Welp.

Yesterday, Sears Holdings' Corporate office announced that they are closing 68 of its Kmart locations.

One of them is the one I work at.

We'll be open until the end of July. Liquidation starts on May 12.

To say that I am crushed is an understatement.

I complained about my job, sure. But who doesn't complain about their job, honestly?

Plus my co-workers have become like my family. We were there when Jackie had her babies, beautiful Temperance and handsome Theodore. We were there when the other Jackie had her handsome little Lincoln. We were there when Amy and Missy's mom passed, when Joan's husband got sick and eventually passed. We all banded together to help single mom Kristen get her life back together.  We were there when April found out her son had autism. When Eli had to miss three weeks after his appendectomy. (I Facebook messaged his sister - a former employee herself - almost daily to let her know I was thinking of him.) When Makenna graduated high school and went onto college (with the waffle maker that Stephanie and I bought her when she was sad she didn't win one at after-Prom).They were there for me when my grandma passed.  We have been through it all with each other. We're a weird little family.

I am going to miss these people with all of my heart. I hope we always stay in touch.

In the meantime I am looking at and applying for new jobs. The Pharmacy Tech license I just got last week will (hopefully) open up some doors for me.

God has a reason for this. It'd be nice if I knew exactly what it was.