Looking for a little advice with a story I'm writing

[Great Rumbler]

Without a major ultimate goal (which in story telling is usually something catalysmic to atleast the main character) these 'slices of life' become pointless not only for the reader but for the writer

I have to disagree with this, at least in part. While it is quite easy for slice of life to fall apart with no ultimate goal to hold it together, but on the other hand I've seen it work before and work well. I think the reason it worked is because the characters were believable and could be emphasised with. There wasn't any point to it or any major realization by any the characters, beyond a few small things, but it worked. That's what I'd like to do, a story about characters and their lives. No end of the world, no evil genius, no voyage beyond the stars or any of the things you usually see in scifi or fantasy. I want a story about the characters, their lives and their worries.

By the way, the story is told in first person, aside from the prologue which is an exert from a fictional book.

Edit: As it turns out I've actually been implementing some of the things lazy has been talking about, though there's a lot of still had to do. So...just forget everything else I said in this thread. :)