So it has been a couple of years since my last update. Still active on the site, but I'm just a very busy introvert who posts more frequent updates on my private facebook page.
Still at the same job for about 3 years now. Still love the job and the guys I work with. Since I've been there, lots of people have come and gone from our shift, but there have been 3 of us that have remained. The number of people on our shift has shrunk as well, with us usually having around 6 people now on our shift. A nice benefit of where I work is that they seem to really love having food around. Someone in the office makes brownies every month to celebrate people who have birthdays that month, and there are other times when food is catered or pizza is ordered. The downside of working 3rd shift is that we are forgotten most of the time, having to hope day shift leaves us some food when we come in, or if there is any left, it may have been sitting out for several hours. It is a minor complaint, though, and sometimes (like when pizza is ordered earlier in the day), they occassionally order more, fresh pizza for us when we come in, but more often than not, we are left out.
Recently joined the modern era and got myself my first smartphone. Late to the party, I know, but for me, the flip phone and then the go phone I had after that was fine for me. I have no social life to speak of and the only people who do contact me are either my supervisor, my family, or people who want money. When I get more comfortable with it and with the camera, maybe I'll add some new photos on here soon and hopefully not in two or three years!
Right now, I would say my bliss is being at work. It's a chance to escape my home life, which is a mess right now. Definitely not where I wanted to be at this point in my life. My sister has four kids that she couldn't (or wouldn't) take care of, so my mother took in two girls, and the two boys are in the foster system. While having to take care of two young girls, my dad is also battling cancer. I'm one of the growing number of people that has been saddled with so much student loan debt that I had to move back home and help with the girls and my sick dad. Growing up, I always was adamant that I would never have kids, that it wasn't for me, but because my parents have no one else to turn to, I have reluctantly agreed to take the girls should something happen to them. My life is a dumpster fire, and I have to admit I'm very lonely at times, and when I think about the mess I'm in, I get pretty depressed. The interesting thing is that my high school reunion is coming up in a couple of months. I am planning to go, and I'm pretty excited to see familiar faces, but also a bit nervous. I keep up with my friends on facebook, and many are married with their own families and homes, and much better paying jobs than me. Theodore Roosevelt said that "comparison is the thief of joy", and that couldn't be more true.
That is where I'm at right now. Still chugging along, wishing I was living anywhere else. Maybe on a beach somewhere with someone special?