TV...the instant life changer arounder

I was watching MTV today (I know, God forbid!) and 16 and Pregnant was on. I had heard a lot of chatter about it and I was kind of annoyed that they were sensationalizing teen pregnancy so I figured I would watch it. Let me tell you. I. Got. Hooked. These girls are crazy. Some of them are stupid and, even though they live with their parents, they still go out and party and let their moms take care of their kids but say how much they love the babies. Then there are a few who take care of their business. One of the girls that I felt so sorry for was Nikkole. She got pregnant by her ex-boyfriend who dumped her when she told him she was going to keep the baby. He decided that he would come back to her but then was especially stupid and rude to her mother. Then after the baby came and he was banned from her house he decided he wanted to go back to his ex-girlfriend. Real classy guy. And even though she was really good with her baby (from what we saw) and did a lot of the stuff herself at the end of the show she was talking about how she hopes her and Josh would be together in the end. Yuck. But that's how you feel at 16. I just felt bad for her. But, it was her own fault for not taking the necessary precautions.

Then I was watching taped (I really mean DVR'd) episodes of Celebrity Rehab. Again, Oh. My. God. These people are nuts. Especially Kari Anne Peniche (Sp?). She is a spoiled little girl that apparently decided that the world revolves around her. It is disgusting. And the people whose lives have been ruined because of these peoples behaviors (including their own lives) just kills me. Here are these rich and famous people and they decide that they want to do drugs and drink a whole lot and they don't care about anyone else. It is nice to see that some of these people seem to be learning from their mistakes but some of these people it seems too little, too late.

So between the 2 shows I probably spent (wasted) 4 hours of my time. I was emotionally drained after watching them. It kills me how these people treat themselves and others. I hope that I can set a good example for my monkey that he sees that that is not the right way to live his life. In this day and age it can be incredibly difficult but I will do my best.

Dirty Little Secret

Shhh…come closer if you want to hear my secret. You sure you want to know? It’s a dirty secret. I actually like my job

Ok, so maybe that isn’t much of a confession but it is probably not the norm. Especially when there aren’t very many jobs going around and no one is leaving the one they have in fear of never finding another one. But I actually do. I may complain about the people I work with and the stupid customers that come in but I enjoy helping customers. I also (mainly) like the people I work with. I definitely enjoy my boss and sometimes even my boss’s boss.

Just for those of you out there that haven’t read me from the beginning, I am an assistant branch manager at two local bank branches. We have many branches in the area so I am not completely special but I am a little special! I oversee about 12 employees and pretty much run the location inside of a grocery store. My manager is usually at our location directly across the street that is a free-standing branch. I am able to open accounts, process loans and refer customers to other parts of the bank that I think they could use help with. The customers are good about 50% of the time and the employees are good about the other 50! I don’t mind retail (which is basically what we are) and the hours aren’t terrible. I only have to close 1 night a week and that is until 8pm and work 2 Saturdays a month which is from 9-6. That is actually the worst part of the job probably. I HATE working Saturdays.

And even in this economy where our raises (if we get them) will be minimal and they are cutting “non-performers” left and right I still feel pretty stable in this job. Knock. On. Wood. We have good benefits and since I have been at the bank for over 5 years I get 3 weeks of vacation. The only benefit we don’t have that I would really enjoy is maternity leave! But for right now I can definitely see myself working for this company until I retire. I think that would be pretty amazing. If I can retire when I am 60 that would put me working for the bank for 40 years. That would be a miracle. And hopefully there will be actual banks in 35 years! So there’s my confession. What’s yours? And to see others check out www.spriteskeeper.com

RTT

It's Tuesday again so here's some random for you

• I went to the dr. last night and apparentl I have the intestinal flu. I've had it for 2 weeks. That's pretty crazy! I also got some medicine for the headaches I've been having. One of them cost $35 for 3 pills. Oh. My. God. That is ridiculous! I'm supposed to take them at the onset of a migraine but I couldn't believe the expense of it!
• I'm also supposed to keep track of them. I will try to keep a diary of them but it's probably going to sound a lot like this: Left work, got in car, got killer headache. Brilliant! I am also trying to abstain from the foods that are "triggers". They include doughnuts, bacon, sausage, caffeine, hot dogs, peanut butter, cheese, etc. There goes my diet! :)
• This weekend was the monkey's birthday party. There were only a couple mini-meltdowns but other than that no big deal. I was just really tired at the end of the day! Pictures to be posted soon.
• Work has been causing a lot of stress lately (see above). Between dealing with the people leaving and all the idiots I deal with on a regular basis it is grating on my nerves. I have a 4-day weekend in a few weeks and I am in dire need of it!
• Alice in Wonderland comes out next week and me and my mom (and maybe some others) are going to make a trek to Tulsa to view it in Imax. I am so freaking excited! I love Johnny Depp and I like most of Tim Burton's movies so I'm sure I will love it!

That's pretty much all the random I have today. To see more check out Keely over at www.theunmom.com