I used to love my job, but now I'm not so sure. I love the location and the people I work with it. The pay is good and it is union, so I am protected. But my immediate boss is like nails on a chalk board. He's all nice to me when I am around and then it get back to me that he's talking shit behind my back. Normally I would confront him, but he is accommodating my schedule with my childcare needs.

I got royally crapped on for switching a shift and missing a course because my boys were sick and no one could take care of them. He also scheduled me to work 11-8 on Mother's Day Sunday, I am the only "mom" at my location. I felt that this was a personal dig at me to gets back for missing that course.

Last night I was talking to my mom, and she informed me that she was "retiring"!  Normally that wouldn't be such a big deal except she is only 56, and has lived in subsidised housing for 20+ years, I know she doesn't have enough saved to retire comfortably.  She has been an associate at a major department store for 20 years, and has not been happy there for at least 5.  She feels she has been discriminated against because she is older and has back issues.

So she is retiring in 3 weeks and told me not to worry about here because she is getting a job at "Mary Browns" chicken place.  I just really don't know what to think of this?  I personally feel that she is to good to work at a fast food place part time and should be looking for something unionised.... I guess I am just really worried....

I hate HATE HATE being a working mom.  We don't make enough for me to be able to stay home with the kids full time, yet working full time I still don't make enough to afford daycare for my two boys.  Which leaves me having to work nights and weekends.

I never get to see my hubby and I am constantly left out of "family" outings on the weekend because I am at work and cant afford to miss a shift.  Up until recently everything has been going well, but yesterday it all went to shit!!!  My job has decided that I need to be available 24/7 to keep my position, or drop to a casual position which has no guaranteed hours.

I am stressed to the max, I am crazy worried. In my head we have already lost the house, it amazes me how my thoughts can go from mundane to insane in the matter of seconds. Right now I cant do anything until they make their final decision. So all I can do is worry and pray...

I was kind of stuck with what to write, so I went to a site that hundreds of creative writing prompts, I randomly chose "write about your weirdest day at work, so here it is.......


Billie Jean by Michael Jackson has always been one of my favourite songs. A couple of weeks ago it was playing at work and I just couldn't help my self I started grooving. Just a subtle shoulder thing. An older guy walked in and said  "YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE MICHAEL ALL YOU'VE GOT"! He then grabbed my hand and led me out from my counter and we danced! It was like I was 12 again and dancing in my bedroom with my BFF. we just totally let loose and shook our troubles away, we sang loud and off key.

People always told me be careful of what you do
And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
She came and stood right by me
Then the smell of sweet perfume
This happened much too soon
She called me to her room

Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

Everyone in the store was staring, but at the end of song we were greeted with a round of applause.

What was your weirdest day at work?

Next Friday is my supervisors last day at work. I like to think we were close. We would go for coffee breaks together and chit chat about our husbands and favourite tv shows.

I decided to have a going away party for her, I was asking the rest of the staff for money to contribute to her cake and maybe some flowers. Little did I know that was a big joke....

No one wanted to put in money, so I said "you guys suck! I'll go ahead and get her a cake myself, maybe I'll make one. Just because she a hard ass at work doesn't mean she isn't a nice person...."

Then my co-workers started laughing and asked me why I cared so much about someone who hates me!

I felt humiliated, and everything I had confided in her played back in my mind. Did she really care or was she just fishing for information to use against me? I haven't seen her since, but I do plan on confronting her. Should I? Or should I just be the bigger person, throw the party and let it be?

I wish there was a manual out there that would tell me EXACTLY when I should keep my kids home from school and when I should stay home from work.  It would have to be very very specific, for example:

• If your child has a temperature of 99 or higher keep them home. 
• If their snot is green keep them home. 
• If it has been 10 hours since they last vomited they can go to school.

I am not a fan of making a judgement call call at 6am, I constantly second guess myself.  If I keep him home, I worry about what he is missing.  If I send him I worry that he is feeling terrible and making everyone else sick.

Same goes for me at work, however staying home is a little more tricky then just having my mom call in for me.  This weekend I choose to stay home, I had a fever and no voice.  A voice is very important when you work in customer service! In order for me to stay home and "rest" I had to find someone to replace me, go to the clinic and get a note from a doctor and by the time all that was done I was exhausted and thinking that I should have just sucked it up and gone in to work......