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Dec. 31st, 2025
Well, it happened! I called out of work for the first time in months! Literally, the last time I called out was August 28th.
At this point I can't even remember exactly when it started, but my allergies have been kicking my ass for this entire work week. Fortunately I already have DayQuil and Vicks, and the general store sells Claritin. It's also fortunate that my week begins with two morning shifts, because those are usually easier even when we are as busy as we have been lately. (I mean, right now they're not "easy," but at least they do end at 3:00 when Alex shows up.)
But then My Wednesday is the first of two dinner shifts, 3:00 pm until 11:00 but I might actually be there later. When I arrived it was chaos, which did not surprise, so I just took a breath and then dived in and immediately focused on getting shit sorted first before even trying to wash anything. This worked pretty well, and I actually felt very good about how well I was staying on top of everything.
Until my lunch break. The day before, I actually skipped it for the first time ever so that I could more easily keep up and leave everything looking nice for Alex. It kind of worked, but in the last twenty minutes they dropped off so many more dishes that I only barely even felt good about the state of things. Anyway, yesterday I kind of had a feeling that maybe I should skip my break again specifically to keep ahead of the chaos. I did take my break, and when I clocked back in everything was much more chaotic than I anticipated. Colleen even helped me out for a while by putting clean plates on the shelf as soon as they came out of the machine.
So yeah, I was not able to clock out until 1:51 AM, and the first thing I did was walk to the break room, sit down, and send my calling-out email right away.
They probably handled this by asking Alex to cover for me. Tomorrow is the one day a week when we are scheduled at the same time so that I can deep-clean while he handles the dishes, so if he wants to call out then I will fully support it.
Tomorrow is also My Friday, so if I simply get through it I will have two full days of rest. My allergies are slowly getting better, although that might just be a Claritin haze. Either way, I can currently breathe much easier than I could two days ago. Most of the time.
Tonight I'll most likely stay here and make noodles, but I did go to the EDR for breakfast this morning, and it was so good. Berry sauce with waffles AND French toast! After that I ate a plate of savory stuff that filled me up, but it was so tasty that I could easily eat two waffles and two pieces of toast every day. They probably won't have it tomorrow, so I hope they have biscuits & gravy!
Yeah, now I'm hungry, so definitely gonna make some noodles!
Oh, one more update. The other night my allergies did not let me stay awake for more than the first half-hour of the second WICKED film, so tonight I am going to try again. I swear, I really am truly ridonkulously thrilled to be able to see this movie so much sooner than I thought I would! I've just been so exhausted this week that I almost forgot about it.
At this point I can't even remember exactly when it started, but my allergies have been kicking my ass for this entire work week. Fortunately I already have DayQuil and Vicks, and the general store sells Claritin. It's also fortunate that my week begins with two morning shifts, because those are usually easier even when we are as busy as we have been lately. (I mean, right now they're not "easy," but at least they do end at 3:00 when Alex shows up.)
But then My Wednesday is the first of two dinner shifts, 3:00 pm until 11:00 but I might actually be there later. When I arrived it was chaos, which did not surprise, so I just took a breath and then dived in and immediately focused on getting shit sorted first before even trying to wash anything. This worked pretty well, and I actually felt very good about how well I was staying on top of everything.
Until my lunch break. The day before, I actually skipped it for the first time ever so that I could more easily keep up and leave everything looking nice for Alex. It kind of worked, but in the last twenty minutes they dropped off so many more dishes that I only barely even felt good about the state of things. Anyway, yesterday I kind of had a feeling that maybe I should skip my break again specifically to keep ahead of the chaos. I did take my break, and when I clocked back in everything was much more chaotic than I anticipated. Colleen even helped me out for a while by putting clean plates on the shelf as soon as they came out of the machine.
So yeah, I was not able to clock out until 1:51 AM, and the first thing I did was walk to the break room, sit down, and send my calling-out email right away.
They probably handled this by asking Alex to cover for me. Tomorrow is the one day a week when we are scheduled at the same time so that I can deep-clean while he handles the dishes, so if he wants to call out then I will fully support it.
Tomorrow is also My Friday, so if I simply get through it I will have two full days of rest. My allergies are slowly getting better, although that might just be a Claritin haze. Either way, I can currently breathe much easier than I could two days ago. Most of the time.
Tonight I'll most likely stay here and make noodles, but I did go to the EDR for breakfast this morning, and it was so good. Berry sauce with waffles AND French toast! After that I ate a plate of savory stuff that filled me up, but it was so tasty that I could easily eat two waffles and two pieces of toast every day. They probably won't have it tomorrow, so I hope they have biscuits & gravy!
Yeah, now I'm hungry, so definitely gonna make some noodles!
Oh, one more update. The other night my allergies did not let me stay awake for more than the first half-hour of the second WICKED film, so tonight I am going to try again. I swear, I really am truly ridonkulously thrilled to be able to see this movie so much sooner than I thought I would! I've just been so exhausted this week that I almost forgot about it.