Betty Homemaker

I don't think I can say how many times I dislike The George Lopez Show. I think it's because I've seen every episode at least 6 times.

Work was boring today. Not busy at all.

I made a cake from scratch. Yellow cake, but I put red food coloring in it so it's more of a pink-ish looking cake. It's currently cooling down so I can frost it later.

I really do like my JCPenney's job. I hope that I start getting some substitute calls soon, though.

I could go for some Bdub's right now. And some of their buffalo chips 'n cheese. Yummo.

Sabrina, The Teenage Witch

So I'm watching Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. Like I do every afternoon that I don't have to work. I think the episodes where Sabrina and Harvey aren't together are dumb. Call me the hopeless romantic. Whatever, don't judge me.

Random Thoughts on a Monday Evening

I just saw a commercial for the new Tyler Perry movie-won't that man ever learn to quit?

I got my credit card and my car insurance bill in the mail today. My paycheck that I get on Friday is pretty much already spent. Damn.

I hate seasonal allergies.

I need to do laundry tomorrow on my day off and am not looking forward to it.

I'm kinda hungry right now and can't think of anything to eat, even though we have plenty of food in the house.

I got 3 tops and a wallet today at Penney's (yes, I went shopping where I work on my day off) for $40. Gotta love 35% employee discount for the back-to-school event.

I think the K-Mart commercials (where the kids spell "rockstare" and "blingitude") are ridiculous. Seriously-who thinks of those words to "spell"? A 5th grader???

And this pair of shoes

And this purse-but in Ruby-dark red color.

I want this purse. I sold one to a lady this afternoon. Dear Santa-make it happen.

Failure Strikes Again

I had an interview this morning at North Newton High School in Morocco, IN. I got a phone call on the way home from the principal-"We went with another applicant, but we believe you will make a good teacher someday."

Yeah-didn't make me feel better at all.

Then I come home and my parents asks me what I could have done different.

I think about that after each turn down. What I might have said that they didn't like, what I could have done different. I go over every little detail. Five thousand times.

I probably could make more follow-up calls and be more aggressive-maybe that's where I'm going wrong.

But I still come home, empty handed. Feeling like a failure because I can't get a job in my field.

I don't care what anybody tells me, I'll feel like a failure until I get a full-time job. Any way you slice it.

Random thoughts for a Tuesday evening

I hate listening to commercials on the radio.
Whenever I get an angry customer at JCPenney's it makes me feel like I can't do my job.
I wish I had the patience to make my fingernails look good.
I feel like it's not a complete day if I haven't watched The Golden Girls. At least 3 episodes.
I watch The Price is Right on a regular basis and yell at the people when they make bids.
I don't think Fran Drescher's voice on The Nanny is annoying.
I text more than I talk on my phone.
I want to read The Time Traveller's Wife before I see the movie.
I already have too many shoes, but I want more. You can never have enough.

There. I think that's good enough for now. I was thinking about these things on my way home from work tonight.

Stressful Much?

I worked 2p-9p tonight. We were so busy tonight, I never stopped running. There were supposed to be 3 of us working, but one lady called in. Every time I've worked after finishing my training, someone has called in. Kid you not. There were so many clothes to put away-they didn't get all done, so of course there's a big pile waiting on us for tomorrow morning when we get in the store.

We were slammed. When Erin and I were closing the registers she made a crack about how it would suck if we accidentally got locked in the store. I almost started crying. Seriously. That would have been the straw that would break the camel's back.

But, everything is okay, and I'm sitting here on my couch with my feet up. And now I'm going to go to bed because I am extremely tired and I have another 6hr shift tomorrow.

So apparently customer service is not high on Zurcher Tire's list

So I just got back from getting a new set of tires on my 1996 Dodge Intrepid. I shouldn't be too upset, because I got one heck of a deal and only had to drop abbout $230.

But here's why Laura's not happy:

1)When we walk in and give the quote to the guy at the counter and he asks what color MY car is (while looking at Dad), Dad says "Teal." and I said "Blue" (ps-my car is like a robin's egg hue, but to keep things easier I call it blue). The guy looks at DAD and tells DAD "I put down blue because I don't know how to spell teal." The guy working at the register next to him says "I think it's t-e-e-l.". Notice how it's MY car being worked on, but I was not spoken to at all.

2)Dad and I were sitting in the reception area watching Oprah (which was actually interesting because it was about Laura VanRyn and Whitney Cerak-the girls that were in the accident in April 3 years ago and their identities were switched). I could see in the shop where my car was being worked on and saw my car being driven out. Figuring they would come get me when my car was done (and then hand me my keys) I watched more Oprah. Yeah-my Dad had to go to the counter and ask about my car to see if it was done. Apparently the guy that drove it out there left for the day and didn't let anybody know that my car was parked.

3) Once Dad found out that my car was done, they said it was parked outside in the lot with the keys in it. KEYS IN IT?!?!?!?! Yeah, even if it was just Monroe, IN, I don't care. KEYS. IN. THE. CAR.

4)We trek to the lot where we thought the car was. Yeah, totally not there. Ready to storm back in the office and raise hell, we find out that it wasn't parked where we were told, but instead across the street where customer's cars aren't usually left. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Yeah, not happy. Suffice it to say, Zurcher Tire won't be getting any of my business anytime soon.

Sitting Here on a Tuesday Night

So I'm sitting here watching The Nanny. I know several people say her voice is annoying but I still think the show is funny.

Tomorrow is house cleaning day. I didn't help out last week because I was training at JCPenney's. I have to work tomorrow, but not until 4pm, so that means Mom gets her free help again.

I know-so exciting. I lead an awesome life out here, I tell ya.

Oh and Amber-I'll make sure to look for sunglasses tomorrow.

Okay weekend so far. Friday's training went really well, and I actually got to work on the floor my last 30 minutes. Almost let one lady walk off without her recceipt, but hey, I'll catch on, hahaha.

Saturday I spent a bulk of the day with Amber. I helped her clean her house, we got lunch at Pizza King (which I do not recommend), and then groceries in Decatur. Came back to her house and made zucchini bread because Amber had a HUGE zucchini, and I wanted zucchini bread.

Today I work 11-6, kinda excited, actually. I have to take my lunch at 3 in the afternoon, so that's weird. I may just go to McDonald's and get a small sandwich.

Thrilling stuff happening out here, I know.

Welcome to the JCPenney family!!!

I started my training at JCPenney this morning. Friday I do my POS training (point of sale, as in register) and then I'll get practice on the floor on Friday afternoon.

It was a lot of reading and videos to watch. A bunch of scenarios in the customer service area (think "what would you do if....." situations). One of the things that stuck out the most to me was the safety video that was narrated by Super Dude.

I'd have to say the thing that takes the cake is what happened to my associate discount card. I had stuck it in the back of my employee badge, and when I went to the bathroom, it fell in the toilet as I was flushing it. My associate discount card is now making its way through the sewer system of the city of St. Marys. Yes-probably a JCPenney first. Go me.

So the job search is still going on. It gets so unbelievably frustrating at times and I constantly feel like a failure that can't do anything right.

I know there's a job out there for me somewhere and that I'll find it eventually.

In the meantime, I start training at JCPenney's in St. Marys on Wednesday. At least that'll give me something to do and get me out of the house.

Trying this on for size

So I used to use another blogging site, but I've grown tired of it. My older sister uses this site as well so I thought I'd try it out.

Currently watching Beverly Hills Cop 3 and contemplating making chocolate milkshakes for the family. Riveting stuff, I know.