One of those days...

Do you ever have "one of those days?" Today was my "one of those days." I like to think I'm a fairly positive person, but the combination of a bunch of little things can really get to me sometimes. Today's a rest day for me (as is tomorrow!), so I can't take my frustrations out on a run. My lovely readers get to enjoy them all instead! Feel free to skip over this post, I promise to be back to happiness and RUNNING talk soon! Life's little annoyances, as follows:

Pending Cold

I had a bit of a sore throat yesterday, which I tried to attack with tea with honey, salt water gurgling, and throat lozenges. My throat felt better this morning, but I still feel kind of icky-ish. I chugged green tea + regular tea + honey at work, and I'm hoping some rest tonight will knock it out. They also had some "Emergen-C Super Energy Booster" powders at work, which is basically 100000000% of your daily need of vitamin C, so I might as well try one. The worst that could happen is I end up with some very vitamin-rich urine. Now is NOT the time to get sick.

Annoying Customers

I had a customer today who told me not once, not twice, but THREE times that I needed to write down his order, for fear of me messing it up. Normally, I write down everyone's order, but if it's only one or two people and it's simple, I don't bother because after a year and a half of working there, I can remember that you ordered a coffee, an OJ, an omelet, and blueberry pancakes. This guy made me repeat what he ordered, and when I got something "wrong," (which he did NOT tell me in the first place), he went on to tell me for the first time that I should write things down. When his food came out, he said he wanted a separate plate for part of his food, which he didn't tell me in the first place. Told me again to write things down. I don't actually have ESP, so I can't remember things if you never tell me them. Later I think he felt bad and he tried to rationalize telling me to write things down. Okay, you do your job, and let me do mine. I'm a good server, thanks.

It might have been okay if it ended here, but he came back to give me my tip, and he further went on to comment on how the bus boys handle dirty dishes and then reset the tables with silverware. This could mean that they touch where someone has been eating and then teach clean forks with the same hands. Understandable, yes. But he didn't stop there. Like many restaurants, our bus boys are Mexican. He went on to comment that, although they may not have been to Mexico recently, you can't be too careful with things like the swine flu going around. I had to hold my tongue. Obviously our bus boys commute from Mexico City on a daily basis. What??

The Job Hunt

I've applied to 121 jobs and had two interviews. During the first one, they explained that they don't usually hire new grads (...why am I here?) and they tried to reschedule my interview the day before I was scheduled to interview (I bought a plane ticket to come, can you squeeze me in? Thanks.). Then they never returned any of my phone calls. Fantastic. I'm still waiting to hear from interview #2, which was six weeks ago. Thye need to have the position "approved" before they can offer it to me, meaning they need to make sure that the budget allots for hiring another nurse. Understandable. I asked them two weeks ago when they would know this. "Soon," they said. I asked them last week when they would know. "Soon," they said. I asked them today when they would know about the approval. "The position will be approved by Tuesday." Does this mean it WILL be approved, or it is still PENDING approval? Oh, it's still pending. Tuesday is thirteen days before I'm supposed to start. That means that I would have to give notice at my current job, find an apartment, pack all my stuff, and move halfway across the country in twelve days. It would obviously be fine because I don't have anything else on the table job-wise, but seriously, this is a bit ridiculous in my book. Is this normal?

Jury Duty

In the mail today, I received a summons for standby jury duty at the end of May. Basically, I have to call the night before I'm supposed to report for jury duty to see if they want me to come in. This really isn't a tragedy, more of an annoyance. I'm assuming you can get out of jury duty if you move out of the state? If that even happens. Who knows.

New Car!

Okay, I'll throw something positive in here. Our beloved minivan died a few weeks ago (transmission!), so my parents decided it was time to buy a new car. My father is well known for his ability to take months (or YEARS) to make a decision, but today the price was right and my mom and I headed out to buy a new car. We are now the proud owners of a 2009 Honda Civic EX. (The EX means it has a moonroof, which is all my mom really cared about.) Woohoo!

In conclusion...

The weather is still looking good for Saturday! I just need to kick this cold, and then I can use the marathon to run off all the little things! Thanks for reading my list of life's little stresses! Overall, I know that I lead a very good life and have a lot to be thankful for, but sometimes life just gets to you. Tomorrow is a new day!