Moving Up

It's a big weekend coming up :) <--- This is me smiling nervously :P J and I are heading up to Warragul after I finish work to spend the night and half of Sunday with his parents and sister. I have only ever met his parents once, and it was the day after I had met J! So they only knew me then as a random friend of J's. I haven't seen them since J and I made it official, so I feel a bit like the pressure is on. I will also be meeting his sister for the first time...which is probably what is making me nervous the most, as J loves her so much, and she looks so cool and sounds so with it and I just very desperatly want her to like me. J keeps reassuring me that they will all like me and it will all go great...but he HAS to say that :P I will report back with the outcome.
Then we are heading up to Sale Sunday night, which I cannot wait for! Oh I miss those guys so much :) It will be fabulous.

During all the nervousness and excitement, I will also be thinking and praying about a situation that has arisen over the last two days.
I was driving home yesterday (this is generally when random large-ish thoughts pop into my head), when I began thinking about the possibility of me taking the Second in Charge position at the Oakleigh store. This has been available for a while now, as well as 2IC at Brandon Park, and I have never thought seriously about either one of them because I didn't want the hours or responsibility that the position entails. So this is why it was a bit odd and out of the blue that I started to see myself taking the position. All last night and today I have been thinking seriously about it, and had a chat to Emma (manager at Oakleigh) this afternoon about it.
The reality is...I really need some stable hours, because I just can't go along with one week earning $500, and the next week only $60. I desperatly to get back on track with paying Noofy off, living expenses are becoming more of a burden, I have a trip to Thailland to pay for, and it would be wise to start saving sooner rather than later.
I have pretty much come to the conclusion that massage (in whatever form that may be) is not what I want to be doing. I've realised that I have pretty much convinced myself that it would be a good job, because it's something I was somewhat interested in. However, I got real with myself a few days ago, and realised that I don't really want to do that as a career. And honestly, I don't know what it is that I want to do, but I don't think I need to know right know, and I trust that if I sincerely seek, it will be revealed to me when it is supposed to be. I do know though, that I need to start earning some regular money. And this 2IC idea is starting to look really good.
I would be working a minimum of 25 hours a week, with one Saturday and one Sunday a month. The hours are all generally spread out over the week, with not many early mornings or late nights. I love Emma to pieces and we get on so well and work great as a team. The responsibility is not as much as I thought it would be, and I think it would be good for me to have a little bit anyway.
So our main problem would be how reliable I could be. For both mine and Emma's sakes, if I did do this...I would be put on a three month trial for me to see if I can cope with the hours physically and mentally. And we would go from there.
The other issue is how much I would see J. If things keep going the way they are with his work, I would be working during the days, and he would be working at nights...leaving not much time for seeing each other. So he is going to sort out what will be happening on that front.

I need to tell Em on Tuesday whether I want to be considered for it or not, and then she will take it to Frank.

So prayers from you guys for me to just really be thinking and praying hard about this would be great. I know you all know what to pray for :P

Rel...you figured it out! Now start a blog ;)