My sister-in-law had this crazy thought of "wouldn't it be fun to run a cafe"? And that's how I got my job.
Yup, I'm waitressing. It's not my favorite job in the world, but it's keeping the bills paid, helping me get rid of some unwanted body fat, and giving me inspiration to always strive for better. I've found that in serving, you better appreciate being served. And the more you appreciate good service, the more you strive to improve your own.
Unfortunately in my new found employment, my house has fallen to wreck and ruin. I haven't dusted in a month, and my dishes are now being done by my wonderful husband who has sympathy since I work 10 hours more per week than he does.
I'm finally getting used to the hours and am adjusting to the time I have at home and making the most of it. This weekend since my husband took on a few more hours, I went to the hardware, and bought some more potting soil, and pots, and spent the day repotting a lot of plants that were on my front porch, and bringing them all inside for the winter months that will be here very shortly. I have also had a horrible time with Boxelder bugs eating my herbs! In preparation of my bridal shower I bought an apple mint plant, and those vicious little bugs decided to eat it down to a nub along with a few other plants. I trimmed them back until there was no dead spots (which means no stems at all), and watered them until they were nearly drowned and left them in the sunshine until green started to resprout. As soon as they stabilized I brought them inside for a winters worth of recovery. Disaster averted.
I'll really have to put up pictures of the inside of my house at this point. I'm sure I have more than 20 plants taking up every windowsill, part of the counter tops, and now the top of the tv cabinet. Not that I mind having living air purifiers around the house, it's just a little manic figuring out where everything should be. And trying to keep each plant in their appropriate light. I've already talked to my darling husband (hint hint) about installing a few grow lights in my kitchen, so I dont have to worry so much about my plants getting sleepy.
And that has been my life for the past month. Soon, my husband and I will be going on the week long adventure of our honeymoon, and I cannot wait! I've been saving most of my tips, and paychecks to have some spending money for the trip. And it will be a nice vacation from my waitressing, and my husbands cheese making. Hopefully the plants survive the vacation!
