Phew! What a week it has been! I am really glad it is over too.. Now for the let down. Oh right I am already down, can’t get much lower. Can only get better right? One more week and this shitty year will be over. The last of the store stuff will be dealt with and then we will be free of that ‘cept for the bills I am dealing with. Almost done with the apartment and hopefully will have that rented soon. We have come down on the rent so hopefully that will happen quickly…. hopefully… yes I still have hope. After all that we have been through. Amazing

For the most part I have just been riding the wave. I had been dreading the Christmas Holiday in Retail Experience™ but at the same time since the store I am working is a little different than what I have been used to, I didn’t know what to expect. I decided it was much better to just go with the flow. And that worked. I was still smiling every day and bopping when I could to the Christmas muzak. I was told by one that I was too cheery… heh! But then Tuesday I had to deal with a miserable bitch and my mood tanked. It took everything I had to try to get back to that cheery place, but I didn’t quite make it when I had to deal with another even more miserable bitch on Wednesday. I think that about ended the cheer for me. I am back to the old ugh retail mentality. I am hoping that I can get back to where I was before Tuesday… I don’t want to hate my job, because I have enjoyed it so far even when it has gotten stressful or monotonous because I work with some fun people and I knew that I was making money and because my abilities were appreciated. So… hopefully…

Yesterday we did Christmas with my family at my parents house. There was some drama but that isn’t even worth getting into. We have to figure out a way to deal with it in the future is all…. the kids made out like bandits as usual and I think the gifts we bought went over well…. I am now wishing we got the same thing for my Dad that we got my brother in law because he ooohed and ahhhed over that quite a bit. sigh! Such is life I think. My grab gift from my brother was the DVD set of The Young Ones. Anyone remember that show? Oh how I loved it! Especially Rik Mayall (Drop Dead Fred) It has been on my Amazon wishlist forever but it was so expensive that I couldn’t justify the money and never bought it myself ... so I love it and feel guilty at the same time. I am hoping that the guilt I feel at him spending that much on me did not over shadow how completely thrilled I am at having this. My sister told her kids how I forced her to watch it when we were kids. Heh! She could have left the room! So I watched the first episode when we got home last night and just giggled with delight and thought.. what happened to the crash and burn I should be feeling right now? Hmm. I did do quite a bit of laughing today… actually my stomach muscles are proof of that. I got to spend time with my sister and her family… and saw almost all the babies I have been missing since I have worked almost every weekend & got tons of hugs and kisses…. hmm.. Maybe it isn’t going to be as difficult as I though to get back there. Gotta remember the big picture!!

 

How I spent Christmas Eve Eve

 

So we had our first Christmas get together today. Our gifts for FIL & SMIL were handmade by the kids and myself. They loved them. The ornaments are hanging on their tree as we speak. Made me very happy.

Santa’s shopping is done. I shall start my wrapping tomorrow… as well as making some more ornaments for MIL. I will need to come up with something to put them in. I am sure I have a gift bag somewhere. Can’t wait until it is all over. Still haven’t put up the tree yet. The Mr.says why bother at this point. I guess we really don’t need it. The kids don’t seem bothered by it at any rate.

My only day off this week beside today is Christmas. So far I am being kept on. I am thinking good thoughts for next week. I have been told I am on the staying list, but with our current economy I know that anything is possible. One store in our plaza is currently liquidating with another possible casualty soon. Scary times!