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habitual

Well, I have been extremely busy as of late. I've been trying to get back to the gym on a habitual basis. The elliptical machine is my new favourite, and I enjoy it because I can spend a good hour on it without killing my knees.

Unfortunately, My feet are complaining. Loud enough for me to actually go buy a decent pair of shoes. this will cost money. I prefer to save my money, but alas.

I have also been working at a different Wendy's here and there to help out with some of the problems they've been having.

The hard work has paid off.
Monday, I get promoted. I don't get as much as I had hoped for, but I got more than they originally tried to offer and was quite proud of myself for negotiating a higher salary. I very calmly and factually listed off all the reasons that I felt I deserved a bit more than the average assistant manager. Go me.
My raise is about twice as much as I currently make. Go me, yet again.

Unfortunately, with that raise, it means that I am salary. With salary, I am looking at 50 hour work weeks instead of 40 hour work weeks. I knew this before I sought promotion. That's ok. It just means that I need to manage my time better. Something that I need to work on anyways. Time management is an oxymoron when you have a muse.

On the same day that I found out about my promotion, I got an email stating that my divorce was filed. Don't have a date for the divorce yet. But it is really going to happen. It is so strange to spend so much time with someone, and then one day, you don't.... ever again. I don't know how much any feelings that I may have for him are pity, love, or just habit. But I do find it sorta sad that there was once something that I felt that is no longer there. However, I understand that I would not appreciate my new relationship nearly as much had I not gone through the last (almost) 12 years. That number gets longer when you consider that I met John when I was 16.

Moving on to better things...

Mike and I are going to spend this weekend together. I only have to work Saturday, and then I have Sunday/ Monday off. We are going to stop in at the hippie retreat and say hi to some friends, and also make our appearance. This is where we met, we know a lot of different people and a lot of the same people at the events, it's going to be a bit strange as our circle of friends figure out that we are a couple... ( and all the other bitches can weep because HE'S MINE... I GOT THE STAFFMAKER, EAT IT BITCHES... WATCH ME SNOG WITH MIKE ALL DAMN WEEKEND. .... don't know where that came from) emmm. anyways.

I wonder if Auntie Loki would like to take Hemlock for a month and train him. Little bastard woke me up at four this morning because he wanted loving. I coccooned myself, and he figured out how to get under the blankets. Persistant brat.