That is the slogan of my new employer, Gordman's. I had so much fun getting to know my co-workers tonight. I worked 4 hours and trained on the register. I think it will be a new fun experience for me.
There were two UPCs on the products (one for the universal price bracket and then Gordman's prices) and it was driving me nuts for awhile, but then I got the hang of it. Before you start ANY transaction, you have to hit NEW TRANSACTION and ask for the guest's phone number. I figure I made $25 tonight after taxes are considered. I saw this really cute white tiger pleather snap wallet that I couldn't resist though and spent money on that. It was only $8.50 with my discount. I already think it's begun...the whole me spending my pay check AT Gordman's the minute I get it. I am supposed to get a debit card that will load my paycheck on every two weeks. I work at Gordman's 7-3 during Black Friday and it will only be my 3rd shift. That is when our Door Buster sale goes on. We have 85% from 9am-1pm and from 5am-9am, we have 25% off whatever fits in a bag but is only available to the 1st 500 customers while supplies last. Halfway through my shift, I saw Susan, my Mary Kay director. I miss her. She hugged me and said they were headed down to Nebraska over Thanksgiving. More people need to be like that woman. Not many are that open and sweet.
Before my shift, I hung out with Andrea and watched this really HILARIOUS movie with Jennifer Lopez and this hot actor dude. It was called "The Back Up Plan". It's about this woman who has not done very well with relationships so decides to get artificially inseminated by a sperm donor. She goes in for one treatment and the minute she leaves the doctor's office, she hails a cab at the exact time this other guy does. It is pretty predictable that they'll fall in love, but then she finds out that she's pregnant with the donor's baby. They go to the doctor together and she finds out she's having twins. HILARIOUS! She even has this support group for donor recipient ladies and she gets to watch this lady have a home water birth. While the woman is in labor, she keeps screaming "ZOE (JLO'S CHARACTER) DONT MOVE! YOU'RE MY FOCAL POINT!!!"
Prior to that I woke up around 8 am and just crept on facebook for a few minutes. Then Andrea got home from work (she works overnights) and we talked for awhile about our diet. She stopped doing hers because she was getting too hungry. Honestly, that didn't hit me until tonight right after work. I feel like snacking, so maybe I'll just go to bed. Tomorrow marks the LAST DAY of the 4 days of torture. Okay, it wasn't so bad for me until just now, but then again, I might just be getting my period soon. You know how they say roommates and girls that live together usually end up having their periods at the same time? That happened for about the first month I was here with Andrea and now we are opposite. She will get hers 2 weeks before/after me. The human body is so strange sometimes. I read a book that if you can watch the moon, your menstrual cycle follows the pattern of the moon. You are just supposed to see what phase the moon is in and it will give you a good indication of when your period is due each month. The moon's waxing, waning, and full cycle in basically the same pattern every month. Andrea talked to her brother Nathan and he said what we ate was basically starving us. We ate 830 calories but it was good food, not junk. I don't believe him though that is what he does for a living in Virginia. I think one with a sedentary lifestyle should NOT be consuming 2000 calories a day. That's basic. For someone trying to maintain a healthy weight, 1500 would be right. But exceeding 2000 calories a day would be for people with moderate to high activity levels. The metabolic rate can only break down so much per day. At least that's what I was taught.
The steak tonight was delicious. It was very rare the way I cooked it. I cannot stand well-cooked steak. I also learned that rare meat is a lot more easy for your body to digest, so that's good. Tomorrow I work from 10-2 at Gordman's then have to shoot right over to Hy-Vee from 3-10. I am going to be exhausted, yet excited because I will get to meet even more new people and who can beat that?
I'm going to keep a positive attitude no matter what comes my way from now on. What does stressing out accomplish?
I had to register for classes for the winter quarter at school yesterday. I was pretty hesitant, but luckily, no online classes this time. I will be attending class Tuesday nights and Wednesday mornings for a Composition class and Intro to Humanities. Andy says they are really easy A's and he passed with flying colors.
After work tonight, I called up Andy because I had missed a call from him. He was watching a movie. I asked if I could come over for a bit, but then I realized how tired I was getting and didn't really feel like waking up at 6 am to come all the way back here to get my hy-vee clothes and my lunch, breakfast, and dinner all set for tomorrow. I am really excited for Thanksgiving. I work 10-7, but Andy said that he would leave left overs and we could drink some champagne. I will probably be good with that after this week's done. :)
Tomorrow I get to drink prune juice, green beans, squash, an apple, hamburger patty, tomatoes, and celery.
Someone just knocked violently on the front door. We have no eye peeker through the door so there is NO way i'm answering that. It's sort of annoying sometimes though. I hope it wasn't important. It was a dude whose voice I did not recognize. I think he meant to go to the neighbor's, but i'm not taking my chances. I jumped but ignored him. I mean it IS after 10 and I don't know what's going on!!
Well, off to bed. All I'll do is rummage through the cupboards and fridge if i stay up any longer.
Keep it real!!
-Lindsey
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