This too shall pass....

This has definitely not been the best week of my life, and more specifically of my career...I have worked more hours in the last 10 days than I have worked in 7 days for several years now...It is getting rough on these old bones. Most days, I love my job. I like the normalcy of how one day flows into the next. Some things are a predictable routine that I just thrive on. But I also enjoy the fact that no two days are ever the same. This is not one of those "love my job," times. In fact, I kinda hate it right now. Started a couple weekends ago. Lost 2 full time cooks out of the blue. No big deal. We are experts in juggling the schedule around. Sure, my girl and I have to work separate some, but that's just how it goes sometimes. Then comes the week of buses. Have one late last Monday. Work from 5:30am to 8pm. Work 11 hours on Tuesday. This was after a busy weekend. Off from work. Relax a bit. Back to the grind on Friday. 11.5 hours. Saturday, more of the same. Sunday, get our butts handed to us. Just for fun, let's shut the phones down and the internet down. Thanks AT&T...Totally not a fan. Did I mention the 2 late buses? Work from 5:30am-8:30pm. Go home, iron clothes and go to bed. Get up and go to work. Still no phone. Still no internet. I should mention that this means having to call in every single credit card we run. Then enter it manually into the computer. In other words, each cc transaction takes more than 5 minutes from start to finish. Work for 12.5 hours. Go home, shower, iron. Close my eyes and get up to do it again. Work another 11.5 hours. Finally, finally...a day off. Nothing to do, right? Wrong!! How about get a text from work around 11am letting me know that the QA guy is there doing our surprise QA. Did it go well? Why, of course not! Surely you didn't think it would after the week I've had!! And this is one of those times that I have to remind myself that this too shall pass...and it will...just not quick enough!!! xoxoxo~~~cuz I need it!!!