Running on empty

Today is my only day off in a week..Before that I had only one day off. After this it'll be an 8-day stretch at least. I'm up now in the middle of the night in order to make it seem as if I have more time off..I'll take long naps all morning and all day. In the middle of all of that I have to get my errands done. That's my plan for only having one day off a week.

I try to make the most of it..I don't do anything exciting because all I want to do is relax and rest. I HATE only having one day off, but I didn't turn in a schedule request (for only the second time in 7 years) and I got screwed. I don't even work nights and I got scheduled 2 of them...one of them being the dreaded MOTHER'S DAY. All servers know what the fuck I'm talking about-Amateur Day#2..(#1 is of course Valentine's Day)

I am SOOOO dreading that shift. I am gonna get slaughtered and then have to go out for one more round after 7 hours of strawberry lemonades, buffalo wings, shitty tips, and running my servant ass off! I might lose it that night...I don't know. I've been through this day before, but I am just too fucking bitter now to deal with it! And to top it off, I have to do the "clopen"...the energy-draining close-at-night-be-back-next-morning-to-open shifts.

I'm getting too old for this. I need sleep, damn it! And a vacation! Since I've never had a real vacation since...uh never, I need one! Especially after waiting on tables at the same place for over 7 years with no break, except for like 5 days when I was sick. I'm seriously thinking about just putting a vacation on a credit card. Financial obstacles were a big reason why I've never taken a vacation...Servers don't get fucking paid vacations. Well, I do, but it's for minimum wage and the check goes to taxes!! (Yeah I've been trying to figure that one out too.)

Anyway, back to bed for a couple of hours...