $12.50 per hour and $0.50 per mile. 20 hours a week typical.

March 19th, 2010

I lost a few pounds. 385 down from 387. Work was good. Went in at 1:00 got out at 9. Made a few deliveries and mostly worked the counter.

March 15th, 2010

Today was a long day at work. But a good day. I find I don't get depressed when I'm steadily working versus having two to three days of work a week. Much more money as well. On the subject of money, I have kind of fallen off the wagon as far as the spreadsheet is concerned. Will go to the bank tomorrow and get an account printout and try to fix my indiscretions and get back on track.

March 12th, 2010

Today was a short day at work. Worked from 7:15 am to 1:30 pm (actually supposed to get off at 1:00 but had a delivery that made me run over. Not that I am complaining because I get paid for that extra time.) After work I went by the driver's license office and picked up the boater's safety manual. I will study it so I am prepared to take the test and get certified. When I pass, the new certification will show on my driver's license. I also set up skype on my computer. Several of my old Americorps buddies are on there as well as Erin. 387

March 11th, 2010

Today was a very busy day at work. My main job today was making delivery runs. One right after the other. Once I got back to the store, I just loaded more stuff up and took off again. When it's busy like that, the day goes by faster. I also signed up for a Facebook account today. I bumped into people I haven't heard from in several years, namely Americorps friends, and lots of my old classmates from Bayside.

March 10th, 2010

Today was an off day. Dad came over and we talked about the "E-unit." I am getting a little more comfortable talking about it. After that, I went over to Westminster Village and got Mac. We went to the dry cleaners, the post office, lunch, and then Walmart. After that we went to visit Aunt Karen in the hospital. I also picked up an anniversary present. Won't say what it is though.

March 9th, 2010

A good day. Not only am I getting over my sinus bug, but my store manager at the store I am at now was very complimentary of my work skills. I had a 16 foot long planogram (f0ur four-foot sections) today. This one was the chemicals section. All of the various additives, cleaners, flushes, etc. for a car's engine, radiator, fuel system, etc. The paper said it takes 4 1/2 hours to set. i managed it in 3. She was very impressed by my speed. From the way things are looking, the Airport Blvd store will be my permanent store before too long. I'm on the schedule for 40 hours next week.

March 4th, 2010

Another day at work. Much harder when one can't talk. I caught some kind of bug that made me lose my voice and spent last night going cough, cough, haaaaack, spit. Lovely. Couldn't speak above a whisper. Hopefully it will be okay tomorrow. Just trying not to talk much, rest the vocal system.

March 3rd, 2010

Another day, another dollar. worked from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Just did the standard Autozone stuff, answer phones, wait on customers, test and install batteries, etc. Also had another large planogram to do (wiper blades). 385

March 2nd, 2010

Just another day in paradise. Worked from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Long day. Not much interesting stuff happened.

March 1st, 2010 addendum

386

March 1st, 2010

Another day at Autozone. 8 to 4. Mostly putting up truck with a few deliveries thrown in. Monday is when we get our truck for the week, 4 pallets worth. Day started off nice, but the weather went downhill in a hurry. By 4:00 it was raining. During lunch, I noticed the Express Check Advance had a "now hiring" sign on the door. That was one of the payday loan places I owed money too in the not-so-distant past. Wouldn't that be ironic, getting money from them again? Except this time in the form of wages rather than a loan.