It's almost here!!!!

I'm so terrible at keeping up with my blog. You'd think I'd be better since I used to write in it ALL the time. It's just way harder now that I don't work from home any more. I've been SOO busy the past few months. I'm getting married in September and have been focusing all my time on that. It's hard planning a wedding alone. And on a tight, and I mean tight, budget. I wanted a very, very, very small wedding like 30 people at the most, but somehow my guest list has hit 70.

I'm very anxiously purchased a dress from ebay. It's being made. I read a lot of the customer feedback for the person I purchased it from. It was all pretty good but I'm still waiting for my dress so I have no idea how I'm gonna like it. Hopefully it's not one of those good deals I'm kicking myself in the ass for doing. I can't wait to get it. I should have ordered it way sooner than I did but it took me so damn long to decide on what I wanted.

There's still a very large list of things I need to get like shoes, crinoline, tiara, veil, CC's suit and shoes. There's more but without looking at the list I don't know off the top of my head.

It's a little over two months away and I still don't know where the ceremony is going to be. I have the vendor for the reception taken care of. I want the ceremony to be outside. I just need to decide on one of the two places I've chosen. I know it seems odd not knowing this late in the game but I'll be fine. If it rains I'll be having it at the hall we're renting for the reception so my back up plan is secured.

I really didn't realize all the things you have to think about and consider in order to have a wedding. I still don't know what music to play. My Maid of Honor is supposed to help but that is apparently to much to ask for. Whatever, that's a whole different story I won't get into.

I can't wait to have this day come but at the same time I'm wishing I had WAY more time.

Sweet Deal

So I almost quit my job a few times. Good thing I didn't though because I just got a new position in QA! SWEET. No more talking on the phones with people who assume I'm the bad guy and treat me like pooh! Nope. Now I get to monitor calls for compliance. And I have way better hours! 7a - 3:30p. My day flies by now. Amazing. I went from hating my job to LOVING it. Now I don't mind getting up and going in. Plus I don't have any issue finding a parking spot any more since I'm there before most people. What a great beginning to spring! Now I'll get to be outta work while the sun is still high in the sky! I'm quite pleased I don't have to find a new job. I hate job hunting.

Good times, good times.

Breaking Point

There's only so much one person can take before they break. My job is enough to make you go mad. I'm surprised I've lasted this long (7 moths). Getting yelled at is a daily hazard of this particular type of work and dealing with these people (children is more like it) is making me go insane. Day after day after day I repeat myself to what seems like the exact same person, reminding them that we told them that they'd get an order every month if they didn't let us know to stop. It's called autoship and a mass amount of companies do this. I'm sure these people have experienced this since the buyer is typically an "impulse buyer". It's in their brain to place orders like money is going outta style. Then they get mad at me? I don't get it, I didn't force them to call and order, no one held a gun to their head yet their making threats and calling me names making it personal. I don't make the product, I don't force them to buy it yet somehow it's my fault they called?

I've tried to quit twice now in the past 8 days yet I some how get talked into staying. Am I really that important? I don't think so. I've applied for a new job and all of a sudden I've been told to come in early tomorrow to interview for a new position. Craziness.

I told a guy he was being silly today when he expected his order to have gotten to him yesterday, I mean he just placed it three days ago. Telling me he works for the postal service and knows exactly how long it takes to deliver a package. When I told him he was being silly for expecting the time frame to be faster he started throwing a fit claiming I should know better than to call people names, I didn't call him a name I said he was being silly. I said sir your 45 years old are you really trying to claim this. I couldn't help but crack up after I hung up with him telling my coworkers what just went down. They found it to be just as funny and started whining "don't call me silly" lol!

Ooooh, Burrito Diet!

I just read online about a guy who created the burrito diet. He ate them three times a day and lost 80lbs in 3 months. Not burritos from fast food chains but ones that he made himself using high fiber tortilla wraps and filling them with foods like eggs for breakfast, proteins and veggies for lunch and dinner with snacks like fruits, veggies, yogurts, cottage cheese and the like. It helped him with portion control and made it very easy. I'm gonna do this! I'll start next week. I'll keep a log of what I ate and post it on here and let you know my weight loss progress. He didn't exercise I guess but I'll get some in here and there when I can by walking etc. Now that it's getting nice out it'll be pretty easy. Now that I've set a date for my wedding CC and I both wanna lose weight for the big day not to mention for the health benefits. I'm super excited. I think I can do this for a while, shouldn't be to hard and since you can create these wraps outta almost anything there will be a nice variety too! Wish me luck!

Sick @ Home - Venting

I haven't had a cold in like four years and then I moved to "the city". I've been sick three times since I've moved here. So annoying. Today my ears are plugged up, nose is running and my throat hurts. I called out today, I actually feel bad though cause Monday and Tuesdays are the busiest days where I work. We actually had to sign a paper stating we wouldn't call out on these days. But, what do you do when you feel like this? There's no way I could listen to people screaming at me when my ears are aching. Or tolerate their lies.

Two people from yesterday really stand out in my mind. One woman kept going on and on and on about how her daughter placed the order with her CC, this woman was charged almost $100 and she was blaming it all on her child telling me what a bad kid she is. I was amazed, I would never do something like that. The way she was trying to convince me her daughter ordered triggered an immediate thought of what a big piece of crap this woman was, can you imagine talking this way about your child to a stranger? WTF?

OMG and this other woman who was so ridiculous calling me and telling me she didn't place an order for the product she ordered. That the website messed up and she was charged the wrong amount, my immediate thought was "are you fucking serious?". How stupid these people must think we are. If you order and select the wrong item, it's your own damn fault. I feel absolutely nothing for you. The order she placed shipped and holy crap was she throwing a fit. I raised my voice to talk as she just would NOT shut up. Then she's acting like a child telling me I shouldn't yell at her (I was hardly yelling btw) and my customer service is terrible. I told her about a million and one times to send the product back for a FULL refund, she was even getting the shipping & handling back. That's almost unheard of. Then she's asking to speak with my supervisor because she doesn't like my service. I told my supervisor I had a customer on the line that wanted to complain about me, that I had advised her that she would get all her money back after she sent us the product. My supervisor asked if this woman wanted the moon as well?

I'm not in customer service I'm in customer retention. Big diff. We don't take crap from customers, we're not going to allow people to shit all over us while we kiss their ass. The people we deal with are probably the stupidest people I've ever had to deal with, EVER! You may think I'm being harsh but I'm just being honest. The lies I hear all day, the people telling me they didn't order when we have them on a recording placing an order. The people who claim their kids ordered and they knew nothing about it. The people who threaten to tell their credit card companies there's a fraudulent charge on their account, except they change their story when they're advised they need to report this to their local PD and credit card company and that we'll help them any way we can and provide both places with the recording so they can find out who did this, but I then remind them if it's found that they placed the order the fraud charges will be reversed as it's fraud to claim fraud when there isn't any fraud (did u catch all that?).

I love venting. I should change the name of my blog to "Vent". That one's probably already taken though.

I miss you!

Oh blog I've missed you! I'm making a resolution to come back at least weekly to write. I wanna write about my job and how incredibly stupid people are. But I would just rant and ramble on and on. I wish people that called in knew exactly who I was so I could tell you outside of work what I really think of you. To the man who told me "I hope you lose your job" I say "hahahahahaha HA, hate to burst your bubble but I'm a top rep and they'd be upset if I go, so FUCK YOU!"

I've been living in this city for five months and don't get lost any more. Yay! I'm trying to save up enough money to pay off CC's credit card bills now that the interest has kicked in and raping him of his good credit. Only $3000 left to go!

It's great having a steady income again and living life the way I'm used to. We're going to move again soon, I'm not looking forward to that. Ugh I hate moving. CC is working on getting a day shift, this I can't wait for. Now that we live in an area where there's a gym we can join I'm gonna start going with CC. Excitement!

Don't know how much longer my vehicle is gonna last, it's making funny noises. I so desperately do not want to purchase another vehicle. I really do love the one I have. How did I get so attached?

The kitten I saved from the cold city streets is still with us, shoulda named him Smelly Cat. That song Phoebe, from Friends, wrote was all about him (except I do love him and will take him to the vet). Lol. He's still cute though.

OMG I've partied a lot since living in this area. I'm done now though. I got it all out of my system. Especially since Creepy City Guy hit on me the last time I went out. He was the type that seemed like he'd burn down my building if I upset him. Guess that's my only complaint about the city. Crazy people. I saw a man standing on a sidewalk puking while driving to work in the morning, NOT a sight you want ever and especially not in the morning driving to work. BLECH!!

Lately my neighbors dog has been waking me up in the morning crying to be let in, holy fuck it's super cold out, why the hell are they leaving it outside?! I wanna freak out on their ass. I don't though, who knows what type of people they are. I hate them.

I've been getting these bouts of dizzy spells followed by nausea and hot flashes. I don't know what's wrong with me and I don't have insurance so I can't go to the doctors right now. Hope it goes away soon.

Go Card promo card

Now that I have a job and am making a tad more money, enough to put food on the table and gas in the car with some left over every now and then I'm excited to be able to shop for things I want opposed to only what I need to survive. Of course I still want to get the best value for my dollar, in an economy like this we still need to save all we can. I'm pretty excited to tell you about a great way to enjoy some of the things you want and still save a little cash for that rainy day fund. How? Well by using Savings.com of course. Yeah, I know I'm Ms. Obvious. Every now and then I encounter a site that I'll check out and use and this is one of them. I, as well as many others, enjoy the ability to shop online and love free online coupons to purchase things I actually want at prices I'm willing to spend. We actually used this site to get a better deal when we bought CC's lap top last year and it was totally worth it! Check it out it can't hurt, Go Card promo card

Busy Busy

What the hell, how has an entire month gone by since I wrote in here last? Is that even right? So many things have gone down since my last post. Besides some kinky stuff with CC and I, he he (not gonna give the details). I had two Thanksgivings, my Jeep broke down and I almost quit my job that I've only had two months. Life is just flying by and I'm not so sure I want it to. At least not this fast. I can't believe Christmas time is upon us already. It feels like we were just here a minute ago. At least this year I'll be able to purchase some things for people. Last year I was so sad to not be able to. I posted about it and got a few responses from some really nice people about how I don't have to spend money, etc. But this year I'm really happy to do so. I also go an awesome tree this year. I LOVE it. It looks gorgeous. I'm gonna take a pic in a few and add it to this post!

Custom Holiday Cards

Personalized holiday greeting cards are way better than the cheap ones you can purchase at any big box store, grocery store, discount store or, well, you get what I'm saying. Creating the cards yourself make them more special and are bound to be kept in a keepsake box by your friends and family. I'll be honest, when I get those holiday (or even birthday) cards that have some cute little greeting or poem inside and are then signed by my friend or family after a while it ends up in the garbage. I know, it sounds terrible but it's not like they took the time to create it, write the poem and then send it to me. They picked it up at a store, maybe took some time to read through a few and then signed it and stuck it in an envelope. The thought was nice and I appreciated it. I put it up at my desk for a while and then I tossed it out after it started collecting dust. But, had I known that someone took the time to pick out a special picture that marked the joyous time of year with their smiling face or something that had significant meaning I'd be sure to put that in my box of cherished items. Wouldn't you? Sure you can make your own cards but believe me, it takes more time than you'd expect. Then you have to print it on the right kind of paper and then on top of that you have to make sure you have everything aligned properly so when you print it and fold it, it all comes together as a card should. It will still cost you money in paper, time and your ink. So why not have someone like VistaPrint do all the work for you and make those Custom Holiday Cards so it's professional and perfect. Just the way you'd want it and would knowingly create it yourself had you the time and patience.