As soon as we hit those teen aged years all we want is enough money to buy or do things with. We save for a car, for a CD player, speakers, a trip to a beach for spring break, a shopping spree, a prom dress, an apartment, ...the list only continues. The only problem is that we never really realize how hard we are going to have to work in order to not only survive, but also enjoy the little things in life.
I am a full-time college student, I live off campus, work two jobs, and have a new car to pay for. I find myself with more things to fill my time with then i find time to sleep. I'm a health care major, so I always have something to read or study or take a quiz over. But homework becomes a hassle to manage when I never get to eat or sleep or converse with my roommates. I work as a sales associate at the local Greenwood mall, and I'm also a server at one of our many restaurants here in Bowling Green. I am on my feet all day. Here is an idea of what my schedule looks like on a daily basis:
9:00 am - Awake, shower, and get ready for work
10:00am - Wear ridiculous uniform, name badge, and smile, in order to make customers happy. Serve
3:00pm food and clean anything and everything that needs it.
3:30pm - Arrive home and take quiz for an online HCA class.
4:00pm - Change into second work uniform.
5:00pm - Arrive at job number two and begin working the night away, greeting every customer and
9:00pm making sure all soaps are appropriately aligned in the shelves.
9:00pm - Close store, get ready for heavy lifting as the inventory truck arrives
12:00am
12:15am - Arrive home, eat something small, drink a lot of water (helps with the hunger) and pack back
pack for school in the morning, choose outfit, set alarm, sleep.
It isn't very detailed, those are typically more for my days that I go to class on the hill, but every hour is planned to do something, work, or school work between work. AND let's not even mention that I do have a boyfriend currently that I am trying to keep things alive with. Of course, he is much better at it than I am.
I have considered selling plasma, but I have been there and done that and didn't really care for it that first time around. Hell there was even talk about being a sex cam model, and that's desperate. Fortunately things have looked up since then, and I don't have to consider extreme possibilities. But maybe one day I'll have that dream job and be able to work flexible and relaxed hours and make enough and hour where I won't need to have a second source of income. A girl can Dream right?
