T minus 7 days and counting

At least that was the latest word from the front. According to unreliable sources, the security company is taking over operations on March 6. My days are numbered. More bad news - they don't need anybody in the hair salon or customer service. So that leaves only sales positions open. I don't want to do that.

Here is my dilemma. I am going on a dive trip to Honduras in May. I use my paychecks to pay for such trips. I still owe $1300 on that trip, plus a $250 bill I just got for new clothes. So, I need $1550 by the end of April. I can't take the Security Company test again until mid-May. Should I just be unemployed for about 2 months? I really don't like working anyway and there are plenty of things I could do. (take care of my mother, clean up my grandma's house etc) But I need the money. Should I be miserable in a job I will hate just to make a few dineros for a trip? Or should I put the balance of the trip on a credit card and pay it off after I start working for the security company?

And about that.....what if, come May, the security company doesn't need me? SCM told me they ALWAYS need part-time camera operators. But what if something changes? What if they don't?

Not to mention the fact that we are trying to pay off the debt from selling our house in Georgia. I don't want to add more debt to the pile.

I may compromise. Instead of working 25 hours per week, I might cut it down to working 15-20 hours. 15 preferably. I could handle three 5 hour days of working on the sales floor. Couldn't I? If I don't work at least 20 hours per week, I will lose my 25% store discount. But all that does is cause me to receive $250 bills in the mail so what's the point? SO - if I cut my hours down, I will not make as much money. But $100 a week towards the trip is better than $0 a week. Right?

And then there is real estate. I got a call the other day from a place called House Values. Sounds like a scam. One of those "pay for leads" type places. But think about it. Right now I am making $0 in real estate. If I have to pay them 20% of a $3,000 commission, it's still $2400 I didn't have before. Right? And I am certainly not drumming up business any other way. Something to think about anyway.

Nothing new happened at work last week. Didn't bust any shoplifters. Always so boring when nothing is going on. We had that huge 50% off sale and that put a big dent in my shoplifter deterring. The store was so crowded. I don't see how people work in loss prevention in places like Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is like that every day! What a mess. The sale ended yesterday so hopefully things will be back to normal.

I work tomorrow and Tuesday with Tackleberry and that is always fun. He makes it interesting even with nothing going on. He thinks everybody is a thief.

Mateo is at his nephew's music recital this afternoon and I am answering phones at the real estate office. Actually I am sitting here listening to them not ring. What a waste of time. Only another hour to go though. Tonight we HAVE to get our taxes together. Have to have to have to. Must get it done. And hope we get a decent refund. We have to pay a chunk of the Georgia House Debt. That entire thing has to be gone by the end of the year. Hopefully sooner.