2016 was one of the craziest, hardest years I've lived through. It wasn't just a hard year for relationships, family, and heartbreak. It was also my year of a dry spell with work. I wasn't making it in the restaurant business, due to the skillset I didn't have that was required and the many hours I was promised yet not given. I had several minimum wage jobs to make up for the hours I was needing to pay for all my bills. Working the number of jobs I was working were exhausting; emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. After getting fired from my last two jobs within the same week, I broke down. But, I did not give up. My dad suggested a few places for me to apply to. So I was searching high and low for a full time job at a local department store. I chose to apply for a 3rd shift position. One week later, I got the job! It was definitely what I needed to get on my feet again.
Fast forward to today and I am still happily working for this company! Truth time: third shift is one of the hardest shifts I've ever worked in my life. Becoming a day sleeper and night worker was very difficult. You drink coffee for 8 hours straight to stay awake and be alert when you normally drink it during the day. You do not get your weekends, people look at you strange when you tell them you're working 3rd shift, and when you are eating dinner at normal breakfast time.
I have been through so much during these months. I have gained some friends and lost some. I have cried a lot of tears and laughed just as much. I have learned so much at my job and I've made some mistakes along the way, but there has definitely been some improvement! I even met my current boyfriend through work, but he comes later in another post.
I have been through so much during these months. I have gained some friends and lost some. I have cried a lot of tears and laughed just as much. I have learned so much at my job and I've made some mistakes along the way, but there has definitely been some improvement! I even met my current boyfriend through work, but he comes later in another post.
In the next year or so, I am planning to move closer to the south and keep my current work position when I do. I have lived in Michigan for 13 years, which is most of my lifetime and where my family is, but the south is where I feel my heart is leading me. I have talked about moving down south for a couple of years and I would like to finally make it a reality. I'm saving up my pennies for this move, because it's going to be a big one. I am beyond scared of change like that, but I'm also excited for a new beginning.
One thing I want to improve in 2017 is to expect a change of plans. I am trying to get better at planning events in the present day and for the future, but there are always speed bumps that stand in the way. Things happen all the time, unexpected and expected. That's why I try to live my life to the fullest every single day. I definitely tried to grow up too fast, so now I want to slow down and really try to pause daily and focus on one day at a time.
This was my update post! I hope you enjoyed reading on my update for the last year and I plan to do more update posts so I don't write a novel with the next one. Hope you enjoyed reading and thanks for stopping by!
One thing I want to improve in 2017 is to expect a change of plans. I am trying to get better at planning events in the present day and for the future, but there are always speed bumps that stand in the way. Things happen all the time, unexpected and expected. That's why I try to live my life to the fullest every single day. I definitely tried to grow up too fast, so now I want to slow down and really try to pause daily and focus on one day at a time.
This was my update post! I hope you enjoyed reading on my update for the last year and I plan to do more update posts so I don't write a novel with the next one. Hope you enjoyed reading and thanks for stopping by!
XOXO
