30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 2 - Timeline Of My Day

30 Day Blog Challenge

Day 2 - Timeline Of My Day

Well let's see, I woke up at 4am this morning which is what time I normally wake up when I have to be at work at 5am to open the store. I smoked me a cigarette and drank some coffee like I always do. I opened up Facebook on my iPhone and checked my notifications. I let my dog Cinder outside to go to the bathroom, then I let her in and let my other dog Bo outside to go to the bathroom. Both of them came back in from using the bathroom and went and laid down. Vickie woke up and made me coffee of course, like she always does because she is such a sweet loving thoughtful fiance. After I checked my notifications and drank some of my coffee I went and took a shower and got dressed for work. 

Almost 5am and I gave Vickie a kiss and headed out the door. I drove Vickie's Explorer this morning to work because she wanted to drive the loaner van that I have been using. She has never driven a Mini Van before so she wanted to test it out and show it off haha. So I got to work and started the coffee pots and stocked the coffee bar. I unraveled the newspapers that were bundled up in two stacks outside the front door & wrote down how many came in for that day and how many went out. I logged on to the Lottery Machine and printed out the winning numbers from last night because I have one regular customer that always come in the store early in the morning and always wants to know what the numbers from the night before were. So I make sure I have those ready when he comes in so he doesn't have to ask me for them. After that I got yesterday's paperwork together and organized it, meaning I put all the credit/debit card receipts together and stapled them and I rounded up all the scratch tickets and put them in a neat pile. Then I organized the shift sheets by shift and then went to my office to get my Manager Shift Paper to put on top of the shift sheets. That is a sheet I created to help me do paperwork and to know whether we are short or over for the day. After that I took the store close and shift close report off the printer and stapled them together and sat it down next to my shift sheets. Then I started writing down the amounts of the credits, the debits, the paidouts etc and started doing paperwork. Yesterday was a good day, business wasn't bad at all despite the fact that both our restrooms were out of order due to the guys from the heating and plumbing company coming to fix the Air Conditioner and closing both my restrooms. I had to pee so I locked the doors and went to our other store, Exxon to use the bathroom. Billie the cashier over there needed small trash bags anyway so I took her some. 

After I got done with paperwork I worked on the deposit which didn't take long, because I am pretty quick at that sorta thing. After that I went back to the coffee bar to re-stock it and i emptied the coffee pots and made fresh coffee. The timers on the coffee pots only last like 2 hours and by that time they were ready to be made again so I made them again. Our Juva Roast and House Blend that is. I only well not just me but Cheryl and I only make Decaf in the morning because no one drinks it after that so it is a waste of money to brew another pot of that when we're just going to throw it away. So after I cleaned the coffee pots and made fresh coffee I went back up to the register and a few customers came in and I rang them up. I also in the midst of that scanned items that I was ringing up that we were almost out of. Speaking of I think I need to head back to my store, well I need to go to Exxon and grab a few things that we are out of which I was unaware of hence why I didn't order them and take them to my store, the Shell Station.

YES! You heard that right, Exxon is no longer my store. Well, I mean it is my store still because I am still running it but I am now full time at Shell. That is where I put in most of my hours. I have to go do paperwork at Exxon, think I may go do that here in a few. So back to my day, let's see. Besides waiting on customers and my boss calling me asking me for information about the reports I headed over to the Cappuccino Machine and pulled out the tray so I could clean it but then a guy came in and I sat the Cappuccino Machine tray down and forgot all about it so the guy came in and said he needed a receipt from 4 April 2016 which at that time I was unable to find so he left his number for me and his name and don't you know like 5 minutes after he was gone I was able to find the receipt he was looking for. Whatever company he works for they have drivers which apparently have company credit cards and the one driver didn't get a receipt for his gas on 4 April so anyways I took care of it because I found the receipt. I left at 12pm and no one had come to pick up the receipt by then so I am hoping someone does come pick it up because I am sure they were asking for it because they needed it for their records obviously. 

After that I counted the change box and I organized the deposits and counted my drawer down and did my paperwork for my shift and then opened the register for the next shift which was Cheryl's shift. After that I wrote up a change order so I could go to the bank to get change for my store because even though we were not running out completely I like to keep the change in the box pretty well stocked just in case anything happens and I am unable to go to the bank. So Cheryl got there and took over her drawer and I got the bank bag ready to go get change and I grabbed my stuff and headed over to Exxon because Billie had wrote up a change order because Exxon needed change and well, I AM THE MANAGER so I must take care of both stores. So I got the change orders and headed to the bank. Got to the bank and the awesome teller friendly like always got my change for me and I headed to Exxon first to give Billie the change for that store then headed back to my store, the Shell Station that is and gave Cheryl the deposit bag with the change inside and then I headed home. 

I came home and boy was Cinder happy to see me and so was Bo. They were both wagging their tails in excitement and happiness to see me. I let Cinder out first to go to the bathroom but she didn't stay out there long because its been raining all day and she doesn't like going outside to use the bathroom when its raining. If she uses the bathroom I don't know, she must have peed real quick then came back inside. Then I let Bo outside to go to the bathroom and he wasn't out there long either. He did his business and came right back in. After I let Cinder and Bo out to go pee I let Onyx or as I call her, Ani out of the spare bedroom to run free in the house. She played for a little but then started meowing because she was hungry so I got her food prepared and fed her and gave her milk. However, she is growing fast but she still looks like a kitten but I think she is over the whole drinking milk stage at this point. She took like 2 licks of the milk and back to the Wet Cat Food she went. 

So, let's see after everyone was given water and food and let out to use the bathroom I took my shoes off and put my flip flop sandals on, the ones you wear with socks that don't look all funny lol. Then I went and laid on the love seat and took a nap but of course that was short lived because the next door neighbors are adding on to their deck and they had guys over there sawing and hammering and who knows what else. Needless to say they were being loud and I was trying to take a nap in the living room on the loveseat which obviously just wasn't happening. Plus on top of that my brain was going a million miles a minute. My creativity had been sparked for some reason and I had all kinds of thoughts and ideas in my head so I decided to get up off the couch and come into the kitchen and grab my notebook and my phone and my laptop and started jotting down the ideas that were in my head. I like to write, you know, writing down things on a piece of paper never gets old to me. With that said, so many people today have forgotten about the good old fashioned writing letters by hand or simply writing notes etc by hand because everyone especially these kids today have become so reliant on tablets and smartphones that no one hardly does it the old school way like we did many years ago before cell phones were invented. But hey, times have changed and we must adjust to the changes that are being made. Hey I do admit that I AM one of those people I mentioned above that is so reliant on cell phones these days. I admit it, I am, sadly yes I am. I use my phone for my banking, I use my phone for my Avon Business to place my orders and to order more books and take course sin the Avon University and a lot more of course because the Avon Website offers so much. I use my phone to text, video chat such as Facetime. I Facetime my mom almost every night, or at least I try too. I use my phone to keep in touch and stay up in up with the latest news on social sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and of course you know, or maybe you don't know, I am a computer nerd and have been since I was a kid. My dad instilled my love for computers in me when I was a kid. My dad used to build computers and work on them. He is A+ Certified and has a bunch of other certifications as well as I do like I am Microsoft Office Word 2013 certified from Blue Ridge Community College as well as Microsoft Office Excel 2013 certified from Blue Ridge Community College and those are just 2 certifications I have, I have a bunch more. I have all my certifications in a 3 ring binder displaying it as my portfolio. Not much good they have done me however because I haven't been able to put them to good use yet seeing as I am working at a gas station right now as the Manager. But hey, I am an Aries and Aries are natural born leaders so I was mean to be where I am. I am not complaining one bit because I truly do love my job and I have some of the greatest customers at my store. Anyways back to the point I was trying to get at, as you may now know, I am a Computer Nerd and I have Facebook so of course I am always up on Facebook. Well, not always actually but I frequent it quite a bit. Sometimes however when I am at work I am too busy to mess around with my phone or at least with Facebook or any other social network site. At work my bosses are independent owners meaning they own the Shell and the Exxon, well we don't have many employees in the company at all which is not a bad thing but for all of us to communicate with each other we use the WhatsApp app to text, send photos of say the reports or the gas readings and that is how we communicate with each other. 

Damn, so I drifted off point, back to Facebook. Not sure if any one of you is an Admin for a Facebook Page or Pages but I created several Facebook Pages on different topics that I personally Admin, which of course I am the only Admin of those pages because I created them. While Vickie and I were split up for those few months I missed her dearly and was saddened by her being gone so I created a Facebook Page devoting my undying love her for which I now call "Aiden & Vickie" Aiden & Vickie FB Page Not just do I devote my undying love for her on there I also post and share love quotes and other love stuff on there as well as Marriage stuff and Marriage ideas etc. 

I have a few albums on there as well that I created with like marriage ideas, like wedding ideas I mean. Vickie and I want to have a Country Rustic Themed wedding so there are a ton of photos on there in an album that can give you an idea if you want that type of wedding too.

And then I have another Facebook Page called "Bean Fur Kids" Bean Fur Kids

which I post animal stuff on there and of course post photos of my fur babies on there and videos of them being all cute and stuff. I have several videos of Rocky snoring, its just way too cute, gotta love Pugs lol. You won't be seeing Rocky on this page anymore however because sadly I gave him to a woman who has 2 other pugs, and I know she will give him a good home. I miss him dearly and I cry at night as thoughts of him go through my mind. Man I miss that little puggie so much. BUT, I know he is going to be much happier with 2 other pugs around who have just as much energy as he does and now he will have 2 other dogs to play with because to be honest, Bo and Cinder are older dogs and they don't have the energy that Rocky has and they can't keep up with him. Rocky has a HUGE fenced in yard to play in and the run of the house. The lady I gave him to has sent me photos of him, he looks happy. Yet, I still miss him like crazy. I miss kissing him before bed and waking up and wrapping my arms around him and giving him kisses and I miss how when I would come home from work he would be so excited to see me with his little pug tail wagging and would jump up and hug me and give me kisses. Anyways, moving on.....

And then I created a Facebook Page called "Backpacks For The Homeless" Backpacks For The Homeless in which I post quotes about homeless people and quotes about homelessness and also for my cause I guess you could say that I started which is putting together Backpacks For The Homeless in my area. I started the Backpacks For The Homeless in 2014 and have been doing it ever since. I think the homeless need a voice and I am here to give them one plus everyone falls on hard times and needs help at one point or another even if they don't want to ask for help. Well, I am here to help them. I may not be rich or have a lot of money but I help them in any way that I can. If you would like to donate items or buy items for the backpacks that I pack or would like to help with my cause feel free to go to the Facebook Page and send me a message. The more help I can get with this the better because right now I am doing it on my own which I don't mind at all. Some may ask where I find homeless people and how do I know if someone is homeless. Well, my ex wife before we got together was homeless and one day she took me to a park in Richmond, Virginia and there they were. A ton of homeless people sitting and standing in the park with all their belongings with them. Seeing so many homeless people out there in the cold and yes it was cold that day I think we were just getting over Winter, seeing them out there in the cold broke my heart. No one should have to go through that but like I said earlier, we all fall on hard times whether we are expecting it or not and we all need a little help from time to time. People in my past have helped me in ways that I cannot repay them and I was ever so grateful for their kindness and the help they gave me. I guess you could say it is my way of paying it forward, ALSO, God is using me to help others. God sent me to those homeless people to help them out, that is why you will maybe notice that the link for the Facebook Page is entitled "Backpacks From God" that's because God sent me to help those people in their time of need. Do unto others as you would have them do to you and I would want someone or appreciate someone helping me out if I fell on hard times.

So the next Facebook Page I have is my "Aiden Avon Rep" Facebook Page. Avon Rep Bean I obviously created this Facebook page for my Avon Business. It started out as a page to showcase products to my customers and to get more customers and new recruits to join my team however I have since then added more content to my FB Page for other Avon Representatives. I haven't gotten as many likes on that page as I had hoped for but that is okay. I noticed that people that hasn't liked my page still like the posts I make on there so people are seeing what I am posting on there whether they like the page or not so that's a good thing. Lol. I just want to inspire others and see and help others succeed as I have. When I started with Avon in 2014, I started as an Avon Rep and quickly started gaining new customers and for some reason that just wasn't enough for me, I wanted more so I started recruiting people and building my team and at one point I had 35-38 people on my team. Unfortunately, some people just don't have the vision and drive that I have so of course they gave up and they quit. BUT ME, I am still going strong and I trying to build my team back up like it was before. I do still have team members on my team but the number of people on my team is dwindling. HOWEVER, with that said, my old boss April from the Shell Station is STILL on my team which is freaking awesome. Glad she has stuck with this instead of quitting like most of the people on my team.

Let's see, what FB Page do we have next? YES! I do have a few more Facebook Pages to tell you about. So here we go, next we have my Facebook Page, "Entrepreneur Aiden" Entrepreneur Aiden in which I created when I started working for Visalus which was the first Direct Sales Company I started working for, just for the record that gig didn't last long, it wasn't the right one for me. Ha! So I created this Facebook Page, Entrepreneur Aiden to help other Entrepreneurs and to inspire others. I post inspiring, positive, encouraging things on there as well as making posts about how you can make money from home etc, you know business, work at home, work at home business stuff. I am a natural born leader, what can I say, I am an Aries, all Aries are natural born leaders. I created this page to inspire others to chase their dreams and to motivate others to succeed. I need to really start posting more often on this page. I have kinda been slacking.

The next Facebook Page I have is now called "Aiden's Recipes" Aiden's Recipes and I originally created this FB Page when I was working for Visalus and I Created it to post shake recipes and i guess you could say inspiring stuff on there however like I said above, that wasn't the right company for me so I left it and went to Avon which I am still with to this day. This FB Page like I said was originally created for my Visalus Business but I am no longer with that company and didn't exactly want my FB Page to go down the tubes so I decided to revamp it and change the name, unfortunately it won't let me change the name in the link but whatever its all good. I changed this page from Body By Vi Promoter to Aiden's Recipes. Here is something you may not know about me, well 2 things that is. 1. I love to cook, I have had a love to cook since I was a kid and 2. I was a cook in the Army, obviously since I love to cook. AND I am GERMAN soooooo, I love to share German Recipes with everyone on my page. I also share other recipes as well, not just German Recipes lol. I post photos of the German Food I cook also. Good stuff right there oh and I do take Recipe Requests so if you are looking for a German Recipe or a recipe in general for say I don't know, Meatloaf, I can get you a Meatloaf recipe if you don't have one. OR I can get you a recipe for German Potato Salad because well, to be honest NO ONE has the same ingredients in their German Potato Salad Recipe, they might have some of the same ingredients but not the exact same ingredients that is. 

My next Facebook Page I have is called "Bean's DIY Free" Facebook Page. Bean's DIY Free I originally created this Facebook Page with the intention of posting free stuff, freebies, free samples etc on it. HOWEVER, if you like to get free stuff you already know that it can be time consuming to sit down and go through all the freebie sites and clicking on the links to make sure the freebie offer is still valid and such, well, I don't have the time for all that because to be honest I have a full time job and I work more then 40 hours a week. SOOOOOOOO, I changed the name a little bit to Bean's DIY Free because I love checking out Pinterest for all the cool DIY stuff on there and well like I said above, I love getting freebies, hey who doesn't lol. So check it out, however there is not much Freebies posted on there because I haven't gotten to go through all that in awhile with my crazy work schedule. But there is a ton of cool DIY stuff on there and a ton of Life Hacks, some which may surprise you including Red Box Codes for free movies and stuff. 

The next Facebook Page I have I created in 2011 I believe it was. This FB Page is, "Augusta County VA". Augusta County VA I have lived in Augusta County my whole life besides when I lived in Townsend, Tennessee during the summers with my Grandma Bean. This is a nice area and it is beautiful. So on this page I post articles from our local news stations and newspapers as well as events happening in the area and photos I've taken of our surroundings in each little town of Augusta County that I go too. I like to share the beauty of Augusta County VA with everyone. And believe it or not I have over 1,000 likes on my page.

Facebook Page, "Bean's Emo Life" I originally created calling it Bean's Awareness but I changed it because well, I don't know why I just did. I wanted something new. Bean's Emo Life On this page I share my struggles, emotions and other stuff such as my battle with mental illness and the mental illnesses I have. I try to bring to light the issue of Mental Illness and make others aware of it. Check it out, it might inspire you or help you.

Now this page I believe I created in 2011 I believe, I could be wrong but I have had this FB Page for quite awhile now as you can see if you click on the link I have over 2,000 likes on this FB Page which is called "Hillbilly Hangout" cos yeah I got country in me and the parts where my family comes from on my mom's side are nothin but hicks in the sticks lol. Yes my mom's side of the family comes from West Virginia and NO they are not imbreeders so don't judge. 

Good ole' Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee, home sweet home to me, good ole Rocky Top. So yeah this next page is entitled "Rocky Top" because I grew up in Townsend Tennessee in the summers when I was kid and stayed with my Grandma Bean in her house down there. I have always had a love for Tennessee and I love the Vols. GO VOLS!!!!! Rocky Top  Go check out the page and give it a like.

NOW, this next page is entitled "AIDEN"because well that's my name but of course I am sure you're thinking you don't need a FB Page for yourself. Well, I am not sure why I created this FB Page but I did and I did it quite awhile ago and have been an admin of course on this page since then. See I am a Poet, Author, Blogger, Writer and I originally created this FB Page to showcase my Poetry Talents but well I don't post much Poetry on there anymore every now and again I do that is. Go check it out Aiden You don't have to agree with my opinions or my views and if our opinions differ that's okay you don't have to like my page either. But if you do agree with me and we are on the same page go like the page and feel free to share anything you see on there.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I went way off track yep yep. Back to my day so damn I don't even remember where I left off. I think I am going to have to scroll to the top to see where I left off lol. Ohhh okay so I was talking about technology, well I guess I am done with that topic for now. Anyways so I have just been chilling around the house because I have tomorrow off and so does Vickie, YAY. What sucks is tomorrow is my ONLY day off but beggars can't be choosers so if one day is all I get off I'll take it because at least I get to spend it with Vickie, yay. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Do you believe this crap, I have to take a 2nd pregnancy test even though I am OBVIOUSLY NOT  pregnant nor will I ever be but they said its procedure because the time window closed on me getting my shot so now I got to start over. Oh well, fuck it, I will just get it over with. I get my Testosterone Shot tomorrow too. I have been on the T Shot since November of 2015 and I am already starting to grow facial hair and such. You can see the difference of me being on it for sure.

Well, I think I am going to end this blog right here for now and spend time with my fur babies and wait for my fiance Vickie to get home. Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the day and Gute Nacht. That means Good Night in German.