Friday, February 04, 2005
I have begun lightening my existential and tangible load in hot pursuit of my future.
First, went Cheer New York.
Second, went gaies and sex.
And, today (well, in two weeks), went Whole Foods.
I have worked at the Whole since I left school, and, since my return to Academia, it's been nothing but a monkey on my back. Today I did not want to go in, but because I've not gone in a lot in the past few months, not going in could have meant the end. I refuse to get fired from a job that I hate but do better than almost anyone else. Hazaa, a break!: I can go seasonal. I can stop working there now, but can ask to be scheduled when and where I want to, can return to being there full time in the summer should I not find more lucrative employment, and I will stay seasonal as I leave to go to Paris next term ::fingers still crossed:: and then have a job for when I return.
And, as I often do, upon realizing this was the decision for me, I immediately seized upon it and took a break to fire off a letter to my Team Leader to let her know of my decision. You want to say, "But how will you survive down one source of income?" Well, the heavens have aligned and all signs point to "Bling." I did the math. By leaving the Whole and just working at the library (not counting my paid internship), I actually come out making about $10 more a month than I did at the Whole. That's because since starting school, I've rarely worked a full shift at the Whole. Often I went in late, left early the same day, or just called out. So, while I was scheduled plenty of hours, I wasn't fully working them, even though my hourly wage there is vastly more than at the library. But then I received a nice raise from the library over winter break, so by squeezing four more hours in M-R and working a full day on F, I make more than I did at the Whole and have my weekends free!
Yes! I will lose the discount. But I'll also cease to need to purchase weekly metro passes. And most of the food I buy at the Whole (save for when I was buying prepared food for lunch [and no longer buying that will also save me money]) wasn't really that costly. If you aren't buying raw goat's milk cheeses or truffle oil, Whole Foods isn't so expensive.
I feel lighter already... and I'm accelerating into my dreams.
promulgated by SWS2.1 at 15:51.
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