The Day Without Coffee

Hello all! This will probably short, seeing as I am absolutely exhausted, but I thought I'd check in while I have a moment. I worked a 12 and a half today, and a 14 and a half hour day yesterday...laying in bed with the heating pad is a welcome pleasure. So, yes! Lots of long hours this week, but don't get me wrong- this was my decision (mostly). My best friends birthday and my birthday both fall in the same pay-period so I decided to put in the extra hours so we could do something nice. My plan for my birthday (July 19th!) is to go up to the Woods restaurant and have dinner with everyone in my department. I figure since I spend most of my waking hours with these people, they're practically family anyway.
Unfortunately, that's as close as I'll get to it on my actual birthday. That's one of the things that makes living up here so difficult. Over the past few years going to school two states away, my family has become a lot more important to me. Being up here and not able to see them is extremely difficult,,,I truly don't understand how the people who have worked here for 20+ years manage to do it. Any place that I cannot see not only my family but my cute, happy puppy on a regular basis is not a place I could stay for very long. The good news is they're coming up two days after, and my aunt is coming up 5 days before! I can't wait!!
So, after what was perhaps my longest work day in recorded history yesterday, I stayed for two hours after the phones went off to catch up on some filing...what's funny is that after two hours of it, you could barely tell I had done anything at all, but I did I swear! My boss will probably come in tomorrow, see my time sheet, look at the stack of to-be-filed, and just look at me with the raised eyebrow. But hey, what can ya do!

Oh, and the day without coffee thing- yeah...for whatever reason I decided that the day after my crazy shift I would try going without coffee. Any coffee drinkers already know without me saying that that was a very stupid decision. I have no explanation. But I promise it won't happen again!


I had a restrospective moment when I got out of work. I realized yesterday, after going into work when the sun was rising (practically) and leaving work when it's pitch dark out that this is a really weird kind of job to get accustomed to. What's even weirder is that most of the time I enjoy it..
Anyway I hope you are all enjoying your summer! The weather here has been beautiful and I have made a point to take ten minutes out of my lunch break every day to go out and sit in the sunshine- so here's my parting tip- whether you love your job or hate your job, and whether it's a good day at work or a horrible one...if the sun is shining, go enjoy it. It will rejuvenate you. And thanking God for the opportunity to get to that point is always a good idea too.