Okay, today was the first day of my Walmart job. It was “orientation day,” which is the usual company stuff (fill out paperwork, watch dvds, talk about company policy, etc.). And while I was on a break I got a call from someone I had sent a resume into, about a full time job — and tomorrow morning I’m going in for the interview. So things are looking better.
I went ahead and applied for a one-bedroom apartment in a complex not too far from the one I’m in now. It’s one I’d dismissed as being too expensive, but they were running specials. Alas I missed the specials on their cute studios — now they are more expensive than the one-bedrooms. This complex looks a little better maintained and together than my current abode, though to my surprise the layout of the new apartment is almost the same as my current one. (The layout was one thing about this place that had initially appealed to me — balcony/patios with two entrances, large windows, a breakfast bar…) But it’s still rather expensive, and if I don’t get accepted because of my shaky credit and wobbly job history I’ll just have to deal. Oddly enough, today I got another call, this from the manager of an apartment complex that has small studios at even cheaper rates, but I had pulled my credit and shown it to her and she wasn’t sure it would be accepted, so I dismissed it from my mind. However, I will call her tomorrow and suss her out. It might be worth it to try for these studios, though if I get it I’ll have to change electric companies. (The one-bedroom is in the same coverage area as the utility company I currently use; the other one is down in Orlando and I’d have to go with OUC. Meh.)
I was supposed to go for an all-day training shift at Walmart tomorrow, but I explained to them about the full-time job interview so they told me I could come in at 1pm. I had taken care to inform them that I was only planning to work nights and weekends at Walmart part time, though I do want to keep working there for as long as possible (getting a part-time supplemental job is something I’ve really needed to do for a long time), but I wanted a regular full-time day job. This one is at one of the small local airports (not the main Orlando International, but one of the ones that services small planes), in customer service — a coworker got me in via her husband who is a pilot for this company.
So things are looking better. And since they are looking better I was finally able to make a small contribution to Kathy Shaidle’s defense fund: I bought her e-book, Acoustic Ladyland. I’ll post a full review as soon as I’m done reading it. So far it’s alternately hilarious and poignant.
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