Black Friday

Yesterday I considered getting up really early this morning and going to work at my retail job.  Since the hours are flexible and based on completion I can do the jobs anytime the store is open.  I have a total of 5 stores to go to today and tomorrow and I was thinking that I could get them all done today and have tomorrow off.  At 9:40 AM the "getting up really early" part is already out of the question.  I am currently feeling invigorated though and preparing myself mentally to go out into the wilds of Black Friday to work.  I am starting off with a big glass of orange juice and I am going to follow that with an egg and toast breakfast-I think I may need to protein.  Sometimes I think back to the phone interview for this job, 11 years ago, when they asked me if I was a shopper or not.  I was honestly confused by the question and answered that I was the person to do the shopping for the family.  In a past life (like my 20's and 30's) I was maybe a 'shopper' but in my 40's and now 50's I am much more of a go and get what I need sort.  I look forward to not having this job anymore when I can just go to a store, pick up what I want, and leave.

Wish I had seen this yesterday: Don't Get Mad, Take Notes.  Thankfully, I really didn't need it though. 

Work went well.  Only the first store I was in was really busy.  Most likely because of the time and most folks were back home sleeping by noon!  😴  I got 4 of the 5 I needed to do completed.  The only one not done is the one that is farthest away.  Had I not done a little bit of shopping while I was out there, I probably could have gotten the last one done as well and still been back for the cats at a reasonable time. 

This morning I watched some YouTube videos.  This one, How I afford My Lifestyle, is about a former thru hiker and briefly hits on how they afford to hike.  They basically became hobos.  I'm not willing to go quite that far, but I keep hoping to downsize more.  There are certain hobbies that I choose to continue that mean I will need more than a 5' X 8' trailer to live in.  I also really like my shower... 

One of my favorite games is called Settler's of Catan.  Today at Walmart I found Catan Junior.  Gideon will be getting it for Christmas.  I am looking forward to playing it with him.  Yesterday we played a card game called Agony.  The quick online search to find anything about the game that we call Agony didn't find anything.  Games are my happy for today.


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