Done and done (for now)

 Five consecutive days of waking up at 4:15am to get to work for 5:30am (opening the store for 6am) is over and done with, giving me the next two days off in which to chill, catch up on sleep, play with the cats, and relax. And hopefully get some writing in as well. I've been getting picture texts from my bookkeeper coworker (whose job I'm filling in for) who is currently on a 2.5-week vacation through the Mediterranean and we are jealous. It's been years since I've done these super-early days! This was the norm for me back in the Yankee Candle days, but it's been over two decades and the body isn't as flexible sleep-wise as it used to be. Mind you, despite the exhaustion it's still my favorite shift! I have one more week of this, as I believe he's coming back midweek next week.