My week has been the strangest most dramatic week I've lived through. Ok, maybe that statement was a little more dramatic than my week was... but it was definitely strange.
First things first, this marks my third week of working for myself after leaving my retail management job. Working for one's self is amazing. I am more relaxed, I work when I want to work, which by the way is most of my day. I am always thinking about work. Always. It's a sickness.
On the flip side of this coin, is working on commission completely. It's a world changer lemme tell ya. Instead of heading to a job, being paid to be treated anyway they see fit and knowing that even if no customers walk through the door, you will still be paid for your time. Working on commission and working for one's self is the opposite. You are treated well (my boss does a great job! ha!) but if you have no customers that day - you've made a big 'ol goose egg. True, I need to make less money here at home than I did when I was out working at a corporate job...but I still have bills to pay and an anxious husband who's trying to make it all work.
As you may know, I am a direct seller for an amazing company with amazing benefits and great people. Plus I do this from home and only head out the door a couple nights a week. Score! Shameless plug: I will be down in West Seattle for a cooking class at
Luso Food & Wine sometime this month - I'll keep you posted.
This week was about bills needing to be paid - See? I'd bring you to the point of this post - my electricity was a bit farther behind than I intended and they called and freaked out... and said that I had to pay it now or else! Dun dun dunnnnn! So I paid it - which I really didn't have the funds yet to do so. Damn. Did you know that the electric company here charges $120 to reconnect your power if they turn it off??? Isn't that a bit insane? What about people who couldn't pay because they lost their job? How is charging such a HUGE reconnect fee going to help them?
I know, I know they gotta make their money too - but shouldn't an utility company want to help people keep their power on? I mean do they feel bad when a family is cold because they are poor?? What is wrong with this picture?
Alright, enough rant.
My mother washed a whole novel in the wash machine with a load of clothes. I'm not entirely sure how she did that - I mean I know how she physically did that, but how does one miss a BOOK in the clothing? Jury is still out on how the book was there in the first place. Prime suspect: the three year old.
In other news and in full Christmas spirit we are heading as a family to the
Woodland Park Zoo's first "wild lights" display this year! I'm excited to have the boy see all the lights. Evidently Christmas lights are crazy exciting to three year olds! lol. I'm also looking forward to supporting the zoo's first try at this, and hopefully they will continue this next year. I don't want to drive all the way to
Tacoma to the Point Defiance Zoo for their's again... It's just too far of a drive for this frugal mamma!
I'm researching holiday cookie recipes today until I find some different ones to make this year. Check out my
pinterest boards while I'm looking, I will be repinning like a crazy woman! Also - I'll add some new hotness to the facebook page:
www.facebook.com/thepchefs
Well, I think that's all for today, as if you all wanted to know more! haha
