Marchy March

It is my first time being awake so early in quite a while without being mad at someone/something for waking me up out of turn.

I got a new part time job at the local coffee company as a demo rep for the weekends. I can do a demo Saturday or Sunday, both or neither... just depending on my schedule and financial need. I get $50 for a 4 hour demo or $75 for a 6 hour demo. And, it actually sounds like something that I can make fun for myself if I approach it with the right attitude... I go in the the factory to pick up some beans and some equipment and take it out to local restaurants, supermarkets, fairs, etc... then I set it up and spend a few hours just brewing up coffee and talking about coffee and the best ways to roast and brew it. Not a bad way to make $50 :-) It could be worse at the very least.

I also interviewed for a 30-hour per week receptionist/dispatching/appointment setting sort of position that would be a Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm position. It went really really well and I will know between 10am and 11am my time if I got the job... To be honest, unless they met someone completely shockingly amazing (or who offered sexual favors), I will be surprised if I don't get offered this job. And, while it is relatively low pay and not technically full time, I did the math and - after taxes - the pay from this job should pay all my solid, non-negotiable bills (rent, electric, car insurance, etc.). There won't be much more than a dollar or two left over, but at least my important and un-skippable bills will be covered. And then I have the coffee job to keep my gas tank full and food on my table.

Downside? If I am short on money for any reason (unexpected bills, birthdays and holidays I need to save for, etc) I can easily end up working 7 days a week for many weeks. And that sounds exhausting...

Upside? Well, paying my bills of course! And, even when I do have to work 7 days a week it will never be more than 6 hours a day and I never have to be up before dawn... AND my evening are *always* free.

Speaking of... time to get my butt off the computer and into some clothes so I can go make some money talking about yummy coffee!

I'll update this post with whether or not I get the desk job.