The Waiting Game..

     I'm waiting on something to stop and something to begin. My patience is limited but I'm praying God will replenish my patience and peace before the weekend gets here. I really need all the patience I can get right now. Waiting to start a job is so frustrating. I wish this world wasn't so unclean and drug testing weren't necessary.. but it keeps us honest.. so I guess it's for the better. So with that said, I went in for my drug test yesterday and it was an in-store mouth swab test. I've never done one like that before but it seemed very efficient. I hope the test gets shipped early and I hear back from them before Monday.. which is the day Bonnie said I'd hear from them.
     After I get the go ahead, I'll go Tuesday and Wednesday for a Introduction to Publix seminar like thingie. I'm still not quite sure of what it will really be about but I was told it was sort of like a welcoming to Publix. THEN, I'll get trained as a cashier in-store and hopefully be working as soon as possible. Jayne said I'd probably get trained in cashiering before the Meal Specialist could come in to train me in the Apron's which is completely fine cause I'll be cashiering more than working in the Apron's station.
     Today I just tried to read up on Publix via the Publix website and it was really helpful. I learned a lot about all that the Apron's employee's do. I mean my responsibilities will be awesome and hopefully not a job at all. I learned that Publix originated in Florida, in 1930 and it is mostly a south east grocery store. BUT it is a Fortune 500 company and on Fortune's top 100 best places to work so I'm extra excited to make my own opinion. I already love to shop there and the Publix located a few blocks from me has stocked their store so I can have lunch meats, and sausages without MSG and sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite which I am allergic to. They have also brought in more Gaterade flavors since they had only 5 when they opened which was simply UNCOOL! :)
     Oh! I had purchased Bistro Crocs for work/school which have the slip resistant bottoms and no holes on top, but when Jayne was going over the uniform she said no Crocs. I know I can still wear them for school though so they will not go unworn. After my dad's doctor appointment Tuesday afternoon, we went shopping and decided to give Rack Room Shoes another chance. I tried on ALL the solid black shoes in the women's department and when nothing felt or looked nice, I ventured over into the men's section and found a pair of Nike's that I liked but the smallest size they went down to was a 7 1/2. I thought I was going to leave empty handed until my dad disappeared and came back with what I thought was a smaller size from the back but turned out to be the boy's version in my size! It was practically the shoe and I loved it. It made my foot look so narrow and cute. Ha! I wore them today for a few hours and while making dinner and my feet don't hurt at all. :)
    The real test will be that first day. I don't expect to feel fine and dandy considering how long it's been since I've worked but I certainly hope I can feel my toes by the end of my shift. :)
     I guess I'm the new "Waitie Katie". But even since I started writing this blog, I feel a little less restless so I can foresee some relief soon. I can see the light. :)
     I pray these fires and this smoke subsides soon. I know some people with awful asthma and it is really affecting them. Rain is all I can think about when I look outside these days. My flowers really prefer the rain to water from the hose.. ;)
    God bless all!

I saw the future and it opened my eyes I saw the future..

Today might have been more monumental than I thought. To be honest it's kind of unbelievable.
Let me start at the beginning.. After waiting all week long with no word, no calls and no emails, I broke down. This was Friday night and I thought I was going to have to wait till the next week before I maybe heard something. Well to my surprise Saturday afternoon around 2 (which was the time I predicted they'd call..) a very nice woman called me to ask if I could come in for an interview Monday. You know my answer. Of course in my moody state, I went through about 4 different emotions in less than 10 minutes. I called the people who had been getting me through the waiting period and then just started praying. God seriously opened a door and all I had to do was walk through it at 2pm on Monday.. and I certainly did.
Well I got up early this morning as usual and proceeded to make breakfast and watch Kathy & Hoda and then I went into I'm-on-a-mission mode so I could get ready in time for my interview.
Nerves kicked in about halfway through curling my hair so I sent out a few texts hoping to get some encouraging words back. Well of course my grandma responded and the lovely Tansy sent great words and I calmed down quite a bit. I got out of the house with just enough time to get there with a few minutes to spare. I felt so comfortable as soon as I walked in and after being handed off to the manager, I was just fine. I felt like I was talking with friends. The manager was super nice and pretty much just asked me what department I wanted to work in. It was awesome to say the least. The bakery was full but I wasn't expecting to just get right in so I was more than happy to start with cashiering or anything really.
So the interview was a success. But wait it gets better.. I was walking to my car, about halfway there and I hear my name. I turn around and the manager is asking(yelling) me to come back in and meet someone. I go back in having no idea who I'm going to meet and it turns out to be another manager. She heard that I was trying to get into culinary school and she has been looking for someone to work in the Aprons station a few days a week and wants me to do it. I said a solid YES and will be getting trained very soon hopefully. :) It felt great to be needed. I'll be helping them while doing something I love and getting paid! :)
It was a great day. I keep having say out loud, "I got a job!" to make it feel real..
Well it is real.. I'll be getting up earlier than usual to be ready for when they call tomorrow. I'm suppose to go back in to fill out paperwork I'm guessing and discuss training. That should make it even more real.
Thanks for all the prayers everyone. I appreciate them more than you know.
God bless!

God give me the strength and patience to get through this month..

     I want to know for sure but I can't know for a whole month. It's torture. I want to be excited and know that when I'm telling people about my "good news" that it's actually going to happen and I'm not going to have to tell everyone that I won't be starting till the following semester if things don't go as planned. I guess I'm just being cautious by not allowing myself to get too excited but I wish I could be. I want to get excited and start planning and gathering all that I'm going to need come August.

     I feel very stir crazy these days. I'm just waiting and waiting. Waiting for my Spanish class to start in a week and waiting for the book store to get the book in I need. It's just so frustrating not to know what the future holds. I know I'm supposed to start this program and I would like to start as soon as possible but knowing and saying that doesn't change the fact that it's not in my hands. It's in the colleges hands and Gods if he thinks I'm ready to start now. I just keep praying that my friends brother in law does actually have some say at the college and that I get put on the list for the Fall term. ----------------------------

     Well I started this blog yesterday and some new stuff has come up since then. I found out today that the instructor for my Spanish class has backed out and a new instructor has taken his place. She has no reviews on ratemyprofessor.com and with less than a week before the class starts, still hasn't given her book preference to the campus bookstore. It just makes me sad. I was looking forward to meeting the original teacher I signed up for. He was so highly rated and the class was shortened so it was perfect. I could take it and it would be over in time for my first semester of culinary management. But I'm just going to let it go. I'm not going to stress over it. I already told my dad and I'm going to call my Grandma later to tell her.

     I was researching last night about slip resistant shoes and uniforms. Fun! I found some shoes that I like and I think that the money from the Spanish class can be used to buy knives, a uniform, shoes, and probably a book so it's good that I'm withdrawing from the class. The money can be used for something way more important. :)

     So with that little news said, I have Beta tonight and I hope more people show up. Last week only one other person besides myself came. I like my thursday night bible study group. My mom was supposed to come out to have lunch and get hair cuts but she wasn't feeling good that has been postponed till tomorrow. It's fine. I have plenty of chores I can do today. I'm already working on washing all of our new towels that FB brought us. It was so nice of him. NOW we can throw all of our old towels into the rag bin or at least use a few for dog towels only. :) Dad's going to be in rag heaven. haha.

     I plan to give Haley a bath later today too. The shampoo we have for her smells like pineapple and makes her feel extremely soft. Something tells me she will love having her very own towel from now on. lol. What ever. Dogs could care less. She does love getting baths though. She's even gone and jumped in the tub all by herself before. I love watching her run around like crazy while rubbing on everything in her path when she gets out. It's almost as cute as when she plays with her food. :)

     I hope everyone is enjoying this awesome weather we are having.. and those who are not down here in sunning Florida and may not be having that greatest weather, don't let it get you down. I'm sure you will have a sunny day soon. :)