Life with Kim

Well once again I have changed my mind concerning my present employment. The reason for this change of mind is because the situation at work is going to get a lot better in a couple of weeks (fingers crossed). The one employee that I have been having a world of trouble with has given her two weeks notice. She was the reason why I was seriously considering leaving a place where I’ve worked for the past 11 years but if she holds on for the two weeks and does in fact leave, I won’t have to. So I have two weeks of keeping my fingers crossed that she doesn’t change her mind. If she does in fact leave, I’ll stay. If she doesn’t then yes, I’ll still be leaving.

For Christmas my husband surprised me with a new phone. Or as he likes to call it…. Téléphones cellulaires. Our contract ran out on our old phones so he decided to purchase me a new iPhone 4. I was tickled pick when I got it and thought man… the stuff I could do with this. But I don’t seem to be enjoying it as much as I thought I would. Yes I’ve downloaded some music and some pics but really haven’t even begun to use the other features. I’m going to try to figure this thing out so I can get the full enjoyment out of it like I should be. Even though I haven’t figured out everything on it yet I still am enjoying having this new phone and I’m sure pretty soon I’ll have figured it all out and be using it a lot more often than I currently am.

Since my paychecks have pretty much evaporated these days I have been wracking my brain coming up with ideas on how to earn extra cash. I have decided to try to revive my craft business once again. A couple of years ago when I was putting effort into it I started to do pretty good. But over the past couple of years it kind of went by the wayside and I stopped creating which meant I stopped making money as well. So since it’s something that I do enjoy I’ve decided to try to put a bigger effort into this project.

The first thing I need to do is to dust off my cedar furniture and take stock of my inventory that I already have in the house. Then I’m going to decide what I want to make to sell. After I have a few items made, I will then concentrate on creating a brand new website to showcase my items. I once again have a purpose in life and am quite excited about getting started. And of course, I’ll keep you all posted on my progress.

Well 2012 isn’t looking really profitable so far. Last night I went to the bank to update my account to see where I was at in terms of money after all this Christmas spending. To tell you I was a little shocked and surprised at the balance is a huge understatement. So I’ve really got to find a way to cut some costs this year so I can increase my bank balance once again.

I have decided to search online for some inexpensive but quality gifts for a few birthday presents that I have to purchase this year. I found a great site where I found giant cookie bouquets on sale that would be perfect for my father in law and his wife. I found a few more other sites as well that I have bookmarked for possible present shopping sites as well. I have to try to save money this year and this is one way where I’ve been looking. I have a few other ideas as well and hopefully this all pans out as well.

It’s funny how things happen. Yesterday after a lot of thought I did actually apply for a couple of jobs online. I sent them my resume and just sat back and started waiting for a phone call. Well something else has happened since then. Later on in the day I happened to have to call my manager on a different matter and we actually got into it over the phone over what’s being going on over the past couple of months. I was able to tell her exactly how I was feeling and she really did listen to me. I think we’ve got this problem worked out. So now I’m just going to wait a little bit to see if things improve there. If they do, I’ll stay. If not, I continue to look for something else because there is one thing I can tell you all…. I’m not going though another two months like I just did. I can’t handle that kind of stress any more and I don’t plan too. So of course I’ll keep you all posted.

Well only one more week and I will be taking out my resume. I have made the final decision to leave my place of employment after 11 years. It’s really not a decision that I wanted to make but since I haven’t been really happy there lately I decided that this is really something I need to do. I have the resume all done up and ready to go. Now it’s just a matter of me getting out and taking them around to certain places of business. I never thought I’d be in a position to do this. But sometimes I guess change is a good thing. I’ll definitely let you all know how I make out on this new adventure.

Although it’s only Wednesday, I am totally exhausted. I swear all this holiday stuff is more work than getting ready for weddings in barbados. I’m certainly starting to think that it costs so much. Yeah I know it’s the holidays and I should be celebrating and not complaining, but I will really be happy when this season is all over. Then I might get my house back, start to save money once again and life can get back to normal. I do really love the holiday season but you can’t imagine the happy feeling I get when it’s finally all over.

Holy smokes I can’t believe that Christmas is only four days away! I thought I was finished getting ready but yesterday my husband decided to go out and purchase more gifts so that means that I have more wrapping to do. Every time I think I’m getting close he goes and does something like this, ha, ha. Oh well, I think once again we overspent on the children but let me tell you all that they are really going to have a great Christmas. So today I get to finish (once again) getting ready for Christmas. I do love this time of year, but I will sure be glad when it’s finally over!