Howdy Internet Land! I am back, after a week (or so) long "blogger's holiday" - and I am slightly ashamed to admit that I have found it kind of difficult to get back into the swing of writing stuff here *le gasp*. Not to worry though, as my current issue is probably more lack of sleep than anything else - I seem to have acquired a medium sized egg on the back of my head that makes it difficult to sleep comfortably. Combine that with the fact that I had to start work at 8:00am (which isn't too early for 'usual' people, but it's early for me), and the first session of Squiggle's Scion game that ran last night, and you have a pretty sleepy Tiger...
And not just a sleepy Tiger, but also a marginally grumpy Tiger. Oh, and an easily saddened Tiger as well. This morning, as I was working out my finances for the coming fortnight (or whatever...I'm not 100% sure on the period I'm currently budgeting for, which is partially why I'm so irritable today) it occurred to me that my Sydney trip this weekend may have to be cancelled - due entirely to a combination of the fact that I didn't get paid for the week that I was forced to take off over Christmas, and I'm not entirely sure when my next pay amount will go in.
That means that not only do I not know how much longer I have to make my last pay amount stretch for, but when I do eventually get paid, I will only get a single week's worth of money to cover a two week period (in which there may or may not be bills to pay...)
Due to this fiscal unpleasantness I am now unsure whether or not I can afford to take my Sydney trip (which was going to be my birthday present to myself) this coming weekend - my birthday is on the 10th, and I wanted to go to Sydney for ramen and other nice things (such as Kinokuniya, Paddy's Markets, and Japanese Food Shopping) around that time. This is a let down for not only myself, but also (I anticipate) for Spud and Lydia, who were going to come with me, as well as (I assume) Roo, Shibby, and my aunt Margy - the three of whom I was going to meet up with.
To avoid getting myself into some kind of depressive funk about this (which, given my current mood, could happen) I have been making efforts to discover a solution to my problem. So far I have tried convincing myself that I'd be fine, if I was just a bit tight-fisted with my money over the next month (which failed because I can't predict what the future will throw at me), and I am currently holding out until lunchtime - when I can go and see HR about when I will get paid. Still, it looks as though (short of a Birthday Miracle) I shan't be making it to Sydney this weekend.
Bum.
Any and all suggestions are welcome as to how to rectify my situation, and the above emphatic word of dislike for the situation in which I currently find myself.
The moral of this story is that, regardless of how much you enjoy your job, there are always going to be downsides. The downside in this case is the annoying level of financial worry that I get put through on a regular basis. I'm not, of course, saying that this is the fault of the job itself, nor is it the fault of my boss who gives me the shifts (she gave me all that she could, after all) - rather it is just an annoying combination of factors that wouldn't be as bad for someone who either wasn't attempting to be in the full-time work-force (e.g. a student), or someone who worried to the point of distraction over the smallest hiccup in their life. Alas, dear reader, and despair, for I am both of those things.
I know your pain. Brett is a casual. I had to use all my leave loading (which is usually paid as an Xmas bonus) to pay for the days that Brett had to have off.
ReplyDeleteBig bum at that. You're trip sounded awesome. There will always be another though:)