Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013

For those of you that don't know, I got a job!  The convenient part is that it is the exact same job I was doing in Phoenix (working at a spa), but this time I "upgraded" and will be working at a Ritz.  But honestly I don't really care about that part, I'm just glad I'll be bringing in an income. I was kind of wanting to go down a different career path, but beggers can't be choosers, so this will do for now.

Today was my first day at work and it was....interesting.  In vague trying-not-to-say-too-much terms, let's just say that it is going to be a big adjustment in more ways than I expected, and I hope changes can and will be happening in the near future.  

So tonight, we reflect on what a good year it has been to us, and look to the future in hoping that it'll be memorable too. How are we celebrating tonight?  Sleeping! We considered being adventurous in DC, but naaahhhhh....New Year's has notoriously been pretty lame and just a disappointment year after year for the most part, so now I don't really bother going out of my way to do anything spectacular.  Maybe things will be different in the years to come, but this night, is not that night!

Have a safe and Happy New Year, you crazy animals.

First day, last day.

Throughout my relatively short life thus far, I have held quite a few jobs.  Most manageable, and a few that I actually really enjoyed.

But then, there are a couple that have been down right, b-l-a-h. My latest and not-so-greatest job, has officially made it to my Top 2 Worst Jobs, EVER.  And it's really not so much the jobs themselves, but it's the douche bags jerks that have run the companies.

So most of you won't know, that last week I accepted a job, as a: Dog Walker.  Yes, a dog walker.  Laugh, laugh all you want!  I didn't tell too many people I got the gig, because I was honestly embarrassed.  But it was just something that I was going to pick up for the income, then drop-it-like-it's-hot when I found a better job.

I'll try to keep it short by saying, today was my first, AND last day. You might think, really responsible, right? Well, honestly I should have not taken the job in the first place.  But, I couldn't tell completely after the first interactions or two that the owners of the company were just plain unprofessional, disorganized, etc etc. Well, their true colors shone ever-so brightly through yesterday. Again, trying not to make this into a novel, let's just say that they were severely disorganized, and not to mention one of the guys forgot my name, approximately 3 times in about a 5 minute time frame.

For your enjoyment, let's replay some of this event.

D. bag #1- (on the phone, making arrangements with another dog walker, for me to get keys from him, me standing right there)  "...Um, hi, Um, I'm going to have, uh..." (pause, looks at me quickly)
Me: (whispers)  "Jaimie" (not sure that he heard me, but I am standing right in front of him)
D. Bag #1- "...This girl, call you and to make arrangements to get the keys (yada yada)"

THE NERVE, right?!  And this is after I had reminded him already of my name in our brief conversation.

Anyway, so today I walked 8 dogs (not simultaneously), and most I enjoyed.  Here are some of the dogs I walked today.

Sammy- calm, cute old dog

Zeke- isn't she cute?!

Hinckley- Isn't she ADORABLE?! 

Golden Retrievers are my favorite

Collage of Hinckley (unfortunate she has a boy name)

because I was obsessed with her.

Lesson I learned today- I still love dogs.