Brakes...ugh

Well, I went to get an oil change in my car this morning. There is a place nearby that offers a $9.99 oil change with an 8-gallon fill-up, so we decided to take advantage of it...especially since my car was about 3,000 miles overdue. The brakes in my car have been grinding and not sounding very good for the past week or so. I haven't really noticed because Alan's been driving my car (since he has to drive farther and my car gets better gas mileage). I found out that the brakes are metal to metal and I'm going to need at least one new rotor. At least we are so blessed to have two vehicles! And luckily, Alan gets off work at 3 today and I don't have to be at work until 4, so he's going to take me to work. This just means one more thing for us to save up to pay for. The price quoted was equal to two weeks' of my pay. Thankfully, I have a job!

I'm also looking into other ways to save money. I recently ran out of eyeliner. I didn't really wear eyeliner much until the past few years and I thought I was going to die when I ran out! Well, I kept forgetting when I was at the grocery store and then when I remembered, I didn't have the right coupons. Anyways, all of this forgetting has caused me to experiment with "my look" and I've found a look that I actually like better and I think it is much more natural.

I've been somewhat frustrated with some things at work lately. I love my job, but the management isn't doing a very good job. Our District Team Leader was giving us a speech last week about the registers and cutting counter and he said that the MOD should never have to get on either and, if they do, that's a sign that the store isn't being managed properly. Well, the day before he gave the speech, the MOD was on the register AND was being called to help at cutting counter at the same time! Of course, the DTL didn't know about this until after his speech. Anyways, I think the biggest reason we are losing so many employees is because the pay is not very good and people don't have a regular schedule. I would love to have a job where I know what my schedule is going to be, but they change it almost daily! And I have to close tonight so I'll basically get home in time to see Alan for a few minutes before he goes to bed.