... all by myself. But that's okay! I'm feeling fantastic today.
Tomorrow I will relax, and then the next day we move! I'm ready.
Yesterday was extremely eventful. First off, my financial aid came through... sort of. I had to call and debate my GPA with about 4 people- the debate part was mostly due to the fact that nobody could directly answer my question. In fact, I got a lot of "I really don't know"s, and I don't appreciate that considering I'm paying this university a whole lot of money to figure these types of things out. Basically, two quarters ago they put me on academic probation, but I couldn't /understand why. They said my GPA had fallen because I got two D's in a row, which was entirely my fault, but my GPA didn't fall. I'm typically an A student, but at that time there was so much going on that I just couldn't keep up. My financial aid was under review, so they wouldn't award me for this quarter. I passed last quarter with a B and a C- again, there is a lot going on at the moment with the job transition and the move, but still. My GPA still a 3.0 average overall. I couldn't understand it... And after arguing with 3 people, a 4th person called me from my university who knew what they were talking about and they couldn't understand it either so they chalked it up to being a mistake on their part. They told me that my financial aid will be reinstated, so not to worry. And if its not, they told me to call them back directly so that we can sort it out. In the meantime, I dropped the course I'm currently enrolled in and I'm going to double up in 6 weeks to even it out. That way my financial aid won't be affected once its reinstated, and I get a 6 week break to focus on the move and the new job.
I was also called yesterday by the Torrid district manager who told me that my paperwork went through finally, and I can begin on Monday! The catch is that I have to travel and train for a week elsewhere. Its really short notice, especially because I have a child to raise by myself, but I called around and was able to get him situated for the week so I can go work. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. I have to train elsewhere because as I've mentioned, the store in my town isn't even finished being built yet, but it will be soon. We're going to open at the end of the month, and in two weeks we have to meet at our store to start building it from the inside. We have to get our fixtures, our product and set it up ourselves. That being said, this feels like a whirlwind. I feel like starting Friday when the move begins, its just never going to end. Friday-Sunday we're moving, and it will take every second of those three days to accomplish all that we need to in order to move in. Monday I have to leave first thing in the morning to drive out to my hotel and check in. I have to work Monday night, so I literally have no time to relax. I'll be working all week, and then I'll have a couple days off until the 17th when it'll be non-stop setting up the store until opening day. I've become spoiled with free time since I've been out of work, and as excited as I am to get back to work in a brand new store, I'm also nervous that this is a whole lot happening in a very short amount of time.
Yesterday when I came home after running errands with Britt and the fam, my electricity was off. It didn't come back on until 10pm, so we were out of power for about 6 hours. Who knows when it actually turned off- when I left the house at 8am to take my son to school, I never came back. All I can say was that this place was a hot mess. Literally. With all the boxes and bags for the move, there isn't a lot of air space in here and with no A/C or fans running all day, my apartment smelled like a thick, musty litterbox. And then there's the children. I agreed to watch Britt's daughter so she could get some sleep, and because there was no electricity and all other physical forms of children entertainment are packed away, they were bored and destructive.
Today I've been between my phone and my email still confirming plans for this weekend through the week and cleaning my apartment. I promised I'd cook the dinner I intended to cook yesterday for the fam but couldn't due to lack of electricity. I have to run it to their house, and then meet with one of my future coworkers by 4. My son has to be picked up from daycare by 6, so there is so much to do! But I feel good. I feel slightly anxious, kind of excited, a pinch overwhelmed, but mostly productive and happy.
I hope everyone else is having a great week! |
Loading...