Life lately, work finally

It has been quite a while since I last wrote.  I felt like I had nothing to tell because I wasn't doing anything.  As hard as I was trying to find a job, nothing seemed to be working out and so I was just home day after day after day.  Don't get me wrong, I love to be a homemaker.  I like to clean, I like to organize and decorate, I like to make dinner for Phil, and I look forward to when we have a family and I can be home with our children.  However, when it is just the two of us in a small apartment, there is only so much to do. And even worse, weekends aren't much fun either when you are home everyday already.  

Well, since no other jobs seemed promising, I started applying to retail jobs all over Glendale.  I've always thought I would like working in retail, but it just doesn't pay much and the hours aren't very good. Still, I had to find something.  Well, I was first hired at New York & Company, a store I always loved in New Mexico (it wasn't in Salt Lake).  I started officially on Monday and it was fun.  I like talking to and helping people who come into the store, and being surrounded by clothes isn't too bad either. Unfortunately, in the retail business, employees only work part-time unless you are a manager, so just having one part-time job isn't really enough.

So, I kept working on applications and attending interviews and was also hired to work at TJ Maxx.  I attended an orientation on Tuesday and will be starting work there next week.  I like everyone I have met so far, I like the store, and I think I will like working there.  Hopefully, between the two jobs, and with the holidays coming up, I will be able to at least get 40 hours a week.

Overall I am just trying to stay positive.  My situation isn't ideal, but its not bad.  So what if its not my dream job?  I am lucky to have a job at all let alone two when I know there are so many people struggling to find work. Phil and I worry about money, student loans, paying bills, all of that.  But, at the same time I feel peace with our situation. I know that Heavenly Father will bless us and help us and that everything will work out in the end.