I don’t work at PetSmart anymore.

I can’t say that I won’t miss the job I did because I will. I really enjoyed working with the animals and some of the owners were pretty cool, too. I even made a few good friends (you know who you are and you will be missed.) No worries, though... I’ll still be around with the animal shelter so it’s not like I’m going to vanish completely.

BUT (for the most part) I won’t miss any of my ex-coworkers or the high school-esque drama that never quit. No matter how you slice it that place employs mostly kids (or adults that couldn’t act like adults) and well - there was a lot of immature, he said / she said, "this-manager’s-my friend-so-I-can-do-what-I-want" type of behavior going on and I’m just not down with all of that.

Not to mention that retail will always be retail, which usually forces you to choose between any semblance of family life and work... I don’t know about you, but my choice will always be my family. I don’t want to work holidays rather than spend time with them - so I won’t. That is my choice and if it means losing a part-time, low-paying job (with as far as I’m concerned - no opportunities for advancement seeing as how I WILL NOT sign a 2 year contract) then so be it. No matter what the store manager says, I DO, in fact, call my own shots - and I DO, in fact, do what I want. That’s the joy of being an adult. Life is choices and I’ve made mine. I have no regrets.

Honestly, this couldn’t have come at a better time. With my mother’s recent behavior she’s no longer on the list of people who could watch Shadow while I work, and until I get my other car running I really don’t want to have 3 jobs to get myself to, plus have to try to get Nick to his, anyway. It’s just hard to juggle it all - so I’m thankful for the break. And also for having my weekends back. It’s nice. 😊

Oh, and by the way I’ll be volunteering at the Animal Shelter’s thrift store, Secondhand Tails, on every other Friday during the day. If you haven’t been by the new location you should stop by there. It’s huge, and really nice. All proceeds go towards taking care of the shelter pets so it’s for a good cause, too. 😊

Have a nice weekend, friends. 😊 I know I will. 😉