Drunken Owls and Other Delights

Thankfully this week at the day job has been busy yet not draining. It's that sweet spot where there's a constant flow of customers but not a ridiculously long line, so time goes by quickly yet the stress levels are low. As I keep saying: I love that this store is well-staffed. I still feel a bit like The New Person but I'm certainly getting along with my new coworkers, that's for sure. Definitely a different bunch but they're definitely more willing to step up instead of slack off. A lot less drama as well, I notice, and that's always a plus.

I am also happy that I have today and tomorrow off, as I've been wanting to relax for the last couple of days due to constantly waking up at night due to congestion. Whether it's on my own or A prodding me because I'm snoring, I keep waking up every two hours or so and it's making me feel sleepy for the rest of the day. It's definitely allergies, so I just need to remember to take some meds before bed next time. That, and I have only two more days to work this week (my stupid early Friday-Saturday shifts), then I'm on a week's vacation! Yay! I was smart and scheduled next week off before I transferred to the other store, so it's not as if they could say no at this time. It did cause a minor kink in scheduling plans for the head bookkeeper (who is also out next week), but they've already found someone to fill in, so we should be good. Like I said -- I love that these are people who take the initiative instead of doing the blank stare of bogglement.

Also on the docket: I really need to eat better at work. More to the point, I need to stop buying the cake slices and the Twix bars and other indulgent stuff and start thinking about what I should have if I'm looking for a breaktime snack or a lunch dessert. I mean, we have a huge produce section and a well-stocked dairy wall so perhaps having a yogurt or an orange instead might be a good idea? Especially since I'll be getting my teeth fixed soon enough. Time to be a bit more wary about my level of moderation, yeah?

Writing? Well, it's...going. Slowly, but it's going. I need to do more with the planning out of where I need to go with it, otherwise I'm just going to run out of steam just like I did with The Balance of Light, and I'd rather not let this novel sit for another couple of years. Perhaps that's something I can work on over the vacation. And in other plans, I've tossed one of my many empty notebooks into my satchel for possible future use at work -- again, get myself into the habit of NOT scrolling or goofing off online. I shall conquer this, as Darcy said.

Bleh. I so rarely call out sick but had to call it this morning, and I probably should have done so yesterday as well. Seems that allergies get to me more often than they used to since we moved here? Anyway, yesterday I was stuffed up, migrainey and loopy all day at work, and today I woke up knowing that I'd pretty much be useless. I'm feeling a little bit better now, but I'd rather conserve my dwindling energy supply than drain it today. I have tomorrow off, so hopefully I'll feel better for my Friday and Saturday shifts. [I kinda have to be, considering I'm opening those two days.]

This also means that I haven't been writing the last few days, either, which is kind of annoying but I'll deal. Every now and again I have to remind myself that it's okay to go through a spell where I just let it all simmer for a bit, that way I can get back to it with a clearer head.

And hopefully the weather and the pollen will behave soon enough and leave my poor head alone!

It's Wednesday already? The weird diminished hours I've been getting at work lately have definitely screwed with my sense of what day it is, especially since I've been spending the last couple of them trying to get over what is either allergies or a cold! And now it's flipped a bit more because today I'm doing what is not quite a midshift but isn't quite closing either (12:30 - 9pm) (yeah, I'm not thrilled about it, but I'm hoping that I'll be sent to the floor to do upstock rather than get chained to the register). Then I have one more day off...then my two Friday-Saturday shifts.

Not too much else to report other than I'm doing my best to get my writing in despite the allergies and the day job schedule weirdness!

Oof -- another one of those days when whatever's blooming gets kicked up in the air and I'm stuffed up for most of the day.  Fun!  Not complaining too much, though...it's springtime and it's been lovely weather here in the Bay, which means it's finally getting a bit warmer out there.  A and I were starting to get a bit of cabin fever!

As for the Apartment Complex story...the frustration has been vented, the false starts have been put aside, and I'm going to give it another try.  This time I'm trying it from a different angle that I'm hoping will work better for the story.  And that's all I'm going to say about that for now, because I don't want to jinx it again, heh!

As for In My Blue World, aka the Magical Girl story, I'm doing a rough run on the 750Words with it, just to see where it goes.  Yes, I know...I'm essentially writing two novels at the same time, idiot that I am, but I'm not going to worry myself too much over it.  We'll see which one gets finished first. :)

Not much else to add...no big Real Life news right now, and I suppose that's a good thing!

Hope everyone's having a good week!