So I've been at Plato's Closet for about two weeks now. I just got my first paycheck today which I was very excited about. It wasn't too big, but will be enough to help me out with some of my expenses. It will be great to have regular paychecks again. Now if my financial aid money will arrive this week I will be in very good shape. It's been really difficult lately trying to get gas and groceries and all that good stuff without the help of that money. I've been feeling bad lately because I've borrowed much more from my mother than I would ever like, but she's of course been gracious enough to allow it, which I very much appreciate. It will feel wonderful to be independent, though. I hate having to rely on other people for things that I should be taking care of myself.
As far as the new job goes, it really is great. I mostly organize the clothes in the store and make them look nice. Everything is separated by section, then by size, and then, yes, by color. So I go through sections piece-by-piece moving things to the right size or color section and making sure they are not falling off their hangers. I've also been able to do really fun things like add accessories to the displays and re-dress the mannequins for the new season. I really like the girls I work with and I'm always busy, which is great. The best part is that I get a great discount on clothes, AND I get first dibs on the new stuff that comes in. We are constantly buying things (seriously, we take in HUNDREDS of items each day) and we all get to look at them before they're put on the floor. I've only found a few things so far that I really like, but I haven't had the money to seriously shop yet, heh. I don't plan to go too crazy but it will be nice to get some new things in my closet. Especially because I don't have any clothes that look like the things the other girls wear to work. I might have to buy some girlier t-shirts in order to fit the bill. The manager doesn't really mind, I don't think, but it would be nice to sort of look the part. Plus, new clothes! :)
School is going fine as usual. It's ridiculously easy, though, which is sort of good and sort of bad. It's nice because I don't have to spend hours each night doing homework after I get home from work (right now I'm working around 30 hours a week and I don't think that will change too soon) but there is a definite downside as well. Back when I was going to the U, I was so used to having hours of reading and homework on the evenings and weekends that I never had time to lose motivation. Now, however, without the constant, time-consuming assignments and difficult tests, I find it easy to just do nothing. It's really weird, actually. With so little to do, you would think that it would be easy to complete the few readings that I have, but when I can ace the test without doing so, I simply don't do it. It's already the middle of the semester. I know that I've done assignments and read the books and taken the tests but I hardly remember doing so. I think it's just because the classes are so basic. Most of them are introductory classes and therefore aren't very intense. I think that will change next semester when, although the classes will be introductory, they will be pertaining to my field (classes like Baking Science, Intro to Baking, Pantry and Breakfast, etc.). So yeah, school's too easy, it's making me lazy, end of story.
