Money money money...

2/21-
Ok, so a lot has changed since my last post. I walked into work Monday, and in a complete 180 reversal of what she said Friday, I was offered a month contract. I have worked now Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and will work Friday and Saturday. My feet want to kill me. It's really the only part of me that is hurting, which makes sense, as my shoes are too old and worn out to be standing on for 12-14 hours. I was rejoicing at the thought of having Thursday off; I had a whole list of errands to run, some fairly important, like grocery shopping (I took some week old pasta to work as lunch today, and found mold on it, and ate peanut butter and banana for my lunch instead), some less important (I had scheduled some sunbathing- I am losing my tan!). So you can imagine my dismay to find when I walked into the hostel that I had been scheduled for grape picking on Thursday. It should only be 6-8 hours of work, which I can now do standing on my head since I am used to 12-14 hours shifts, so I still plan to hit up the library (the book I requested is in!) and Foodland when I am done picking. I really want to find a way to Adelaide for Sarah's engagement party. The buses in Tanunda don't run until 2 on Sunday, and I work Saturday, so I am wondering if it is even possible. I am going to ask Mondas, my womanising, I am guessing Greek(?) supervisor who calls me "My Darling Courtney" if he thinks Saturday will be a long or short day. I will go ahead and pack and be ready with stuff I need, and if we make it back in time to catch the 4:15ish bus at the post office, I will go ahead and get dropped off their after work and spend the weekend in Adelaide.

My life is so crazy right now. All I do is work and sleep. I don't even really want to eat because I am tired and most of the time, very hot. It was cooler yesterday and today, which meant I actually slept at night. The night before last, I woke up at 12:30 drenched in sweat, grabbed my blanket and sheet and pillow, and slept outside in the grass for about 2 hours before I needed to wake up for work. So have I mentioned we leave here at 4:15 to go to work? It's pretty insane, and by the time I get home, it is like 7 pm, then I eat quickly, shower, and try to be in bed by like 8:30, which trying to get sleep around here at 8:30 is pretty impossible anyway. I only plan to do this for until the 2nd week of March. I want to make enough money for Perth (which I will probably have this week, haha), but now I am thinking I want to do one more trip before I go back home. I was toying with New Zealand or Singapore, or Thailand, but I am now thinking about doing a good trip around Tassie instead. I feel like I missed out the first time, as I spent the whole time in Hobart, which is lovely, but not really "Tassie." Plus, it would be cheaper than leaving the country, and it would be nice to come home not completely broke this time. I am going to do some research and let you know what I decide...