Testing 1,2,3

Today I was off from work. Its was great not going in but I definitely had to work hard to get the off. At my job everyone has to work every other weekend and this was my weekend to work. Earlier this week I had received an email that I was scheduled to take test, one for a Family Support Eligibility Specialist and the other a Child Support Specialist. My boss tells me everytime I do not ask for days off 6 weeks in advance I have to find someone to fill my spot at work. Well, all week I had been asking around to see if someone would take my shift. No one seemed to available and/or willing to work it. I was bummed. I hated the thought of being honest with my boss, telling her that I was needing the day off to take test for different jobs. Not exactly something you want your boss to know. Several of my co-workers told me to wait until the night before and call in sick, but somehow I did not feel at peace about doing that and I tend to be a bad liar at that. Besides, just last week I was sitting at the cafeteria lunch table with my boss and another co-worker and my boss had mentioned the previous weekend being hectic because of a lot of call-ins. She mentioned that she felt that a lot of employees often lied about being sick just to get out of work and that she would rather for them to just be honest. So I decided that maybe honesty is the best policy and I talked to my boss about needing the day off because I had to take test today. I did not go into detail what the test were for, but just that they would take up most of the day. She did not question me about it, but at first wanted me to find someone to take my place for the shift. I finally got it approved by talking to the staffing supervisor who convinced my boss that they were going to have extra help and it would be just fine to let me take the day off. So it was nice not having to work a Saturday for once. My first test was at 8am, for the Family Support Eligibility Specialist. I'm not even sure if it is something I would enjoy, but sometimes you never know until you try it. Besides, is there any job I am really going like in this world, I ask myself that question all the time? When I finished my first test I left campus, I was hesitant to leave the Missouri State University Campus parking space I had because our testing instructor informed us that later in the day they were expecting around a 1000 people to be on campus grounds for some event. I went to eat lunch at Panera. It was a nice quiet atmosphere to hang out for about 2 hours until my next test. I talked to my mom on the phone and called a few other people as well. I left after about an hour of being there to go to a nearby park to take a walk. The day was beautiful, a little chilly at first, but still very nice. I left the park to return to campus. Driving back I noticed the crowds had all ready started to show up. A lot of people were walking around and a lot of people were looking for parking places. 'Great I thought to myself, maybe I should have never left.' My patience often wears thin in crowds. I drove back towards the the parking lot where I had parked earlier that morning. There were several men standing around directing traffic. I approached the parking lot and saw the sheriff directing traffic. Someone had distracted him momentarily to ask a question. He saw me and motioned for me to move forward.'Can't I turn back into this parking lot where I was this morning', I thought to myself. Why is he standing here directing traffic, it was not even at an intersection or some place that even seemed people needed to be directed. 'oh well, maybe he doesn't know I want to park here.' As I started to pull into the parking lot the sheriff exclaimed "HEY!". "Can't I park here?" I asked. " You can't park here!" he said in a very authoritative voice. His voice weakened, "You have to park in a lot over there". He pointed and said the name of the lot which I did not hear. "OK", I said and drove off. 'Gosh, I thought this is a mess, I just want a parking space so I can go in and do my test!' I finally just parked in the lot closest to the testing building. There were two other cars just parked along the curb side so I drove up feeling a little frustrated with lack of parking and just parked there as well. I finished my last test and left campus. This evening was great. I got a pedicure. They did a great job. You sit in a chair that massages your back, you have a remote to control the speed and location of the massage. While you wait you soak your feet in a tub with lights that change the color of the warm bubbling water. The employees did a great job with the pedicure and they even massage your lower leg. All for the great price of $25. I highly recommend it. Well, thats the story of my day off. I will hear about my test scores in about two weeks and then be put on a registry if I pass the test. If any counties in MO have job openings I should receive notices in the mail from counties who want to interview me. We'll see. In the mean time I am continuing to apply and look for other jobs all throughout MO and KY also.