Right Place At The Right Time

Something tells me that things are going to get better.
Well, I could be getting ahead of myself. Kind of too early to tell.
But, there's been an opportunity given to my boyfriend and I
for some work, so that'll improve things.
How long that will last is yet to be seen.
So long as there aren't any issues, things could be pretty good.
This is just a start.
I've put my eggs in one basket before and I shouldn't do that.
I can be hopeful, but I can't expect very much.
Just to be given a chance is what I've wanted for so long now.
So I have a chance now so we'll see how that goes.
Today was a busy day for the both of us.
He goes back tomorrow, and I stay here to deal with things here.
We both go on Thursday for some proper training.
We will be working together so that will be interesting.
I've never had a job where I get to work with my boyfriend before.
I've never worked with any of my boyfriends, ever.
So that will be interesting. Something totally new for me.
There will be days I have off that he has to go in by himself.
He'll be working at two locations and I'll only be at one location,
but the locations aren't far apart and when he's finished at his spot,
he comes to my spot to work with me.

We'll be cleaning. Which isn't a hard job.
Just remembering everything that needs to be done,
and staying on top of it all will be the hardest part and that isn't hard.
The place is in good condition and kept pretty clean, so it should be easy.
A lot easier than at the college where it could be a nightmare at exam time.
You would not believe the amount of garbage at that college.
Mountains of garbage every night. It's unbelievable.
The college has many buildings and there are around 200 employees there.
There's the day shift and the night crew. The night crew has the most work.
Which is why they get paid more.
But it's still less than doing the same work at a hospital, for instance.
The garbage at the college would blow anyone's mind.
Yes, it's a big place, yes there are lots of students and staff,
but the amount is just craziness. I can't even describe it.
They have these bins to take the trash out in and they are big enough
for two people to sit in. Industrial sized cart/bins.
They are FULL and piled HIGH with garbage
and that is only from one building. There are many buildings.

There are  buildings: A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, M, N, P, S, T, Z
and the Aces building. Which I think replaces the old F building.

There aren't any buildings G, I, K, L, O, Q, R, U, V, W, X, or Y

So all together there are 15 buildings and I'd say there's about
1 ton of trash from each building each day.
There are compactors that compact the garbage
right outside some of the buildings.

It just made me realise how wasteful people are.
People throw things out and they don't realise how much it adds up.
When I think about it, it makes me sad.
I've thrown out my share of stuff over the years, but it makes me feel guilty.
Eventually the guilt goes away, but it still makes me feel guilty.
Most people can throw away things without feeling anything.
Which would be nice not to feel guilt when throwing something away.
Probably why I have kept so many things I do not need.
I can sympathise with hoarders because they probably hoard
to avoid those feelings of guilt. Yet when things pile up, the shame comes.
So it's like trading guilt for shame. There is no winning.

I keep watching Obsessive Compulsive Hoarders.
Then I look at my bathroom and wonder if it's clean enough
and think "Probably not." Even though I just cleaned it.
Then starting this job, I might not want to clean when I get home.
But I can't let it get as bad as it was years ago.
I had little energy because I spent it on so many other things.
Having a kid takes a lot of your energy.
And I would rather spend every moment with him
than go clean something. "It can wait."
Then I was bad at procrastinating. Still am, but overall, I'm cleaner.
Because my son lives with his father and he isn't so little anymore.
Of course everyone has excuses for everything.
"Reasons" why they haven't gotten around to doing something.
Even getting around to things that they should have done a long time ago.

The more we put off doing something, the harder it gets.
That is something I've learned over the years. The hard way of course.
For me, anything worth learning is worth learning the hard way.
Nobody enjoys learning the hard way.
But some people only learn the hard way or they just don't learn.

So anyway, today I was in the right place at the right time.
I was just helping my boyfriend get to his job interview
because he hasn't been in Ottawa very long and he doesn't know Ottawa.
So I went there with him and they asked me if I was looking for work, too.
So I said I was, and they offered me that place and said we can work together.
The timing was just right or something.

...And that is the update. For now.