The Joy of Chirstmas Shopping and Growing Up

I will start off this entry by talking about something that is not journalism related whatsoever. It's more so just food for thought.

This year I decided to get a part time job at my favourite store, Aritzia. I wanted this job for a number of reasons but have realized in the last month since I have been employed there, that I can no longer succumb to working retail, part time jobs, even if it means getting a great discount. I realized that I was ready after graduation this year to get into the "real world" and into the workforce. The fact that I work at the Yorkdale location could add to my realization.

Yorkdale during the year is crazy. Parking is almost impossible to achieve. Christmas is just utter mayhem. This newly renovated mall, turns into a free for all. It gets intense. You see the stress on parent's faces to get their daughter the newest TNA bag. They often say, "Oh my god, my daughter is going to tweak if she doesn't get that bag." Hundreds and I literally mean hundreds of bags get shipped to the store in order to avoid any daughter from "tweaking."

I ask myself whatever happened to the true meaning of Christmas?

The other part of my blog entry also deals with growing up. At almost 24 years old I am just getting my first wisdom tooth on the lower left side of my mouth. It's excruciating pain I cannot handle and if it doesn't stop throbbing, than I am going to tweak!