Always 3 steps forward 5 steps back

Been almost a year since I posted anything, things have been good, but as life is, theres always something that makes those backwards steps become bigger. Working in retail is always difficult, customers are always right, and having to manage staff is always tricky. Never have I had to work with such lazy sensitive people, if they arent doing their job properly and you tell them that or give them some direction, they go nuts or complain. I work with the biggest bunch of back stabbers, if youve got something to say just say it, so many two faced people and lazy teenagers, im bloody over it. This week has just been crap and it potentially might get worse, a black cloud over my head, my manager isnt concerned and has my back 100%, but as always things always stress me out, and ive been doing so well with my stress over the last year or so, there's been some major life moments that normally wouldve seen me ripping my hair out, drinking lots of alcohol and skipping meals for a week! But ive been pretty calm, just taking life as life, and things just happen that are out of my control, but this current issue, maybe its just me, im very blunt and straight forward and honest, and maybe thats just too much for people to work with.....I know everyones different and NEED to be treated in certain ways, but geez some people just need to learn what life is really like, its tuff, it sucks, its great and it has ups and downs. I think I need to be in an environment where I just do my job, finding good help these days is hard, baby sitting adults is even harder... Should be a fun week or two. End of the day if anything comes out of this all, my manager has the final say, and like I said he has my back 100% and will deal with things, he says he's not concerned with anything ( basically someone making a complaint against me) so I just need to trust in him, he can talk his way and everyone else, out of just about anything, and I really shouldnt be worried, but thats just me. Feels like the old me again...and I dont like it

Over it

OK, I'm very much over the renting house thing, inspections, not being able to do things we want to the house....errrr, just bugs me. So I need to focus on fixing that, currently things that will slow things down...money/income, an average credit history. Income I can work on, I'm hopeful to be able to step up a position within the company I currently work with, anywhere from now up to maybe 12months time, so that's a start. As a joint income I think my wife is making steps towards hers too. So to be realistic 12months? from now...I hope things will change. Credit history...nothing I can do to change that and I take responsibility for it, I'm shit with money and bills, I need to pull my head out of my ass, as to how long that will affect us is just a guess, the only thing to do now, is make sure everything is paid on time, and we start a pattern of saving. We need a budget, we need a plan now. I'd like to say the easy thing would be to win the house we just bought tickets in...but I'm not holding my breath, if it happens great, but otherwise...time to go to work, some hard decisions ahead. This isn't going to be a shorterm thing, we wont be buying a house in 12months-being real about things- but we might feel better about heading in some sort of direction atleast.