So,……..why am I not doing it?
Crafting and sewing, that is. It is therapy to me, but lately, I have not picked up the sewing machine nor the jewelry pliers OR the scissors for cutting out squares for making quilts at all? Could it be summer that is keeping me away from the “therapy sessions” or is it the fact my mind needs a break from crafting? Or is it the fact that the house will always remain messy and have to clean up as usual that I will never have the time to sit down and do it? Or is it the fact that DS is still the “handful” one that distracts me from doing so?
Yesterday, DS and I went to pick DH up from work and when DH came out with co-workers, they looked like they were in distress. DH told me that his boss could not give him a raise because “it was not in the budget”. On the other hand, a 22-year-old guy, recently a new father, was given a 2-dollar raise (3 dollars more than what DH made), which got the whole staff SHAKING their heads, why? For starters, this 22-year-old guy was ALWAYS late for work (believe me, when I passed his house after dropping DH off at work, he was out of the house into his truck the TIME his shift STARTED), and always leaves whenever he pleases (which got the foreman mad!), and one day two weeks ago, he had to deliver an auger to a farm 25 miles from the city, and he got into an ACCIDENT which the RCMP found HIM at fault, as he was SPEEDING carelessly, and not only he lost control on the highway, the auger flipped and the car behind the truck and auger, ran into the ditch and flipped, too. The driver of the car walked away with little or no injuries (thanks to the seltbelt!). He was fined $225. And the farmer who bought the auger was ANGRY that he had to pay extra to replace the auger he originally selected. And he GOT a RAISE? DH’s other co-worker is a father of two, same age as DH (32) and is a HARDWORKER. And he was denied a raise the whole three years he worked in. He can’t figure out WHY. So tomorrow (officially) is his last day, and is going to work at another rival dealership (which my dad normally gets his tractor parts from) starting this Monday. When DH’s co-worker told his boss that he was leaving, he simply said,”nice working with you”. Dh and his foreman are keeping themselves ZIPPED until they find something better. I know DH worked hard to work in a company that he has exact qualifications for, but to be able to gain more experience that he liked, but for a pay 2 dollars more than a minimum wage? We made sacrifices on this part.
I know from earlier posts that other moms convinced me to take up part time work, like selling Avon and MK, as well as Partylite and Discovery, but there are so many moms PROMOTING themselves in this city, how do I go about winning more customers from them? Meanwhile, I will trying to keep going with crafts and hopefully sell them out.
I hope life gets better for all of us.
And that is where the “Frugal Living” board comes in on CPO.
June 24th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Gosh, I hear your frustration! It’s so difficult to make extra money on the side when your kids are young - plus crafting itself costs money, but isn’t the mind “therapy” worth it all?
Reminds me of a saying I use to live by: “Do what you love, the rest will come” In my case it really did happen. I hope it does for you too!