Times are tough and sales at the shop haven’t been stellar…well, the whole world is in a “Global Economic Meltdown”, but I just want to get back to running the Hobby Store full time and being a “Sales Person” and just having the fun of talking to people, working on promotional stuff, building my web site and just being a friend.
I’m painting houses as a second job right now (and have been for almost 6 months) to keep the store rent paid, and my wife runs the store in the week. I get Thursday and Friday game nights as well as Saturday.
Sadly, I’m too tired in the week when I get home to do promotional things, build models, work on the web site and so on. After rolling paint, sanding walls, etc, I just feel like colapsing. Because of this, I’m mising some of my important store deadlines. Luckily though, I got some Pine Cars in for the local Boy Scout/Church groups.
Sometimes I wonder if I should really be doing this - running the store and working a second job. I want to keep the dream alive, but it’s so tiring. I feel like a working machine with no off button!
Well anyway, if you missed me, here I am to just pop in and say “Hello Again”!
Just because I am feeling like I’m taking it up the hind quarters in life, I added a section on my web site called “Lubricants”. http://www.monster-hobbies.com/lubricants.htm Should be good for a laugh!
I know it’s hard, but keep your chin up - there are a lot of people with no work at all, some of whom have a slim chance of finding it, either. Where I live, a few months ago 482 people lined up for a chance at 35 minimum wage part-time jobs. Scary stuff!
Think about the benefits you’re getting - your bank account is fattening, you’re getting lots of exercise… with any luck you’ll soon be back at your painting table!
May 28th is the same for me, although I am trying to schedule some vacation before that. Something odd about a country that lumps half the normal vacation days into six weeks (Thanksgiving to new year) and then nothing at all for five months.
May 28? thats my birthday! And I have to be at school on the day for the first time or 3 years(lucky me!:)). I know that it sounds easy, but in the next 10 weeks, I will be choosing GCSE’s because they have been moved back one year to year 8. I cant decide what to have for lunch, let alone something that could potentially decide the rest of my life. I thought that i had it hard, but listening to you makes me seem like im going through nothing. i hope that everything turns out ok for you and your 2 jobs.
Well, as a topper, my wife works too, and sometimes we’re luky to see each other in the week! She seems to work on the days I have off and vice-versa. We do get Saturday together, but we’re working in the store, or she stays at home.
As far as the bank account fattening…it isn’t. Seems like every pay day, another bill comes in that sucks our $$$ away. Four sources of income, and where’s the $$$? What’s happening?
let alone something that could potentially decide the rest of my life.
Its bullsh*t mate, they won't decide the rest of your life. They try and fill you full of that crap. I know people with Masters degrees who work in pubs and a guy with a handful of GCSEs who works in a bank and is minted. My own day job has nothing at all to do with my qualifications tbh.
Just try not to screw em up too bad ;) Its pretty hard to actually fail them.
Well, as a topper, my wife works too, and sometimes we're luky to see each other in the week! She seems to work on the days I have off and vice-versa. We do get Saturday together, but we're working in the store, or she stays at home.
As far as the bank account fattening...it isn't. Seems like every pay day, another bill comes in that sucks our $$$ away. Four sources of income, and where's the $$$? What's happening?
Tarrakk Blackhand
I completely understand - I work during the day, my wife works evenings and weekends. I get home, we talk for ten minutes about the kids, and then she's out the door. She also needs to get up at 4:15am on Saturdays and Sundays to go to work, so weekends are really tough as everyone ends up being exhausted and ready to freak out by Sunday afternoon.
But... for the time being, we can't really see an alternative, as we need the medical and dental plan my wife gets through her work. Work while the work is around, get rid of debt, save what we can, and hope things get better... that's pretty much all we've been doing for the last year. I'm trying to feed a family of four on $100 a week, which is a lot harder than I thought it would be.
