A Little ♥ and Soul

I'm tired of putting books away. Every time I finally spot an author, I immediately forget where they go again. Seriously annoying! Grr... :-/ I have a ton more books to put away and I'm feeling kind of tired. I need a caffeine boost but I can't leave the store. It's days like these that I wish that the check cashing place next door was the 7-11 it used to be because I could really go for a Dr. Pepper or a Slurpee right now. I've been awake far too long and I didn't get enough sleep. I ended up going to bed around 1am and had to wake up at 7:30am at the latest to get ready for the day, run errands before work and then go to work. At least I'll be able to get some sleep tonight. I don't think I have anything planned...thank goodness. Although, I could use a good movie night tonight. Man...I can't wait for summer to arrive! I tend to be busier during the summer than any other time of the year. I guess that's a good thing. Summer = late night drink ...

So, I'm not going to Alaska. I'm not as bummed as I thought I would be, but I'm going to miss the potential money that would have come from that job. Honestly, I wanted to go and I even prayed about it knowing that I probably shouldn't go. I applied anyway. What's the harm in trying, right? Anyway, I'm still looking for a better job. The bookstore just isn't cutting it and I'm already stressed out about the bills that seem to be piling up against my wishes. Psh...how dare they? They didn't even ask my permission! I guess it's a good thing that I'm not going. Apparently Heavenly Father has a bigger plan for me and wants me to find some other way to pay for school. It would have been sooo nice to not really have to try and save for school when there aren't any stores in the area of Alaska I would have been going to. Gosh...don't you hate that? Every time I wanted to be given the easy way of doing things, Heavenly Father thinks that it...

So, I'm sitting here at work and I'm really kind of tired. I got enough sleep and I've eaten...I shouldn't be tired, dang it! I need to open the door so there's some cool air coming in through the store. Hopefully that'll keep me awake. *wait, customer approaching. Looks like I have to go back to work for a minute* Ok, while she's busy looking, I'll keep blogging away. I haven't heard from the lady in Alaska, yet. I'm kind of hoping that's where I need to be for the summer. I need to get away from Provo and the "Happy Valley" and just people in general. I've been in Utah Valley for almost 5 years. Moving here was my last big adventure and ever since then, I've been stuck. I don't make enough to go somewhere on a whim and I've had a lot more responsibilities to deal with. I need to get out. I need a vacation. In the past 5 years, I haven't had a proper vacation. Going to visit family isn't vacation, going on R...

So, I've started working at a little bookstore off of State Street and 400 South here in South Orem recently and tonight was my first night closing all by myself. It seems like this will be the norm. I don't know if I'll ever get home before 7pm for as long as I work here. Lovely...just lovely. I applied for a job in Alaska on Sunday. I don't know if I'll even get the job, but if I do get an offer to go, I don't know what I'll do. It seems like they need me here at the bookstore, but at the same time, they aren't paying me enough to make it worth my time to stay through the summer. Anyway, I need to catch the bus and meet my roommate at the Wilk for some celebratory ice cream.