Finally adjusted

I think i've finally adjusted to the amount of hours I'm working. The days I'm off I feel like doing things and even the days I work, I'm not so exhausted. This is good. This means I can start doing other things now.. .like going back to the gym.

I actually went to the gym this week. I went 1 day and played some ball the next day with my brother. Going to the gym did bring some bad news though.

Weighed myself for the first time in over a month. I gained 10 pounds back. -cry-

It was expected though. I've been eating terrible again and drinking lots of soda. So, this week I've taken maybe 3 drinks of non diet soda and drank a lot of water. I definitely am ready to get back on track. It was just so hard when your tired all the time cuz you're working too much. At least I didn't throw it all away and I'm catching it before it becomes habit again. So, I'm a little disappointed, but I know now at least that I can lose it.

I visited the Soulard Market a few minutes ago. I'm sure none of you know what that is. It's basically a farmer's market that has been around for like ever. It's in Soulard which is where I grew up and where they have the Mardi Gras each year. I haven't been to the market in at least 15 years. It was so awesome. Just cheap, fresh, produce everywhere. They also have these little stands where they serve food and they have fresh herbs that you can buy. I can't wait til I have some money and I can go back. very exciting.

It's nice getting out and doing stuff on a saturday instead of being stuck at work. I still have to work tonite, but I think I'm gonna start closing on saturdays, that way I can at least do stuff during the day.

At work things are well. Tina, who is my assistant manager, that has been around for ever and ran her own store at one time, is causing me a little bit of a headache. Basically, if things aren't being done the way she wants them or thinks they should be then they are wrong. She is going behind my back telling my other managers that things are supposed to be done this way and that everyone does them this way and she doesn't understand what I'm doing. Then she tells me that she thinks I'm doing a great job and she loves the changes I've made. It's really annoying. She's just old and set in her ways. Hopefully, I don't have to deal with her too long. She was great at first and she still does a great job, it's just drama that doesn't need to be there. No one else has a problem and everyone else is on board with teh changes, becuase they are seeing the positive results of those changes. I explained to my young AM that pretty much my motto for life is "I hate unnecessary shit." Some of the things she wants me to do, because they have always been done that way are just so unnecessary and really only done out of habit and tradition. I am NOT into habit or tradition. I do things for a reason because I've thought about each thing and the best way to do them. I don't worry about doing things "right." I do things that are most efficient and in ways that help the store.

At some point, I'm sure I'll have to unload on her and remind her who the boss is.

Cuz, I'm the boss!