on work and school.

i wanted to post a picture for you guys (the ones that don't exist yet), but nothing seems to spark my interest.

my apartment is 80 degrees by way of my space heater. i'm enjoying the warmth and my cats seem to be okay with it as well. it's so welcoming to be wrapped in warmth the minute i walk through my doorway. work is cold. outside is cold. class is cold. apartment is warm. cozy.

i'm irritated with my job situation right now. it's january and we're really slow. when it's really slow all of our hours get cut. but here's the thing: i am the ONLY baker my job has. one boss runs the counter and does all the emailing and crap like that. my other boss comes in early to bake the cupcakes every day and gets the cupcakes ready to be baked the next day. what do i do? i come in and decorate all the cupcakes, make batters and butter creams, make or cut the garnishes, replenish the cupcakes throughout the day. i used to have two co-workers in the kitchen with me. one was let go at the start of 2013. the other left in february of 2013. i've essentially been doing the work of three people for almost a whole year. can you believe that? so it's frustrating because there is no one else and i can't really leave at 2pm because the counter will most likely need something at 3. here's another thing. the last time i took a day off was in september of 2012- i took a saturday off so i could fly to austin for the weekend.

on top of working full-time, i also go to school full-time. right now i'm in a condensed clinical nutrition class where we meet three hours a day for 12 days. my mind is spinning with facts. i actually have two quizzes to do online tonight before 1130. aside from this short class, i try to schedule my classes for evenings, mondays, or online. the bakery is closed on mondays which is really nice. it's hard to schedule classes around work though. i do the best i can, but that means i can't take really awesome classes like sexually transmitted diseases because they're offered twice a week mid-morning. i can only take the classes essential to my degree. and maybe you're thinking that there's no need to take silly classes on STDs if they aren't essential... but i'll let you in on a secret... i want to work in an abortion clinic! or at least for planned parenthood. so STD classes would be completely relevant to the line of work i'd ideally love to do. but yes. school. i wish i would have had my mind straight the first time i went to college instead of wasting five years getting a degree i can't use (environmental studies). live and learn. support your kids no matter what, though.

anyway. i'm off to make some toast and dive into those quizzes! keep warm. :)