Thoughts Of The Day

Haven't blogged in a while and here are some the things on my mind right now...

I have asked off of work for the weekend to take a hiking trip with some friends. I am taking a HUGE risk in the fact that I am in a trial period for the first 90 days of my employment. If I miss a lot of days then they will terminate me at the end of the 90 days. To counter this I am doing a few things to show that I like working at Kohl's, which I do! The other night I had my first overnight shift and it was supposed to be from 10 PM to 6 AM but we weren't able to finish before six. I volunteered to stay behind and help finish up after everybody left. I ended up staying until about 10 PM. I did this to help out the boss and mainly because I wasn't really tired. I am hoping that this doesn't come back to haunt me.

Another thing on my mind is a new job. I eluded to this in a previous post. Last Wednesday I received a phone call from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) in regards to my interview I had with them a few months ago. They offered me a job with the sign crew. I went ahead and accepted the offer as it has better pay and is full time. The hours are M-F 8 AM to 4 PM and some weekends. This works out with my Kohls job as it is typically only nights and is still doable. My start date is going to be around June 1. If this job or Kohls doesn't work out, I guess I have the other job to rely on. If it comes down to it, I would rather keep the Kohls job than do the SCDOT job. Guess we shall see.

Speaking of jobs, the new job and the 90 day trial at Kohls put me in a tough spot for the end of July. That is the wedding for Colin and Christina, in which I am a part of. I was planning on taking a whole week off of to spend some time down in AL so I could see everybody. With the new job, this might be a little difficult. It takes two days to travel back and forth and the wedding is a two day event. I guess I could leave that Wednesday and return Sunday, so I would only have to take off 3 days from SCDOT and 5 days from Kohls. Guess we shall see.

Lots going on. I ask for you to pray for me so that I make the right decisions and that everything works out. Thanks.