Something that has been bugging me for a while, which I haven't really spoken about properly, is work.
Work
So, for the last 4 months or so, I've been working at a local heritage site, it's the kind of place that I had visited many times as a child, and it's usually the place we'd go if we had people in town, as I got older.
It's a really cool spot, and steeped in history, and in fact, I'd really like to do a blog on here talking about some of the facts about the place - especially now that I've been there a while and learned so much more than I'd ever thought I would.
Everything about the job is good; colleges, higher-ups, the clientele, the building itself, and in general, the duties while there. There's nothing that gets under my skin, except the days, or more so, how not having regular days has left me in a state of flux almost the entire time.
I work 3 days there, which is great, as I have plenty of time to do focus on other gigs I've got going, namely some editing work I picked up, and have been doing, as well as a few other things I've got on the side.
The odd days though, are a killer. I could do Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday one week, then Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday the next. This involves a lot of back and forth from Aimee's town to mine and leaves me with barely any time to settle anywhere.
On the flip side, if I do stints of days in a row, I can stay over at mine, I don't have to pay for busses back and forth, and Aimee is able to come up here with Kaleb to spend a night when the stars align and we're both off at the same time.
Set Days
This month I was given my roster, and I have Thursday, Friday, and Saturday every week, which is great because now my travel costs are down compared to the daily commute. A return on the bus is €13, and it adds up when doing that 3 times a week, not to mention any other expenses that go along with it.
When I'm back home, I have my PC, so I can edit when I get back from work for a few hours until it's time to call it a night and get some sleep, but with the daily back and forth I couldn't do that.
Things are better now, but the worst thing about it is that one of Aimee's days off is Thursday, so it cuts out one of the only proper days we get to see each other and hang out as a family.
Not having set days, has made it a struggle to set any kind of routine for other stuff, and then because of that, I'm falling behind with other jobs I have on.
I haven't shot any music videos, because I just don't have time to, even though I've been asked. I haven't been jamming in months now, with the band, because trying to find time for that is near impossible, with the other stuff going on.
The selling online is doing okay, but I've got a lot of stuff waiting to be photographed, which I didn't have time to do while here.
Now that my days are set, though, will help with that, hopefully. Also, having set days might mean that I can set schedules, and routines for other things that have slipped in the last few months.
The stuff I'm selling is moving. It's slow, but I'm still getting used to everything, so I don't mind. Some of the money is coming back to me there, which is great, and what I have up seems to be attracting some good attention, so fingers crossed it picks up a bit more now, especially since I'm a lot more used to it.