That was one of my favorite country songs, "Why" by Jason Aldean. So do you want to know what I like about my weekends? I get to sleep in a little and I can take hour-breaks from homework. =D Except sometimes...I take VERY long breaks and I should not do that. Anyway, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I was kind of stress-free because there was not much homework for me. And that is always a good thing. ;) Don't you hate it when your internet goes all whack-y and everything? Maybe it does not happen to you often, but man...my internet keeps going down and it is PREEEEEETTY darn annoying.
Chapter two of Nickel and Dimed was VERY long. In this chapter, Ehrenreich (how do you pronounce her last name again?) moves to Maine. Portland makes her feel more comfortable, if you will, because most people there are white so she feels they are more like her and not very different. The fact that they speak fluent English makes it easier for Ehrenreich to understand and communicate with others. That would be a relief, because some people have thick accents and it could be really hard to understand what they are saying. Ehrenreich finds two jobs in Portland. She works as a maid for a housekeeping service on weekdays and a dietary aide in a nursing home on weekends. After working as a housekeeper for some time, she finds herself bonding with her coworkers. Ehrenreich starts working with Marge and Holly often. One day Holly gets into an accident and twists her ankle. She refuses to go see the doctor and would rather work her shifts. And because they are only working for a low-wage paid company, it is hard to leave work and not make money to pay their bills and such. Not to mention that it hardly covers for their rent. Things become a little complicated when Holly and the other women find out that Holly is pregnant. Holly would eventually have to miss days of work and she cannot afford to do that. Ehrenreich helps Holly by trying to take away her fears and coming up with a stoppage.
It must be tough trying to work everyday just to make enough to pay for a place to live in. I do not work and there are no bills for me to pay yet. And I cannot help but only wonder how stressful it must be for those who are trying to make money just to survive day by day. I feel like a bum being jobless and unemployed. But if I start working, I might start having bills to pay...and I am not sure I want to go through all that just yet.
I feel that winter is coming to an end...some afternoons are pretty warm these past couple of days. It was a pretty short winter, don't you think?
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