Post by Chelsea on Dec 29, 2001 19:52:16 GMT -5
Well, not excatly, but it could get like that!
Every weekend I have to go to the barn, and work. And that consists of going out there Saturday nites from 4-6ish (in the winter) and feeding and bringing in, getting up at 7:15 (on the weekend) being there by 8, rain or shine, cold or hot, feed the horses, turn them out and hay, water, muck and bed all 28 stalls! I've been doing it since the beginning of the summer, and its grueling work -- espically for $5 an hour. I usually work off about $150 a month, but I don't get to see a penny of that. Well, I do, it gets taken off of my board. I mean, I am so greateful that I have the oppertunity to work off some of my board, but GEEZ, I am getting so sick of it. I'm actually becoming bitter. It makes my back hurt and it seems neverending. I remember when I used to be so excited to get up, go to the barn and spend the day there. Now, its like, I want to go, ride my horse and get the hell out of there as fast as I can. Ever since I've been working there, its just not fun anymore. Today was the worst tho...I usually have someone else to work with me, but today it was just me. ACK! It was seriously horriable. I didn't get finished til 4:15 and I'd been out there since 8. Then I had to get ready for the show. Its just getting to be too much. I tried to tell my Mom how much it sucked and I didn't like it, but I wanted a job elsewhere, she said no b/c my grades weren't good enough (A's and B's AREN'T bad! ) Anyway, I don't know what I'm asking for...I just needed to vent or something, because I was a BITCH today, and I couldn't help it no matter how hard I tried, I was just so stressed and overwhelmed!
Every weekend I have to go to the barn, and work. And that consists of going out there Saturday nites from 4-6ish (in the winter) and feeding and bringing in, getting up at 7:15 (on the weekend) being there by 8, rain or shine, cold or hot, feed the horses, turn them out and hay, water, muck and bed all 28 stalls! I've been doing it since the beginning of the summer, and its grueling work -- espically for $5 an hour. I usually work off about $150 a month, but I don't get to see a penny of that. Well, I do, it gets taken off of my board. I mean, I am so greateful that I have the oppertunity to work off some of my board, but GEEZ, I am getting so sick of it. I'm actually becoming bitter. It makes my back hurt and it seems neverending. I remember when I used to be so excited to get up, go to the barn and spend the day there. Now, its like, I want to go, ride my horse and get the hell out of there as fast as I can. Ever since I've been working there, its just not fun anymore. Today was the worst tho...I usually have someone else to work with me, but today it was just me. ACK! It was seriously horriable. I didn't get finished til 4:15 and I'd been out there since 8. Then I had to get ready for the show. Its just getting to be too much. I tried to tell my Mom how much it sucked and I didn't like it, but I wanted a job elsewhere, she said no b/c my grades weren't good enough (A's and B's AREN'T bad! ) Anyway, I don't know what I'm asking for...I just needed to vent or something, because I was a BITCH today, and I couldn't help it no matter how hard I tried, I was just so stressed and overwhelmed!