Fox & Obel

Back to work I go! I just got a job at Fox & Obel
Their cheese department is in a state of flux at the moment so I will be working part time/weekends to start at a better rate than I had at Marion Street. I will also have the opportunity to cross train in other departments like the butcher shop and the fish mongers. They also have a full production kitchen and artisan bakery on site. So plenty of good prospects ahead here, I hope.
There is another possibility open to me as well. Friends in town have opened a door for me (thanks Deb) to talk to an Italian deli in the South Loop that may wish to expand its cheese offering. The shop is getting rave reviews on yelp.

Still Alive

Sorry I have been so short on blogs lately... my job is really intense right now and will continue to be for the next couple of months. As most of you know I am also pregnant which makes me tired, very tired. Just to give you all an idea of my day.

5:30 wake up & get ready
6:00 Ian up, breakfast
7:00 Aaron drops Ian off at daycare and me to train
8:00 arrive at work, I then typically will work through to 7 or 8, eating at my desk and trying to keep on top of it all - this is hard and stressful
8:00 pm Ian to sleep, I typically put my pjs on and fall asleep with him, Aaron comes in and wakes my up to move to our bed around 10
repeat

I also try to fit meetings in there, paying bills, Christmas, etc, etc

I guess I'm feeling a little sorry for myself this morning. After all, it's Sunday, I'm at work, I was here yesterday and will be here again tomorrow... the good news is I have the opportunity to work a lot of OT and this is going to come in handy as the economic downfall has officially hit our household and Aaron is out a job.

Woe is me. Once in awhile the whole thing kinda gets to me. I never knew that life was going to be such a struggle. Maybe that's one of the downfalls of growing up a part of the TV generation. I believed in the fairy tales, I thought life was like on tv. Nobody told me that it was a lot of work interspirsed with only brief moments of brillance.

Tomorrow's another day.

Pure Genius

Simply amazing. It makes perfect sense! This is how we'll do it next year!