500 Posts Later...

I'm surprised I made it this far too,
raptor of the skies.

I hate to say it, but after giving it some thought, I don't have much to say at this milestone. I look over to my previous posts and see that 2015 is setting to be a sparse year... if I don't get my ass in gear. So, this is me thinking aloud on what I'm going to do for the rest of 2015 and how to prevent myself from getting off-track.

As the previous entry detailed, I've been having some struggles with the (not really) new job. But thanks to an intrepid co-worker/friend, this is less of a concern. I am looking around for opportunities, at the company and elsewhere, just in case I need to consider a Plan B.

Financially... I'm back on track. I finally paid off all my debts and now I won't let my credit cards' balances go further than even $200, even less if I can help it. It is a huge relief to get that albatross off my neck.

Still need to set up something to keep track of my writing and reading goals so I can finish what I started and not begin too many things. Good Lord, I'm good at kicking things off, but not following them to the finish. I need to change that.

Otherwise, it's been pathetically boring elsewhere. Not that I will wait until something cool happens to post about it, or whatever. A schedule is a schedule. And I have ideas for future posts.

So, happy 500 posts to me.

Working Hard for What You Got

So, thanks to my dad crunching some numbers and helping me out with some expenses, I have a budget to follow. The biggest reason for this push to save money is well because... I want to move out by year's end. And also, my parents are gearing up to make a one-way trip to Arkansas, where they plan to retire and live out their remaining years. They want to get all that ready by next spring, so one of the big things that needs to happen is... me leaving. So yeah, I have a fire under my butt now.

I also got a fire under my butt concerning my job. My scorecard wasn't looking all that great (in fact, it's plain bad) despite that I have the customer service skills and I have a good handling of the material back from training. But it was hard for me to secure payments since I was getting too scared. And this fear could cost me all this if something wasn't done. But thanks to the kindness of a co-worker, I have gotten much better. In fact, we anticipate my scorecard being the best it's been next month. But honestly, I don't think I would've gotten even to where I am right now without my co-worker's help and generosity. So thank you, dear co-worker and friend*. (Fun fact: she was also struggling to get better and has now become our team's best performer. So not only did she come from a similar place, but decided to help out her team!) When I asked her what made her want to help me, along with helping a couple others, she said that she couldn't "stand to see people failing and nothing being done about it". Folks, this is what a great co-worker acts like.

So, more than ever, I am learning to work hard for everything I got. I have bills to pay, money to save up, and big decisions to make**. But I am beyond thankful that I have a supportive family and a team of co-workers that want to see me succeed so badly that they're stepping out to show me what got them to where they are.

So, thanks everybody! *all the hugs*

And yeah, reading Psycho-Cybernetics is helping quite a bit too.

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*No naming names, y'all. Unless I have permission, of course!
**mostly of the financial variety, thankfully!

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ETA: my next post is my 500th, OMG. Honestly, I don't have anything planned, but you never know what could happen. But, heads-up: it could go either way. Awesome thing or weekly update.

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And now... a random gif.: