I can't believe it is almost December! This past week and weekend have been a bit of a whirlwind but everything went smoothly.
School and work at Mathnasium kept me busy the beginning half of the week. Working full days Monday-Wednesday will do that. I was lucky enough to hang out with friends Wednesday night for a while. It was great to just be with people for a bit. I didn't have to be at work the next day until the afternoon so I made it until almost midnight before passing out.
Thanksgiving was hard for me. Both this and last year I didn't go to my parents house since it is such a quick weekend (and impossible to get Black Friday off at Old Navy). Being around friends on Wednesday night reminded me of a lot of different things. It made me grateful but also very lonely. I tried to sleep in on Thursday but my body decided to try to get me up every hour from 5:30-8:30... eventually I just gave in and got up at 8:30. Still a decent amount of sleep which was helpful for sure. I made some gluten free stuffing based off of my Mom's recipe that she always uses so I had a little taste of home. Then I just tried to relax and not think too much. I talked to my parents briefly right before I went into work, they were at a friends house and I was driving so the emotions stayed out of the conversation. I spent Thanksgiving working 2-11pm. Let me tell you in some ways I think it was the best thing for me. In other ways it really sucked! I worked with some great people and I had nice customers, but it was a very long shift! People started lining up outside the door right after we closed around 8:30, and by 11 when I left the line was a little ridiculous! The whole plaza looked busy and I was glad to be leaving! What made it even better was to come home and hang out with an old friend for a few hours. It was the only time I'd be able to see him over the weekend but it was worth it. To sit, talk, share a drink, and catch up on life with a true friend- that's what Thanksgiving is!
Oh Black Friday madness!! After about 5 1/2 hours of sleep I went back to work. By the time I got there it wasn't too busy. We were steady all day which made the shift go quickly but for the most part all of the "crazy" shoppers were gone by 3am. I worked 9am-6pm and then came home and ate dinner and just sat down for a little while. As much as that is a normal work day it was quite tiring because I felt like I had been surrounded by people the whole time! I was again blessed with friends that night. A bunch of people got together to hang out and catch up. I was able to see a few people I hadn't seen in a while which was nice. I had to cut the night short (10:30-lame I know) because I had to get up for work the next morning.
5am shifts should not exist!! After about 4 hours of sleep I headed back to work to help with signage there. Because it is such a busy weekend they were changing the prices and signs for everything daily. So I worked 5-9. It was nice to be done by 9 but my body was not happy. My headaches had been better recently but as yesterday wore on it kept getting worse despite taking a nap and laying low most of the day. I was considering meeting up with friends again last night but there was no way my body would have let me do it and then work today, so I sadly took care of myself instead.
I got a full nights sleep and worked 7-11 this morning. Still an early morning but easier to do than 5 for sure. Today I'm just trying to lay low before getting back into a full work week. Plus having a week to write a big paper will make it a lot of fun. My head is still bothering me, which is annoying given the fact that the past week had been so much better. I'm hoping that another early night and a good meal will make it better. The medicine (despite the horrible side effects) seems to be making some sort of change, and I'm hoping that it continues.
I'm thankful for the people in my life, for the jobs that I have, and for the distractions of life! I hope you were all able to have a healthy, happy Thanksgiving.
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