Yesterday was rough.
I woke up early, threw a load of laundry into the washing machine, and spent the morning studying. Then I took one of my finals, printed out my time-sheet, and drove into Flagstaff to go to work. I ran a few errands on the way, put in my time on the moon, and drove straight back to Munds Park to go to work again. 4th of July madness hit the restaurant in full-force yesterday. Thursdays are usually two-server days. There were three of us on duty last night and it wasn't enough. We were turning people away. We blew the fuses and lost all our lights so many times that we finally had to turn off the air conditioning in order to stay open. It was stifling hot and people just kept coming. We ran out of mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, goulash, ice cream, stroganoff, pizza dough, gravy, Italian dressing, and something else. I can't remember it all anymore. The tips were good ... but how good is good on a night like that? I'm not sure it was worth it. By the time we cheerily waved good-bye to our last customers, I could hardly stand up. Everything hurt and I was slimy with sweat.
Lovely, huh?
...and we still had to clean up!
I got home late, showered, and tried to sleep, but I was too wound up.
Now I have a headache and a long to-do list.
I'm not looking forward to going back to the restaurant tonight.
I woke up early, threw a load of laundry into the washing machine, and spent the morning studying. Then I took one of my finals, printed out my time-sheet, and drove into Flagstaff to go to work. I ran a few errands on the way, put in my time on the moon, and drove straight back to Munds Park to go to work again. 4th of July madness hit the restaurant in full-force yesterday. Thursdays are usually two-server days. There were three of us on duty last night and it wasn't enough. We were turning people away. We blew the fuses and lost all our lights so many times that we finally had to turn off the air conditioning in order to stay open. It was stifling hot and people just kept coming. We ran out of mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, goulash, ice cream, stroganoff, pizza dough, gravy, Italian dressing, and something else. I can't remember it all anymore. The tips were good ... but how good is good on a night like that? I'm not sure it was worth it. By the time we cheerily waved good-bye to our last customers, I could hardly stand up. Everything hurt and I was slimy with sweat.
Lovely, huh?
...and we still had to clean up!
I got home late, showered, and tried to sleep, but I was too wound up.
Now I have a headache and a long to-do list.
I'm not looking forward to going back to the restaurant tonight.
2 comentarios:
I heard on the news that more Arizonians are staying close to home this 4th of July due to the economy, which means more visitors to Arizonas favorite get-aways...such as the Munds Park area apparently, I can only think it will be even busier tonight, not that probably makes you feel any better me saying that, but I am sure you already had the feeling. Do you have any days off this weekend? From my resturant days the best way to get through all this is to not let it upset you (though the lack of AC would be a pretty big issue for me, being I sweat when I sleep with a fan, AC and no sheets on me)...take care of yourself Megan, remember you work to make your life better...something something..why else would we do it..for fun!!
Megan, you are a champion.
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