Understanding and Contempt
A year ago I was telling people that I always desired to work to live instead of living to work. Lately I find myself in the position I oppose. On average I work six days a week, sometimes seven, and I find myself being okay with it. I understand the financial position that I’ve put myself in and I understand that I am responsible for getting myself out of this position. I am not complaining about my jobs, because I am very thankful for them and enjoy them and what they offer.
One of the concepts with retail is that it is ever changing. Working at Pier 1 Imports means that there are items for specific holidays and specific times of year. When one product goes out of season it is removed from it’s statement and sent to another one. The other statement already has product on it, so that product has to go elsewhere and so forth if you catch my drift. Like most people, I like to do something right the first time so that it doesn’t have to be done again. This is a conflicting manner with retail because as I mentioned above, the store constantly changes and within a few weeks to a month the statement is broken down and remade into the current product on display. It isn’t terrible, but it’s monotony that will never allow me to be satisfied because I know it’s only temporary.
Life is good and God is good and I am thankful for the jobs that I have and the people I get to communicate with on a regular basis. I am also grateful for good friends, all across the nation, and the insight people have to offer. I am excited to see where this year takes me and what I do differently from the previous years. I leave you with an image I took earlier yesterday of my roommates girlfriend’s dog, Bindi. She proceeded to take a shit on the carpet behind me.