Haven't had anything worthwhile to write about. I guess I'm pretty boring or a more positive way of looking at it is that I'm holding my own financially.
I found $6 cash last night. There for awhile I was finding a lot of money then I went through a dry spell. The extra little cash comes in very handy.
On an earlier post I mentioned that everyone in my store has to work this Thanksgiving. But thats changed. People that volunteeered for it are working and the rest of us have off. I really didn't care too much. I'll get paid for the day anyways. My hours seem to finally be improving too. For a long time my hours
were cut down and that hurt a lot. I managed OK but it made it impossible to get ahead. I'm just worried about after the holidays. We usually get hours cut quite a bit about January 3rd anyways. But this year with the recession and everthing it could be really bad.
I don't spend much on Christmas. I think its a wonderful holiday but I also have "issues" about it. Might be too many issues to explain here. But for one thing I don't consider myself a Christian. I'm not sure what I am but I don't believe there is such a thing as a messiah or anything like that so I feel a little hypocritical about liking Christmas.
Also the spending on Christmas has got out of hand and I just can't afford to play into that.
I give all my young nephews and nieces a small gift card. I mail Christmas cards to various friends and family. And last year I bought a small gift for one friend and a gift for my sister. So I only spent somewhere in the area of $120 total for everyone. I feel a little bad that I don't do more but I think considering my income and the fact that I don't really believe in the roots of the holiday that I do plenty. The funny thing is that I really do like Christmas even with my issues. I have fond memories from when I was little.
Well I ran out of stuff to write about for now and I hope I didn't offend anyone that might have read my post. On some things like politics and religion I can be a bit controversial. I try to tone myself down but I'm not one to hide what I believe in. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Found money and various bits and pieces
November 15th, 2008 at 06:39 pm
November 15th, 2008 at 10:29 pm 1226788157
November 15th, 2008 at 11:27 pm 1226791637
Already with the TV ads i feel the weight and the enormity of the Xmas season coming upon us. I don't like to see the ads or watch the xmas shows becus they create a totally artificial image of what Christmas should be like. My life was never like that, and it's usually depressing to see that stuff. It's so commercialized, people go crazy and lose sight of the true meaning when actually, we should all be treating our loved ones with the same love and care we shower on them during the holidays all year round.
November 16th, 2008 at 02:39 am 1226803169
November 16th, 2008 at 05:32 am 1226813526
Yes kopper I know the real origins of Christmas from Yule and such. But it has been taken over by Christians and basically I do come from a Christian background myself. I guess thats all tied in to my issues with the holiday. And I guess too that I feel a little guilty not spending more money on people. I also think about the past when family meant a whole lot more at Christmas and I miss that. Families have changed a lot since I was a kid.
Anyway thanks again.