I finally decided to brave the weather around noon and headed out to do my flier routes. I bundled up with fleece, a heavy coat, gloves, a scarf, and a tuque, only to shed everything but my fleece by the time I’d loaded two packages of fliers into the car!

Being paid to be outside this afternoon almost felt like a privilege; it was so warm and sunny, with no hint of that unpleasant Lethbridge wind. I did my first two routes in record time, had a snack, did two more routes, then headed home for a lunch break. I took that half hour to fill the fresh water tank, then I went back to work.

The last two routes were tough; I was fading fast and past the point of exhaustion by the time I got halfway through the sixth route. But I got them done, including bringing the extras to recycling. Not counting my lunch break, the six routes took me five and a quarter hours to do. If I take off the car loading and recycling depot then they took me five hours. I don’t think I’ll be able to improve on that!

I awoke to about two feet of very wet, heavy snow!!! By the time I got the car cleared and loaded with fliers I was already exhausted!

The first two routes took forever and my feet and jeans were soaking wet by the end.  I kicked myself for going out in sneakers when I have hiking boots capable of fording rivers while keeping my tootsies warm and dry! But it wasn’t entirely unpleasant; it was sunny, warm, and the wind wasn’t too nasty.

I came in at two, changed, and had a big lunch. I’m waiting for a call and then I will go out to do two more routes. I’ll do my last two tonight or later tomorrow.

Jody says this should be the last of the deep snow, but to expect a couple more falls of a few inches. I can handle that, especially what with there being SUN frequently in Alberta in April!

I wore a hole through a brand new sock today delivering fliers! It was my first day doing all six routes. Even though I have two days to deliver each batch, I’d really rather not have to go out four days of the week to do this job. Getting it all done took six hours, including a very brief lunch break to inhale an entire container of hummus (with a few crackers). I’m pretty sure I can knock at least a half hour off that figure on Thursday.

It’s really an absurd amount of time and work for the pay, but it’s good to be out walking in the sun after so many grey months sitting at a computer. We had great weather today and much as I would have liked to have been working on my rig, low income is better than no income! Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy in the afternoon, so I’m glad I stuck with the job and got it done.

I’m still sending out resumes in scary quantities and keep reminding myself I’ve only been here a week and a half! It feels like so much longer. I have an interview with a placement agency on Friday so, who knows, something may give and I’ll end up trading my sunny walks for an office…