Sigh~~

I am sooooo boring.

What do I, only sleep(not well either..) and work? That's what it feels like.

I deal with the "PUBLICK" as Ron White would say...M-F from 8-whenever...that in itself is tiring enough, I have to keep up with a fleet of cars that ranges for 40-70 units at my location at any given time. Do ya realize how much money these cars are worth?? They range in cost from 18k-40k a piece, and if you take that average and multiply it by any number between 40-70, I have a lot to keep up with.

Each car has to be inspected for damage before and after each rental, so any new damage can be noted and the person responsible for it charged....(got any clue how many ppl deny that they did anything to the vehicle?) What they don't realize is that whether or not they are aware of any damage being done to the vehicle while in their possession, they are still responsible for it...hence the reason for damage inspection before and after each and every rental.

Then you have to think about damage repair...I have an AWESOME Auto body repair shop!!!! We use Athens Collision Center in Athens, TX . I love Pat Hearn...they do an awesome job over there. Not only they do ALL the work on my rental fleet, they also have fixed any damages to my personal vehicles. LOVE THAT PLACE!!

OK! The rest of it...tires, wheels, hubs, side mirrors, windshields, hail damage..all of these things have to be replaced or fixed at some point..

Inspections, registrations, insuring each vehicle has an insurance card. Believe it or not, that is pretty hard to keep up with...if the customers would quit taking them out of the glove box, and bringing them in it would be nice..LoL

Um....Any warranty issues...anything with the engine, transmission, etc...has to be taken to a dealership...here in Tyler, there are not as many issues with that as in some of our other locations...we have a dealership for almost every brand. GM, Mercury, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Suzuki, and I believe the only one that I haven't been able to find here is Subaru. That is what we generally carry in fleet, all the afore mentioned brands..

Not only all that...but our vehicles are on what we call a repurchase program, so, once they reach either a certain mileage or parameter date, they have to be taken to either a turnback or a wholesale auction, and LORD hope they don't go over that certain mileage because we have to pay .25 per mile for every mile over in penalties..

Is your head spinning yet? Mine is..and I have been doing this job for nearly 7 years. I love my job...I suppose because everyone thinks its cushy..I dunno. Ya...so I am at a counter most of the day...but there are days that I have get out and wash the cars myself. (which would only be if I couldn't find someone to help me.) There are even occasions where I have to go with my shuttle drivers to pick up or drop off cars at another location. But I digress...I am supposed to be at the counter, field phone calls, and be available to the customers. Course all of that doesn't include all the paperwork that I have to do...LoL

Now..uh...thats just work.

Outside of work, I love to spend time with my kids, I would love more time to spend with them. I visit with them on Thursday evenings, and I get them almost every weekend. My kids are awesome...that's all I can say about them..they are beautiful, smart, sometimes whiney and hormonal, but always put a smile on my face when they want a hug or tell me they love me...and they are MINE!!

When I am not with the kiddos, I spend a lot of time with Barbara, and we play a lot of yahtzee and skipbo, we eat together a lot. I spend time with Amanda...Wednesday Night Game Night is great...unless they are playing magic...ugh...Rock Band 2 any day..Lego Batman, card games except magic....is all good with me.. It's time away from being by myself. Which is good for me..altho there are times that I just wanna or needa be alone. Who doesn't?

There are a lot of things that I would like to get to do, I just either run out of time, energy or money. Sometimes all 3 at the same time...LoL.

I am trying to do my best at keeping up with the people that are important to me, even if some people don't understand why some people are important to me. I just have to let go of caring about what some people think...all there is to it.

I let Crystal and Carmie take me to a Mary Kay meeting last night. I had fun..nothing a girl likes more than to play with make up...or...that works for me anyway.. contemplating becoming a consultant, sounds like a lot of fun. Work too...I wonder tho if that would push me over the edge on things that I need to keep up with..SUGGESTIONS are HELPFUL ...LoL...Hint hint. Had myself a make over and was told I looked awesome altho I will probably never believe that...There are pics, but I have no computer at home (GRRRR) so I can't upload them yet. Have to be freakin patient...lol

God love Greg too...he tries...I got..."did a good job" out of him, and he meant it as a compliment...but that's not what a girl necessarily wants to hear...LoL...I'll take it.. but LORD he needs schooled on compliment giving...LMAO

Anyway....worn out is the word... I need some major rest..not sleeping well...Need to probably take a stupid pill tonight...assuming that I get home at a decent hour..

MAYBE I wont take so long getting back on here..but for now I need to close.