Good Evening Humble Readers...
I'm sorry I haven't been around as promised. Chalk it up to the expenditure of so much energy at work these days, the extreme cold weather, and a little bit of homesickness. Let me give you the run down...
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Christmas has finally hit at work... or rather the Christmas shoppers have finally realized that Christmas is a-coming. This weekend was crazy busy. It was fun while I was at work, but by the time I got home I was pretty tuckered out. I'm off today and tomorrow, but on Wednesday, hoo-boy do we have a big event... a big time book signing, our biggest name author ever, a former NHL hockey player who recently published a book chronicling all his time in the sport. We are hoping for a crazy busy night on Wednesday, and I likely won't be home before midnight.
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Ok, so I know that the northern flatland is known to get cold, but for heaven's sake! The capital of our province, only an hour and a half north of us, was THE COLDEST place on the planet on Saturday. Colder than either the North or South Poles... Insane! It's supposed to be -45C with the wind here tonight. Our windows have ice on them. The windows in our house... not just the car... the house!
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The joy of being a retail manager is that I absolutely don't get to take time off at Christmas. Actually, we don't get to take time off between mid October and January. This is the third Christmas that I haven't been able to spend with my family. Don't get me wrong, I love my Beloved's family. I just haven't seen anyone from my family in more than a year. I guess you could say I miss my mommy.
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I haven't started my Christmas baking yet (and thus no Holiday Recipe Round Up... my bad). I haven't done my Christmas cards, wrapping, or shipping. I love Christmas, I just need to get my butt in gear.
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Cycle Update: CD14... I'm right around O time, but if I didn't have much ewcm last month, holy cow do I have a lot this month. It's been 6 days so far. Talk about confusing me! Hopefully my temps will turn out to be clearer than last month.
I worked at a mall for 2 weeks during Christmas break in college once and it was the worst working experience of my life. Worse than my food service jobs. Customers get pushy and demanding as Christmas gets closer and more so as they try to return gifts.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find some time for yourself and hubby in the next few weeks.
Have you watched White Christmas yet this year?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you don't get to spend time with your family. I wish you could be there over Christmas since we'll be there visiting R's family! One of these years, we'll have to actually connect!
ReplyDeleteWe have a book to return to our local store. I promise we won't be one of the pushy and demanding ones. ;)
Take care and thanks always for your support.
Holy freezing-ness. WOW. I admire you...I could NOT do the cold.
ReplyDeleteSorry you won't get to see your family for Christmas.
Kudos to you for having a job that is consumer related this time of year. I'd struggle to remain sane dealing with the demands of customers! You rock!
Every person on the planet should be forced - like the Israeli army - to work retail for one year, and food service for one year. People would never be rude to another waitress or sales clerk again. Think world peace....
ReplyDeleteSorry you are stuck in the frozen tundra working retail. My husband worked retail several Christmases running & it was taxing on everyone. Here's to the New Year a'coming.
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