Finished A Whole Book In One Weekend

Last night I started on The Love Killers by Jackie Collins. I managed to finish the book today and in shortly under two-and-a-half hours. I had set a goal of four hours of reading per day for a read-a-thon that I'm doing. I guess there are some things that have to have a certain amount of time set aside for in order to ensure it gets done.  I may read another book in order to get in the remaining hour and 37 minutes or more.

Saturday

Like any other Saturday, I slept in and didn't have a lot of plans. However, as of next week, unless something else comes up, I might put in more hours at the Doggie Bag. (Supposedly, if anything, it's one of their busiest days.)  I think sometime today, I'll try to put in some reading time for Bookcrossing's read-a-thon.

I weighed myself a few minutes ago. I'm at 151.5 lbs. It's a good thing I was able to get some sweatpants yesterday. I don't live very far from the local YMCA so I may be going there once in a while. I may also be going out for more walks when the weather warms up a bit.


Later today, my sister's corgi Cosmo is coming over. He's two, which, as far as I know, makes him an adult dog, but his personality is such that you'd think he was still a puppy. The same could be said for my stepdad's golden/lab retriever mix Layla, who's four. One of her things to do with Cosmo is push him down like he's an alarm clock. (A friend of mine said that it's a dominance thing.) I don't know whether or not he acts like an alarm clock in his own house. I guess if he did, someone would have to ask Layla where she found the snooze button.

Day 4 At Doggie Bag

I put in some hours at Doggie Bag today. (It turns out that I can come and go at will.) I got off to a rough start with the register for some reason (and I feel terrible about it; I don't like myself when I mess up, especially if it's at the risk of letting someone else down), but I think things got better as the day progressed.

I may be covering for someone tomorrow afternoon. I don't know yet. I am however contemplating going over there in the morning to buy some sweatpants so that I have something to wear to the Y. (I'd hate for my membership there to go to waste.)

Another Day

I went in to check on an application to Maurices. It turns out they're not hiring either. Practically every place I have put in for isn't hiring at this time. However tempted I may be to put the job search aside for a while, it is so out of the question. Not only do I have some financial obligations to fulfill, but if I don't remain on top of this, I am bound to let down a lot of people in my family alone. I'd feel awful if I did that.

It could very well be that every single weekday and possibly Saturday that I have free, I'll have to spend on the job search for months to come. Will I ever get closure on this?

Another Day Of Volunteering

Today was my third day at the Doggie Bag. I got in even more training on the register.

 I had been going in according to the manager's alleged schedule, which included Mondays, but he never showed up today. I stayed anyway. I'll probably be going in Thursday unless requested to do otherwise.

I'm not blowing off the job search by any means. It's just that, despite my best efforts, I have yet to find one, and until I do, I have to do something to keep my resume updated. I'm going to be checking up on my Maurices application tomorrow. (I also need to find out who's in charge of the applications for Wal-Mart.) I'll also see about scoping out more applications while I'm at it.

Just Weighed Myself

I don't know why, but I decided to step onto the bathroom scale. In the last day or two I was at 151 lbs. According to the scale just now, I'm at 150.5 lbs. I've weighed as low as 125 in the past. At least that was at a time when I had opprotunities for exercise. In St. Louis, the opportunities were limited as I had a lot of stuff to do that kept me indoors and in a chair, at least Monday through Friday.

I make a lot of my commutes on foot, especially job hunt related ones. (That reminds me, as soon as it's feasible, I'll need to get another pair of dress shoes.) Also, as of late, I've been taking cans, bottles, etc. over to the campus recycling bins. I'm thinking that when the weather is nicer and possibly when I know what kind of schedule I have to work with, I'll go out and pick up litter in public places. I'll recycle what I can and trash the rest. That ought to burn some calories.

I have a membership to the local YMCA, but I haven't been able to go, partly because of other things I need to do but also because of lack of appropriate workout clothes. (I could maybe go swimming if the parts that show are presentable. If there's one thing that I'd change about the swimsuits on the racks, it's that thigh coverage was an option for females.)

Stuff I Did Today

I was finally able to get over to the daycare center that's diagonal from my house and get an application. They're not hiring right now, but they supposedly hire at different times.  So, I was able to get an application which I'll be filling out and turning in next week.

I also went to the mall to check on my Maurices application. I often pass through the college campus on the way there. I picked up some cans and bottles that were on the ground and deposited them at some recycling bins on campus and then headed off to the mall. It turns out that the manager's out of town, so I'll try again next week.

This weekend I'm hoping to get in more reading and edit my novel from November.