As the holiday season picks up at Old Navy I'm getting schedule more there on the weekends, which means that I'm going longer without days off. I worked 12 days straight, at least 4 hours a day, most days were 9 hours each. Really they are just long days and by the end of the night I'm ready to crash. This week was full of fun things beyond work, which is always a plus, but also make for longer days.
Monday I woke up with random pain in my back. It seemed to be where my kidneys are. Plus I've been super thirsty. I was concerned but within a day my neurologists office called my back and told me to stay hydrated and that I should be fine. The pain has pretty much gone away, just a scary thing and not a fun way to start my week.
Tuesday my bosses at Mathnasium took all of us out to dinner. We had a nice dinner at a great Italian place! It was relatively painless. I enjoyed my coworkers company and it was a good meal so I can't complain. Not getting home until 9:30 was kind of difficult but I just crawled into bed shortly after that and things worked out fine.
Wednesday was a jam packed day! I had 5 hours of work at school, then lunch with a good friend who lives out of town and that I haven't seen in way too long, then straight into 5 hours of work, and finally over to a Pampered Chef party that my friend was throwing where I reconnected with a friend who I hadn't seen since high school. It was a fun day. Seeing everyone was a plus. The party was a lot of fun! Buying kitchen stuff is dangerous because there are so many things that look awesome! Seeing girl friends who I hadn't seen in a while was also a plus. This work schedule keeps me pretty busy so as much as I try to make time to see friends, balancing it with the pain and the time needed to work and everything else can be tricky.
Thursday was another long day but it ended with an awesome night!! School and work both went fine. Nothing too out of the ordinary. Since I have today off I told a few friends that I would go out with them at night. This turned into tackling one of the things on my 25 before 25 list. Before last night I had never been to a club before. Let me tell you, it was a little scary at first, but I was with people I trusted and knew I'd be okay.
So after work I went over and had dinner with some friends and then we went to Tilt, which is actually a gay bar/nightclub in town. It was a very interesting experience. I wasn't sure what to expect, I knew there would be a drag show, music, and lots of dancing! All of that was true. I ended up having a lot of fun. My headache cooperated with my long enough to get me through most of the night without wanting to explode too much. I enjoyed dancing with my friends and the drag show was definitely interesting to say the least. Overall it was a blast, something I will do again (when I don't have work the next day). Thank you to all of my friends who went out with me and made sure I was okay!
Today I am just trying to lay low and relax. I'm catching up on sleep, watching tv shows, reading books, and just finding ways to relax in what ever way possible. I got my work schedule for next week and I know that I'll at least be working for the next 8 days straight, possibly more. As much as I love holiday season, sometimes I wonder why I do this to myself!
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