Toto, I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore

I've been living in Sacramento since the end of August. It's been over three months since I left West Virginia and to say that I'm missing my friends and family is an understatement. I'm not going to lie, some days are really hard and then others are easy. When I first got here, I was on a great work schedule. I was with people who were really friendly and made an effort to help me feel like I wasn't the new girl. The pace of work wasn't overwhelming and it felt like a great fit. Then we bid on new schedules and I got stuck with the only one left.

I've been on my new schedule since October and to say that it's been nice would be a big fat lie. Getting up in the morning isn't even the worst part. I have to get up most mornings by 2:15 a.m. and that's not because of my commute. It's because I have to be literally working at 3:15 (yes, you read that right... AM). The pace is grueling. I'll end up standing almost the entire day and speaking for more than half of it. I've had to talk so much at work that when I get off work, I don't even feel like talking to anyone on the phone to let them know I'm on the way home. 

The people on this shift... they make fun of my east coast accent. Most people in the beginning were like, "Oh that's cute, you have an accent that isn't from around here." However, some of these people like to pretend to mimic it as they talk back to me. Um... last time I checked this isn't 7th grade. Most of the time I shrug it off but at 3:15 in the morning it tends to rake the nerves a little bit. But as my mom has taught me, Smile at them and say nothing. Killing with kindness kids! For the majority though other coworkers have been nice or at least made the attempt to be nice to me.

Did I mention when I basically got forced to go to the morning shift that I was also losing money because of it? Yep! Sure am! The only days off with this schedule included a Sunday. Well that's all fine and great if you want a Sunday off but I don't. I've always worked Sundays. Want to know why? We get a little thing called, Sunday differential. AKA they pay more for you to work that day. I got my most recent paycheck and it was a noticeable difference. Home girl has bills to pay! When you are six figures in debt with a house payment, car payment and credit card bills then every dollar counts. Definitely during the holiday season.

Apart from the whole work thing making me almost cry on a daily basis. I'm just tired of being alone a lot of the time. I wish my family was here. I'm ready to see everyone and for them to be here. I don't have any friends here so I basically have become an expert cleaner and crafter. Do you live in Sacramento? Let's be friends and hang out! I'm trying to see the good in everything and strive to make the most out of this move. Some days just seem more hard than others. It could be because it's the holidays and that's my favorite time of the year and this year has been different. BUT I know that good things will come. I'll hopefully either get a promotion soon and if not maybe I'll even find another job that will allow me to sleep past 2:15 am and make twice as much money. Hey a girl can dream right? In the meantime keep me in your good thoughts.

Theater Thursday

It's Theater Thursday! What's Theater Thursday? Well it's a day (always Thursday) that you can pick out a movie that you love or something that you think others should watch that's out on dvd. Grab the Theater Thursday button, post about your movie choice and then come back here and link up! That way everyone will have some great movie ideas and choices going into the weekend. 

Christmas Holiday Edition

I love Christmas and movies so this is a great combination for me! For the rest of this month, my movies will be holiday movies! This week's featured movie is a Sandra Bullock classic, While You Were Sleeping. 

Sandra Bullock stars as Lucy, a single Chicago girl who works for the public transportation system as a token booth worker at the train station. It's during this time that she sees and meets Peter. Peter (Peter Gallagher) is a stylish, businessman who breezes through the station every morning saying hello and smiling at Lucy. Over time Lucy draws an interest in Peter but can't figure out how to start a conversation with him. She's attracted to him and wants to date him but can't figure out how to get that into a conversation. 

On Christmas Day when Lucy gets stuck working, Peter is the only passenger coming through. A few guys at the station start hassling him and knocks him onto the tracks rendering him unconscious. Lucy notices this rushes to his aid. When she gets to the hospital there is some confusion and she's introduced to Peter's family as his fiance. Much to her disbelief, Peter's family believes it because they haven't seen him in awhile. Lucy gets scared and doesn't know what to say. 

There's only one major problem... Jack (Bill Pullman). Jack is Peter's brother and while Peter remains in a como, Jack and Lucy begin hanging out. They start to fall for each other but Jack believes that Lucy is his brothers fiance and Lucy doesn't know how to tell them all the truth without upsetting them. Once Peter wakes up it goes crazy from there! 

If you've never seen this movie, check it out! Also don't forget to link up! 

Welcome Home: The Kitchen

The house tour continues! If you've missed the other two editions you can check them out here...

The Empty House 

Guest Bathroom 

Before I moved into the house, the kitchen had been completely re-done. They had put in new cabinets, stainless steel appliances and all new granite counter tops. They had also completely re-done the wood floors in the kitchen, dining room and living room. The hard work was done! Thank goodness. 
The Before:

  

After...

New wood flooring and all new cabinets

Those white owls are finding a new home now in the house

can you tell what I was making?

Stainless steel dishwasher because actually hand washing dishes grosses me out!

These postcards are a work in progress. I thought I'd put up one from all the places I've been and collected over the years of travels. 

There's a window in my kitchen but I have yet to get curtains for it. If you notice all of the canisters on my counter, they are vintage and from a 1970's collection called Merry Mushroom. I'm trying to get the matching curtains but they can be hard to find. Whenever they do come up online they can be really expensive! When I update the kitchen, I'll be sure to follow up on here.