yesterday, just after arriving, my brother and his girlfriend showed up.
we joked and laughed.
i went and bought purple paint. because, if i will be here a long time, i must love my space.
we talked. and talked. and talked.
then slept.
i've found a few cute new little DIY projects, courtesy of my mom.
when i woke up today, i threw on the first things i found. a tie-dye shirt and crazy tie-dye shorts.
my hair? a tumble weed mess. i walked upstairs, wiping the tired out of my eyes.
my mom turned and just busted up. "well isn't that quite the outfit!"
i loved it.
we just chilled all day. we didn't bother getting ready. because who would, on a snowy day?
surely not us.
we made spaghetti. and now i will make oatmeal cake. just to prove i still can.
i assure you, this time the flour WILL be present.
highlight though:
i haven't received any texts today. so i complained about it, as we were eating.
as i was taking my bowl for more spaghetti, i noticed i had a text.
blamed it on my sister, Jordan. finally opened it up:
i love you (:
i don't think it really gets better than that. sure, we bicker always. but that's code. if you read between the lines you can see that it's all done in love.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
so here's the thing...
i realize a bunch of people will be disappointed no matter where i choose to settle.
the thing you've got to remember is that i need to do what's best for me.
not only do i need to be in a place where i can grow, but i need to be somewhere i can take care of myself.
let's be honest, you can't be a happy human if you're always stressing about keeping the bills paid.
i love cedar city. let's make no mistake about that.
but i only have a year to pay back $8,000 of student loan debt if i want to go on a mission.
that means paying $800 dollars a month for the next year.
let's keep in mind the rest of my bills equal $480 a month.
that doesn't include rent or food. rent and food would be right around $400 a month.
anyone know a job in cedar that will pay me $1,600+?
i sure don't. even living at home, i know i'll be working my butt into the ground to come up with the $1,300 just to pay my bills and my $800 student loan goal.
i'm not asking anyone to understand this. i'm just trying to do what's best for me.
you're either with me or against me, but quite frankly, i've got enough to worry about.
the last thing i need is to be worried about the toes i'm stepping on. it's not like i'm doing anything naughty anymore...
all i ask is that you try to support me and love me.
i'll be honest, this wasn't an easy decision to make.
the thing you've got to remember is that i need to do what's best for me.
not only do i need to be in a place where i can grow, but i need to be somewhere i can take care of myself.
let's be honest, you can't be a happy human if you're always stressing about keeping the bills paid.
i love cedar city. let's make no mistake about that.
but i only have a year to pay back $8,000 of student loan debt if i want to go on a mission.
that means paying $800 dollars a month for the next year.
let's keep in mind the rest of my bills equal $480 a month.
that doesn't include rent or food. rent and food would be right around $400 a month.
anyone know a job in cedar that will pay me $1,600+?
i sure don't. even living at home, i know i'll be working my butt into the ground to come up with the $1,300 just to pay my bills and my $800 student loan goal.
i'm not asking anyone to understand this. i'm just trying to do what's best for me.
you're either with me or against me, but quite frankly, i've got enough to worry about.
the last thing i need is to be worried about the toes i'm stepping on. it's not like i'm doing anything naughty anymore...
all i ask is that you try to support me and love me.
i'll be honest, this wasn't an easy decision to make.
Monday, April 4, 2011
all jokes aside,
i'm going to be okay.
i quit my job.
i moved out of my place.
i signed a lease in cedar city.
i'm staying a week in kaysville. to house and dog sit.
i'm an angry little elf. why?
because the internet doesn't love me.
so watching my glorious Michael Westin flicks takes time.
it goes something like this:
pick an episode. let it buffer.
play the buffered part. pause it.
let it buffer again.
i have a pile of laundry as big as Mt. Everest.
and i'm thinking i'll probably donate half of it when it's clean.
besides, it can't all fit in my car anyways.
i'm thinking cedar city will be a summer adventure.
i'll find a job, work my buns off, and then figure it out after that.
but cedar city has golden spoon. and that just might be reason enough to never leave.
life is currently going in a strange little direction.
aka...it doesn't really have a direction.
i'm thinking perhaps going to hair school.
regular school.
work. then a mission.
alaska.
marriage, eventually. while on this topic, i'd like to point out that i am six years old and that for the first time since i was sixteen, they have cooties. not only am i not looking for a relationship with a male, i'm dreading it. everyone else is getting married. i'm setting sails for SingleHappyLoserVille.
the obsessions today:
you know the Reese's cereal? yes, that. plain or with milk. i'll take it either.
showering. as soon as i finish the episode of Burn Notice i find myself waiting for.
clean laundry.
my break-up cactus. it's still alive and kickin'. what is this? jaycie keeping something alive?! yes. i, miss jaycie leishman, have a very much alive cactus. not that it's hard to keep a cactus alive. i water it only perhaps every week or two. i think it's growing. mind you, i spilled all of the dirt in my car. because moving is tough.
speaking of which, anyone with a big truck want to haul my poor buttocks down to cedar sometime in the next month or so? obviously i'm not really on a tight schedule anymore.
p.s. i went through all the movies at the kaysville pad. i found 17 movies from My List of Movies to Watch Soon. perhaps i'll tackle them all. along with the rest of season 3 and all of season 4 of Burn Notice. Though i have absolutely nothing to do, i feel as though it'll be a busy week!
i quit my job.
i moved out of my place.
i signed a lease in cedar city.
i'm staying a week in kaysville. to house and dog sit.
i'm an angry little elf. why?
because the internet doesn't love me.
so watching my glorious Michael Westin flicks takes time.
it goes something like this:
pick an episode. let it buffer.
play the buffered part. pause it.
let it buffer again.
i have a pile of laundry as big as Mt. Everest.
and i'm thinking i'll probably donate half of it when it's clean.
besides, it can't all fit in my car anyways.
i'm thinking cedar city will be a summer adventure.
i'll find a job, work my buns off, and then figure it out after that.
but cedar city has golden spoon. and that just might be reason enough to never leave.
life is currently going in a strange little direction.
aka...it doesn't really have a direction.
i'm thinking perhaps going to hair school.
regular school.
work. then a mission.
alaska.
marriage, eventually. while on this topic, i'd like to point out that i am six years old and that for the first time since i was sixteen, they have cooties. not only am i not looking for a relationship with a male, i'm dreading it. everyone else is getting married. i'm setting sails for SingleHappyLoserVille.
the obsessions today:
you know the Reese's cereal? yes, that. plain or with milk. i'll take it either.
showering. as soon as i finish the episode of Burn Notice i find myself waiting for.
clean laundry.
my break-up cactus. it's still alive and kickin'. what is this? jaycie keeping something alive?! yes. i, miss jaycie leishman, have a very much alive cactus. not that it's hard to keep a cactus alive. i water it only perhaps every week or two. i think it's growing. mind you, i spilled all of the dirt in my car. because moving is tough.
speaking of which, anyone with a big truck want to haul my poor buttocks down to cedar sometime in the next month or so? obviously i'm not really on a tight schedule anymore.
p.s. i went through all the movies at the kaysville pad. i found 17 movies from My List of Movies to Watch Soon. perhaps i'll tackle them all. along with the rest of season 3 and all of season 4 of Burn Notice. Though i have absolutely nothing to do, i feel as though it'll be a busy week!
Friday, April 1, 2011
the day i got fired...
remember this guy? well, he got me fired today...
i show up to work, cheerful and happy and perky as usual.
a couple hours later, i'm sitting in my Boss' office being questioned.
yes, that's me. plastered all over his cubicle.
i assure you i had nothing to do with it.
the plot thickens.
soon after arriving, cb, along with THE ENTIRE COMPANY received this e-mail:
From: Susie B.
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 9:25 AM
To: +All
Subject: Welcome New Employee to Team Leader!
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 9:25 AM
To: +All
Subject: Welcome New Employee to Team Leader!
Please join me in welcoming Jaycie Leishman to Team Leader! Jaycie will be joining our team as Logistics Coordinator, beginning on Monday, April 18. She currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be taking the next two weeks to relocate to Columbus.
Jaycie is currently an inside rep for one of our vendors, Snugz, so many of you have spoken with her on the phone. Aside from her background in thepromotional products industry (which will be very valuable to us!), Jaycie enjoys writing romance novels, snuggling in front of a crackling fire, and long walks on the beach.
I am sure you’re wondering why someone would consider relocating from Salt Lake to COLUMBUS!? I asked her the same question, and she coyly replied “my soul mate… the love of my life… lives in Columbus.” Then she kept talking about some dude’s VOICE… not sure where she was going with that one.
In any case, please give Jaycie a warm LP welcome when you see her – she’s moving a long way from home, and with only CB to keep her company, she’ll need your support.
Thanks!
Susie B.
Director of Strategic Accounts
A few of the LP reps decided they better forward it on to my boss.
Naturally, my boss freaked out.
Since when am I moving to Columbus, Ohio?
She TOLD me not to give out personal information to clients!
How does this look for the company?
The scolding went on and on and on....
I couldn't convince her it was just an April Fool's Day joke. Especially when she asked about "the Voice." What was I supposed to say? i AM obsessed with that voice...
Then B., the owner of the company comes in, gives this rant about how unprofessional my actions have been, that the company doesn't deserve this kind of reputation, and that they have to let me go.
Shortly after leaving, my Check Engine light came on. I guess I'll have to find new means of transportation to Ohio to start my job on the 18th.
Perhaps next year, I just won't get out of bed on April Fool's Day...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
i need some advice.
at this point i have five options, as far as i can tell.
my landlord told me today he has people interested in my place. we've been having roommate problems and this would be a good way to sever ties and move on rather than trying to work through the mess for the next three months. it's a good option, only i need to act, well...now.
so, here are the options i can see. read, then advise:
one.
i stay living where i'm at in salt lake for the next three months.
when my lease is almost up, start contemplating the future.
if i choose option one, nothing changes. at least...not for three months until my lease is up.
two.
i can just move elsewhere in salt lake. that would mean a new lease, which would keep me tied to salt lake for at least six months or a year. i would keep the same job. try to plant some roots and create a life in salt lake rather than just being in survival mode like i currently am.
three.
move to cedar city. find a new job.
pay off the student loans. go on a mission or go back to school next spring.
reconnect with friends. have a simple life, complicated only by things i love.
four.
move back to logan. bide my time and find a cute house and a new job.
maybe go to school at usu in the spring. maybe go on a mission.. work at coldstone, maybe.
matt will be back the end of june. who even knows what that means?
five.
go to a completely new place. live in a mystery place. do a mystery job.
Note: If you pick option five, you better lay out the details...aka where i will live and what i will do.
now please, cast a vote. give me advice. i have NO IDEA what i'm supposed to be doing with my life. i couldn't even tell you what i want to be doing in my life.
quite frankly, i do not like having this many options. please, someone, ANYONE, just tell me what i need to do...
why can't i just have a few options placed before me? i want to be able to just look and pick the job, the house, and the man. oh, that it were that simple.
my landlord told me today he has people interested in my place. we've been having roommate problems and this would be a good way to sever ties and move on rather than trying to work through the mess for the next three months. it's a good option, only i need to act, well...now.
so, here are the options i can see. read, then advise:
one.
i stay living where i'm at in salt lake for the next three months.
when my lease is almost up, start contemplating the future.
if i choose option one, nothing changes. at least...not for three months until my lease is up.
two.
i can just move elsewhere in salt lake. that would mean a new lease, which would keep me tied to salt lake for at least six months or a year. i would keep the same job. try to plant some roots and create a life in salt lake rather than just being in survival mode like i currently am.
three.
move to cedar city. find a new job.
pay off the student loans. go on a mission or go back to school next spring.
reconnect with friends. have a simple life, complicated only by things i love.
four.
move back to logan. bide my time and find a cute house and a new job.
maybe go to school at usu in the spring. maybe go on a mission.. work at coldstone, maybe.
matt will be back the end of june. who even knows what that means?
five.
go to a completely new place. live in a mystery place. do a mystery job.
Note: If you pick option five, you better lay out the details...aka where i will live and what i will do.
now please, cast a vote. give me advice. i have NO IDEA what i'm supposed to be doing with my life. i couldn't even tell you what i want to be doing in my life.
quite frankly, i do not like having this many options. please, someone, ANYONE, just tell me what i need to do...
why can't i just have a few options placed before me? i want to be able to just look and pick the job, the house, and the man. oh, that it were that simple.
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