Im in need of a life change...in many ways.
First: my job. I run a restaurant, in shout. What I actually do is as follows:
-Serve
-Manage FOH
-Run the Wine and Beer program (meaning I do all the inventory, ordering, tasting and selection of new wine and beer....Im a buyer with way more responsibility)
I get paid a salary of $795 every two weeks that is based on 35 hours a week....I work more like 50+. And my pay checks are more like 380-420 because I serve as well, meaning I am claiming tips and getting taxed like hell. Fuck!
i have been with this restaurant since we opened over 2 years ago. I came in with no experience and worked my ass off to get me into the position I am in. I have a huge amount of love, respect, and appreciation for my job, BUT its killing me!! I am so stressed out all of the time. The rest of my managerial team is lazy, and yet I am left feeling like I dont do enough! What the?
I am an artist, a designer, and creative at heart...since I stepped in as a manager over a yea ago, my sewing/art room has been collecting dust. I feel so empty inside when I am not creating. It's like I am not the same person anymore. And the worst thing is that I am starting to resent my job, which is not what I want to do.
So i have made a decision, but I have not figured out exactly how to approach it. I want to step down from management and just serve 4 nights a week. I'll even work a couple doubles and I will still maintain certain responsibilities as perhaps a "supervisor"(this way I can be paid more per hour)....but I need to take some time off and away from work. No more bringing the stress of work home with me.
In my extra time, I plan to:
1) Sew Sew Sew!!
2) Take my designs to as many boutiques as possible (I already regularly sell in 3)
3) Design a label and research purchasing some labels
4) Get my website up and running
5) Do more SG sets
6) Make and save as much money as possible...
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Second: I wanna move to NY
Its my goal to save $10000 over the course of the next 6 months. I've mapped out all of my expenses vs. earnings, and it is very possible. I will just have to limit myself when it comes to spending money on things I dont necessarily need.
Wow it feels good to write about, now I just need to do something about it. I feel inspired, Thanks for listening SG
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On another note, I made a last minute shot run to LA. I drove down tuesday morning at 4am (you have to so you can have a full day of activities, which I did) and met up with my boyfriend. He was in town from NY for some business in LA, so I tagged along to his meetings, which happened to be at The Lobster in Santa Monica right on the pier. It was a beautiful day. My girlfriends met up with me and we stayed there for about 5 hours just drinking and eating and having the best time ever. Then, sadly, he had to go back to the airport to fly out for more business. Sniff sniff. But it was so worth it to see him. Plus I was able to squeeze in time with my friends and family, only to leave at 4am again on thursday morn. Yikes!! Haha.
somebody looks a little hammered...haha....and I look like a scrub cos I am still in my driving attire
and this is my man!! god damn i am lucky!!
Well I hope everyone in SG land is doing well and happy in life. Thanks again for listening
xo
P.S. If you havent seen my set...
First: my job. I run a restaurant, in shout. What I actually do is as follows:
-Serve
-Manage FOH
-Run the Wine and Beer program (meaning I do all the inventory, ordering, tasting and selection of new wine and beer....Im a buyer with way more responsibility)
I get paid a salary of $795 every two weeks that is based on 35 hours a week....I work more like 50+. And my pay checks are more like 380-420 because I serve as well, meaning I am claiming tips and getting taxed like hell. Fuck!
i have been with this restaurant since we opened over 2 years ago. I came in with no experience and worked my ass off to get me into the position I am in. I have a huge amount of love, respect, and appreciation for my job, BUT its killing me!! I am so stressed out all of the time. The rest of my managerial team is lazy, and yet I am left feeling like I dont do enough! What the?
I am an artist, a designer, and creative at heart...since I stepped in as a manager over a yea ago, my sewing/art room has been collecting dust. I feel so empty inside when I am not creating. It's like I am not the same person anymore. And the worst thing is that I am starting to resent my job, which is not what I want to do.
So i have made a decision, but I have not figured out exactly how to approach it. I want to step down from management and just serve 4 nights a week. I'll even work a couple doubles and I will still maintain certain responsibilities as perhaps a "supervisor"(this way I can be paid more per hour)....but I need to take some time off and away from work. No more bringing the stress of work home with me.
In my extra time, I plan to:
1) Sew Sew Sew!!
2) Take my designs to as many boutiques as possible (I already regularly sell in 3)
3) Design a label and research purchasing some labels
4) Get my website up and running
5) Do more SG sets
6) Make and save as much money as possible...
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Second: I wanna move to NY
Its my goal to save $10000 over the course of the next 6 months. I've mapped out all of my expenses vs. earnings, and it is very possible. I will just have to limit myself when it comes to spending money on things I dont necessarily need.
Wow it feels good to write about, now I just need to do something about it. I feel inspired, Thanks for listening SG
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On another note, I made a last minute shot run to LA. I drove down tuesday morning at 4am (you have to so you can have a full day of activities, which I did) and met up with my boyfriend. He was in town from NY for some business in LA, so I tagged along to his meetings, which happened to be at The Lobster in Santa Monica right on the pier. It was a beautiful day. My girlfriends met up with me and we stayed there for about 5 hours just drinking and eating and having the best time ever. Then, sadly, he had to go back to the airport to fly out for more business. Sniff sniff. But it was so worth it to see him. Plus I was able to squeeze in time with my friends and family, only to leave at 4am again on thursday morn. Yikes!! Haha.
somebody looks a little hammered...haha....and I look like a scrub cos I am still in my driving attire
and this is my man!! god damn i am lucky!!
Well I hope everyone in SG land is doing well and happy in life. Thanks again for listening
xo
P.S. If you havent seen my set...
Some days all the emotions of life seem to catch up with me and I crash...feeling a bit low today and I cant really put my finger on it. Im sure it has something to do with the culmination of the stresses of my job, that all my friends live across the state, I have no social life outside of work, and the man I love is 3000 miles away. Guess I dont necessarily need to hit the nail on this one...
I of course chose to come straight home from work today, put on sweats, drink a bottle of wine, and watch episode after episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia....like I mentioned above, no social life. Its not that I dont have friends, its just that everyone I know I work with, and the last thing I want to talk/think about is work...and what do you imagine happens when we all get together? Exactly.
I started to feel super bored and distracted from my show, and that is when I decided to pretty myself up and take some photos. They were mostly intended to be sent to my boyfriend, but I will share a couple with you. In a way, it sort of cheers me up
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Maybe all I need is L O V E
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Take care my lil SG monsters
xo
I of course chose to come straight home from work today, put on sweats, drink a bottle of wine, and watch episode after episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia....like I mentioned above, no social life. Its not that I dont have friends, its just that everyone I know I work with, and the last thing I want to talk/think about is work...and what do you imagine happens when we all get together? Exactly.
I started to feel super bored and distracted from my show, and that is when I decided to pretty myself up and take some photos. They were mostly intended to be sent to my boyfriend, but I will share a couple with you. In a way, it sort of cheers me up
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Maybe all I need is L O V E
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Take care my lil SG monsters
xo
Getting tattooed today!!! So damn excited I woke up at 4am and could not go back to sleep. Im finally getting my mermaid finished. Been going thru some vintage mermaid artwork to show my artist and this is what I have come up with:
(funny cos it looks as tho this is painted on the top of a toilet seat....ha!)
Maybe I might add some fun little jellies and starfish, shells, and coral....we'll see what my guy thinks....
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You can get a better look at my mermaid tattoo in my set
(funny cos it looks as tho this is painted on the top of a toilet seat....ha!)
Maybe I might add some fun little jellies and starfish, shells, and coral....we'll see what my guy thinks....
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You can get a better look at my mermaid tattoo in my set
Im so bored...wish i was somewhere else...
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Still Nakie in MR
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Still Nakie in MR
ok so i didnt end up taking myself to the movies last night...im gonna be sweet and wait for my boyfriend to get into town so we can go together. le sigh.
i did go ahead and buy myself some things yesterday...i spent all my money. oops.
it was like $100 bucks off!!
i really needed a a little vacuum with a detachable thingy so i could not only vacuum my hardwood floors, but shaggy rug and couch.
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this is what i am most excited about!!! plus i was able to talk the guy down $40. sweet
and a couple little things that i love oh soooo much!
anyone else buy anything really exciting?
xo
still nakie in MR
i did go ahead and buy myself some things yesterday...i spent all my money. oops.
it was like $100 bucks off!!
i really needed a a little vacuum with a detachable thingy so i could not only vacuum my hardwood floors, but shaggy rug and couch.
.
this is what i am most excited about!!! plus i was able to talk the guy down $40. sweet
and a couple little things that i love oh soooo much!
anyone else buy anything really exciting?
xo
still nakie in MR
Im aaallll better! Yay. And I have today and tomorrow off!!! Gotta go in for some paperwork and interviews today, but no biggie. And I may need to finally unpack from my NY trip and do some laundry, but I am seriously looking forward to simply relaxing in my house and most likely taking myself on a date to see Alice in Wonderland...Im so excited. I really do enjoy spending time with myself (tho I would much rather be in the arms of my love).
I hope you are all having a lovely week. Take care and dont forget to love on MY SET
I hope you are all having a lovely week. Take care and dont forget to love on MY SET
Strep Throat is icky!! Got it halfway into my trip to New York...of course. Been home since Wed night trying to recover...so far things are looking up. Thank god.
How is everyone else been doing? Hopefully not sick like me.
Click for Nakie Pics
Hugs
Luv, Duv
How is everyone else been doing? Hopefully not sick like me.
Click for Nakie Pics
Hugs
Luv, Duv
Changed my name to Duv (Dove)
Had to adjust the spelling of course cos someone already had the name....but oh well.
Had to adjust the spelling of course cos someone already had the name....but oh well.
Flight was cancelled due to bad weather, BUT I was able to change it to leave tonight!!! YAAAAYYY!!!!
Watch out New York, here I come!
Im Nakie!!
X
Watch out New York, here I come!
Im Nakie!!
X
Im leaving tomorrow for the big city!!!!!
Hopefully it wont rain/snow too much....dont really care either way now that I think about it.
Me Naked in MR
Take care my lil SG monsters!!
X
Hopefully it wont rain/snow too much....dont really care either way now that I think about it.
Me Naked in MR
Take care my lil SG monsters!!
X
