My Trip of a Lifetime

I have a wonderful new job!!! I officially left Wal-Mart and never looked back. I left literally the day after Thanksgiving. I'm so happy that I did. Why, do you ask??! The reason(s) why are as follows:      1-I constantly had feelings of anxiety. Like I didn't want to go to work. I didn't want to get out of my car and walk inside the building.      2-I constantly had headaches day in and day out.      3-The headaches came from both the anxiety and the stress that I felt. Stress came from my department manager making me feel like I was inadequate. Like I was doing EVERYTHING wrong. It didn't matter if I left at 4 or if I left at 11pm at night.      4-She claimed I'd make a good department manager, but then failed to tell me that I had to take a supervisors test in order to BE a department manager.      5-Her tune/attitude towards me got even worse when she realized t...

Dearest WAl-Mart,     While I will miss you (for only a minimal amount of time), I won't miss you either.      I'm tired of being stressed out day in and day out. I'm tired of always feeling anxious. I'm tired of always getting stupid headaches from the stress and anxiety you cause me!!!     I am starting a new job on the 28th. I will be a house keeper making $10.50/hour...and that's starting out!!! $1.50 MORE than what YOU started me out at. Also, at about 60 days in, if all goes well, I will get benefits.     Guess what, tho??! Those benefits are FREE!!! I do not have to pay for them!!! Praise God for that.     Wal-Mart, while I am very thankful for you giving me the job when I so desperately needed one, I can no longer take the sicknesses, headaches, stress, and anxiety you continually provoke upon me. I'm thankful for the paychecks and insurance you provided for both me AND my husband. I'm thankful ...

So, I keep getting these gut feelings of I need to divorce my husband, Patrick. What in the he'll does it mean??! I love him and I'm IN love with him, but I keep feeling like we aren't meshing together well. I've felt this way for 5.5 almost 6 years out of the 7 total years we've been together. I keep praying to God to give me guidance and this is what I continue to get. I hear you God. I ready do. I just have so many reasons why I can't go thru with it right now. (1) We are still paying for his car and neither one of us can afford it on our own. I don't want him to be without a car. (2) We can't afford an actual divorce, much less the other fees that goes along with it. (3) Can't afford to go bankrupt. (4) I'm afraid I'd break his heart. (5) I don't want to let down my family nor his family. Yeah. Some are truly legit. Why I didn't end the relationship BEFORE we moved in together, I'll never, ever know. Now I'm here, I fe...

Dear Target, I've applied MULTIPLE times to 2 of your store locations in Alabama. One is the Trussville location and the second is the 280 corridor location. I apply to both of them every few months...to no avail. I continue to get the SAME response of that they can't offer me a position. They do, however, thank me for showing interest in the company. Yes, I do work for Wal-Mart. I've been working for them for 18 months (so a year and a half). I do not like it all that much. I WANT to work for y'all, Dearest Target!!! I have 18 months experience in retail now. I also have a little experience with registers, working in jewelry, and working in apperal. Please, Dearest Target, give me a chance to work for y'all!!! I want that chance. I'd do ANYTHING just about for a chance to work for yall!!!!! #Target #TargetStores

My husband, Patrick, works at a restaurant called Fero. It's in The Pizitz Food Hall in downtown Birmingham. Pizitz started out as a department store, which was eventually bought out by McRaes, followed by Belk (I believe). This old historic building has been redone into a Food Hall, shopping, and apartments/condos. Very exciting!!! Well, one of the restaurants, called Fero, is doing a family and friends event this evening. I'm planning on going, even tho I just had to call in to go to it. Well, why did you have to call in for, Erin??! Reason is, is because.his family lives in the Huntsville/Madison area, which is a 90 minute to 2 hour drive. Plus they aren't familiar with downtown Birmingham at all!!! So it's understandable if they can't make it. My family, however, consists of my mom, sister, brother-in-law, and neice...and perhaps his family as well. I already know that my family won't be there...even though they LIVE here in Birmingham as well. Which ma...

Why do I have to stop coming in at noon just because someone else missed you off??! Why do I have to come in at 2 again for her missing you off??! Why take it out on EVERYONE else??! It's not everyone else's fault for what seems like ONE PERSON taking advantage of you??! I had freaking PERMISSION to come in at noon!!! PERMISSION!!! Now you're saying that, inc luding myself, HAVE to workout normally scheduled time. I wouldn't have minded if you had just come to each of us and asked if we could start working what we are scheduled. Also, does this mean that the ladies who refuse to work certain days, i.e. Friday's and Sunday's , have to work those days if they are scheduled in the system to work??? Based on your email, the answer is a resounding yes. Just so you know, if this is indeed the case, you are about to lose at minimum 2 to 3 additional people, if not more . I know of 3 people who do not work on Sunday's. It's not going to be pretty...

So, i have not so little secret that i need to share. I.miscarried 7 years ago. It will be 7 years in July. I've never told anyone but my 3 best friends. My own family doesn't know!!! Why do they not know?? Because I am embarrassed by this fact. The father doesn't, or I don't believe he does, know. So, here I am, admitting that, yes, I have been pregnant at some point in time in my life. That's one reason why i don't want to have any other children. I'm terrified that I'll miscarry, again. I'm not sure if I could have told the father. His name is Bryan. Why?? I don't really know. Be deserves to know. It's been 7 years since the miscarriage. My child would have been around 6 years old this year. I've always pushed it out of my mind. I shouldn't, but I do. Please, ladies, if you miscarried, it's not your fault. Also, remember, that you aren't the only one who lost a child. You're significant other also lost a child. Pl...