Well, I’ve been working at my new job for about two weeks now, and I have to say that I’m not surprised, just disappointed to find that people are just as crabby and aggravating here as they have been everywhere I’ve ever worked.  I am being trained by several people who keep contradicting each other and telling me to do things “their” way, which is the exact opposite of the other training person’s way.  I’m constantly being scolded for doing what I’ve been told to do, and it is very frustrating.  I wish I was independently wealthy and could just stay home!

Today I decided to play hooky from class today.  I went to bed extra late last night and had to get up extra early this morning, and have to go to work later today (and work until 9pm) I was just too tired to go to class.  I went to bed so late last night because I had to pick my son up from the airport late (his plane was late, which made it worse) and I had to get up early this morning to take my step-daughter to the airport extra early in the morning this morning - I DID take her to the airport yesterday but her flight was cancelled because of inclement weather so we had to reschedule it for this morning.  So I ended up with too little sleep to get through today safely, so I decided to skip class.   When I got home from the airport I called my instructor and left a message that I was going to miss class, and I went to bed and took a nice three hour nap!  I like naps!

Well I landed a job as a Pharmacy Technician at my local Wal-Mart!  I was glad to get the job, it is close to home, which is important to me.  It does not pay as much money as I had hoped, but I am hoping that once I pass the State Certification test I will get a pay raise.  I’m hoping that will happen next month.

The lady in charge of my Orientation does not know the difference between her butt and her elbow, which has made it difficult for me to transition into the workplace.  She keeps giving me false information, or NO information.  I have developed a healthy dislike for that person, and have decided to try to avoid asking her any questions if at all possible.  So it has been a rough start, I hope it gets better!

My hubby has been riding his Harley every minute he can get in on it!  He loves to ride!  He’s been talking about taking a vacation together and signing up for some Motorcycle Tours through the Eagle Rider Company website that he found.  They rent Harleys, but they also rent ATVs, scooters, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, and watercraft.  They offer self-drive tours, guided tours, and one-way specials.  Naturally they also sell motorcycles!  I’m sure my hubby would love to be an Eagle Rider on our next vacation!

I have always thought that college textbooks were/are a major source of income for the colleges that sell them through their campus bookstores, and that they are overpriced.  I have always felt like I was being held hostage by them when I was in college.  Now that the Internet has come into existence, however, it is a whole new ball game!

I was helping my son last night to order his college textbooks for this upcoming semester.  We got the list of books that he needs from the University, and found out what they would cost from their bookstore.

Then we went to the website gettextbooks.com and typed in the ISBM numbers of the books that he needed.  That site is a search engine that searches for where you can buy the books.  The results come up in a form that shows you where you can buy it and how much it will cost, sorted by price.  We found all of his textbooks and ordered them, saving $300!

Good deal!