My New Job

Well, it is crazy, but I have actually started a new job.  I am now officially employed as a newspaper girl!  There are several girls in our ward who have started paper routes around the area, and I decided to jump on board.  It is a perfect way for a stay at home mom to earn a little extra cash without cutting into the time with the kids.  The problem is that you have to report for work at 2:30 AM!!!  It then takes about 3 hours to get all the papers bagged and delivered.  I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous, and really, it is, but the routes pay between $800-1000 a month, and all for just 3 hours a day!  My friend, Wylie, and I decided to split a route, so we will each only do it for two weeks out of the month.  That way, we will each get a break and won't get burned out too soon!  We began our first day today.  It was HYSTERICAL!  I couldn't stop laughing the entire time, probably because I was exhausted.  We went to a warehouse where we bagged our papers with the other workers, most of whom were frumpy-looking old people in sweats and hand-crocheted stocking caps.  Then Wylie and I went to deliver the papers with the man who is giving us his route.  He was very obviously a smoker, and his car smelled strongly of it.  As we drove through the route, I was getting absolutely nauseous.  I was so afraid I was going to puke.  All I could think of was, "Is this really what I went to college for four years for?!"  To top it off, Wylie started crying in the backseat.  She claimed she was just tired, but really, it was a slightly depressing situation.  We survived, and we will be back out again tomorrow!!