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I’m kind of with mikki. Is it February yet?
It’s weird, but the entire time I worked for Wal-Mart, not even my experiences at Customer Service there could ruin Christmas for me. However, this year everything is just gloomy. I’ve been riding on a not so fun funding roller coaster at work courtesy of Congress and the President, my sister is making life really difficult for everyone in my family by demanding thousands of dollars that we don’t have to pay off what I am 99.9% sure is a scam, and I’ve got relatives coming over that have in front of my eyes done some horrible things to ruin my grandfather becuase he had money and they wanted it. Ick, I just want to hibernate this winter.
On a side note though, I was pretty happy to see that Draco’s devious plan went well, and that a couple people like the kirin I did, so maybe hope isn’t completely lost yet…
I have to honestly say, I don’t enjoy Christmas. I’m so sick of it, all of it. I guess working in retail does that to people. I find every year it gets worse.
Worst part about this? I got Saturday off, and surprise Christmas eve off. But, I feel so guilty about Christmas eve that I’ll probably end up working anyways.
I remember one year while I was grooming a customer who waited until the last minute, (literally came on Christmas eve) decided that she would scream at me until I groomed her dog on Christmas day! I’m sad to say I laughed in her face. I told her honestly “You couldn’t pay me enough!” The nerve, most of my clients booked months in advance.
But, when I groomed I actually enjoyed Christmas. I don’t know why, I worked very long hours… most of the time 9-13 hour days, I worked in a store for the days I had off from grooming but, for some really odd reason, Christmas was always so much fun.
what is happening to the world?
It used to be about family and now it’s all about ME ME ME and sales numbersYou’re right DM. It’s a shame. Working with the public is never easy, but it seems worse during the Holidays. It makes you mean, if you aren’t careful.
I wasn’t too into the Christmas Spirit, myself. Then a couple of days ago, my husband was sitting at his computer, which is near the front door. He told me, “somebody just dropped two bags of groceries in front of the door”. He saw a guy walking away, but he was too far away to yell to him. We looked in the bags and it was enough stuff to make a holiday meal; everything from vegetables to cake mix. So now I’m trying to figure out where I can donate the food, ’cause I know somebody needs it more than we do.
A few minutes later, the guy is back and dropping off two bags of groceries to my next door neighbor. My neighbor comes out and stops the guy and my husband goes next door. It turns out that the guy is from way down the street. He said his church sent them too much food and he was sharing it with everybody, so it didn’t go to waste. The other part of the story – he is mentally challenged and doesn’t drive. He was lugging the groceries two bags at a time, on foot, in the cold. His actions made me stop and think about true Holiday Spirit…something we loose sight of. You can call me goofy, but I think there are angels among us and sometimes they’re sent to us to bring us a clear message.
My neighbor directed the guy to a another neighbor that is really struggling and could use the groceries. “Our” groceries went to them, too.
I hope everybody has a good (if not great) Holiday! Things may seem bad, but they could always be worse….
That is a wonderful story lamorte!!
Sometimes I forget to just look around instead of rushing from place to place. I know we’re lucky to have all the things we do, I know a lot of people are much worse off than we are. I just need to look at that some times. I was so annoyed to have to wrap all the gifts but then I look at our pile and I wonder who out there doesn’t even get one. So I will buck up and start giving thanks for all that we have!! 😉
I only feel moderately festive this year. I bought presents for the necessary people and I wrapped them. I also got gifts for all the ladies that I work with.
But no decorations, inside (because my Chupacabra cat would be hanging upside down out of the tree and the dogs would eat the ornaments)
No decorations outside, which I usually do, just didn’t feel festive enough this year.
I did get my hubby some suprise gifts, and I got myself some “suprise” Windstone gifts….
But you are right, doesn’t feel a lot like Christmas this year….for some reason… don’t know why!
I usually love Halloween through Mardi Gras!!!
Siberakh1 is coming to visit for Mardi Gras! I am excited about that. I think Mardi Gras will be great this year…the dealership my husband works for is right on the parade route!!! She will get to see a night parade 🙂 It will be nice to meet another forum member in person.
Merry Christmas everyone…
That’s a great story.
Maybe I should take time out from my hectic schedule and volunteer again. I used to volunteer for craft sales for the crisis pregnancy center, glad days for epliepsy, and gift wrapping for epliepsy as well. My favorite place to volunteer though was an open arms pre school. The programs took kids that weren’t ready for school (mental, physical handicaps, language differences, etc) and put them in a kindergarten environment. It was for low income parents. It was exhausting, but, rewarding. I still miss some of those kids so much.
Romeodanny wrote:That’s a great story.
Maybe I should take time out from my hectic schedule and volunteer again. I used to volunteer for craft sales for the crisis pregnancy center, glad days for epliepsy, and gift wrapping for epliepsy as well. My favorite place to volunteer though was an open arms pre school. The programs took kids that weren’t ready for school (mental, physical handicaps, language differences, etc) and put them in a kindergarten environment. It was for low income parents. It was exhausting, but, rewarding. I still miss some of those kids so much.
Maybe that is my problem! Perhaps I should volunteer someplace! Our office does a charity fundraiser once a month. Last month, we bought a sheep for Heifer International.
Maybe I need to go help with a charity and that will perk me up! Great Idea!
Dragon Master wrote:Not in CA they never out grow rudness at least not in No CA
Not to nit-pick or anything… but if you really are from Lodi (like your sig says) you aren’t in Northern California. I’m from Redding – that’s true northern california. This nitpick does have a point, I promise… it actually is one of the reasons why I am depressed.
As a native northern californian, I am genuinely shocked at the rudeness of southern california. In redding, people fight to be the most polite at a four-way stop to let you go first. People up there are so polite, even on the freeways, it is mind boggling to see how rude people are down here in LA. They are almost like two different countries. It sucks, and probably is a really, really good reason why I am feeling depressed.
I miss my farm-boy, and I miss clean air. I miss the woods, the mountains, and the wildlife. All these things redding had, to some degree or another. Now I find myself in a huge sea of humanity that attempt to trump and hurt each other on a daily basis.
I am very glad to work for Windstone, but I am probably the most thankful that Windstone is moving their operations to Oregon. I am a truly wild creature in mind and spirit, and I would not do well in such a city for long.
I’ve got all my gifts, and only one (still in transit after I ordered it) waiting to be wrapped. My tree has been up and my room decorated since the weekend after Thanksgiving, and I’m very much looking forward to Christmas (if for no other reason than it’ll be the first Monday in months where I don’t have to head off to work at 0630 hours). I’d say I’m in the mood. 😆
For everybody who isn’t, I hope you all get some Christmas cheer in this next week. 😉Im with you. I feel like I didnt do enough this year. I wont be with Justin either, so Im sad. I hope we both cheer up!
Greater Basilisk wrote:I’ve got all my gifts, and only one (still in transit after I ordered it) waiting to be wrapped. My tree has been up and my room decorated since the weekend after Thanksgiving, and I’m very much looking forward to Christmas (if for no other reason than it’ll be the first Monday in months where I don’t have to head off to work at 0630 hours). I’d say I’m in the mood. 😆
For everybody who isn’t, I hope you all get some Christmas cheer in this next week. 😉I’m with you GB. I wish there was a way I could share Christmas cheer with everyone on the forum. 🙂
The lights are up on the house, the Santa and Mrs. Santa plastic statues are on the lawn and my inflatable Santa is on the lawn. The tree is up and decorated, packages wrapped and misc. Christmas decorations all over the living and dining room. Now I am exhausted. Fortunately the dog leaves things alone- Merry Christmas.
lamortefille wrote:You’re right DM. It’s a shame. Working with the public is never easy, but it seems worse during the Holidays. It makes you mean, if you aren’t careful.
I wasn’t too into the Christmas Spirit, myself. Then a couple of days ago, my husband was sitting at his computer, which is near the front door. He told me, “somebody just dropped two bags of groceries in front of the door”. He saw a guy walking away, but he was too far away to yell to him. We looked in the bags and it was enough stuff to make a holiday meal; everything from vegetables to cake mix. So now I’m trying to figure out where I can donate the food, ’cause I know somebody needs it more than we do.
A few minutes later, the guy is back and dropping off two bags of groceries to my next door neighbor. My neighbor comes out and stops the guy and my husband goes next door. It turns out that the guy is from way down the street. He said his church sent them too much food and he was sharing it with everybody, so it didn’t go to waste. The other part of the story – he is mentally challenged and doesn’t drive. He was lugging the groceries two bags at a time, on foot, in the cold. His actions made me stop and think about true Holiday Spirit…something we loose sight of. You can call me goofy, but I think there are angels among us and sometimes they’re sent to us to bring us a clear message.
My neighbor directed the guy to a another neighbor that is really struggling and could use the groceries. “Our” groceries went to them, too.
I hope everybody has a good (if not great) Holiday! Things may seem bad, but they could always be worse….
I got tears in my eyes reading this.
Tomorrow night we are putting together and delivering care packages for the patients in Fairmont Hospital. It’s a county hospital and the patients get NOTHING. just giving them a pair of socks makes their daydark_zorse wrote:Dragon Master wrote:Not in CA they never out grow rudness at least not in No CA
Not to nit-pick or anything… but if you really are from Lodi (like your sig says) you aren’t in Northern California. I’m from Redding – that’s true northern california. This nitpick does have a point, I promise… it actually is one of the reasons why I am depressed.
As a native northern californian, I am genuinely shocked at the rudeness of southern california. In redding, people fight to be the most polite at a four-way stop to let you go first. People up there are so polite, even on the freeways, it is mind boggling to see how rude people are down here in LA. They are almost like two different countries. It sucks, and probably is a really, really good reason why I am feeling depressed.
I miss my farm-boy, and I miss clean air. I miss the woods, the mountains, and the wildlife. All these things redding had, to some degree or another. Now I find myself in a huge sea of humanity that attempt to trump and hurt each other on a daily basis.
I am very glad to work for Windstone, but I am probably the most thankful that Windstone is moving their operations to Oregon. I am a truly wild creature in mind and spirit, and I would not do well in such a city for long.
What would you consider Lodi Central CA??
We have all gotten to busy to remember the simple things in life
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