When you work one double shift a week, it’s no big deal…..but when it’s the holiday season and start pulling three and four doubles a week…..it can get a little taxing at times.
Last Saturday, two of us came in at 10:30 a.m., to work a baby shower….we set it up, worked it, cleared everything away, and then reset it for the next party that was due in at 5:00 p.m.. We had everything done by 4:00 p.m. The plan was that we were going to take a 20 minute break before beginning our next shift. The two of us were transitioning over to the bar/lounge area, where we were going to split the room, both us helping each other with the bar, service bar and the ten tables.
But as they say, the best laid plans…….at the exact moment I was going to take a break, which was at 4:00 p.m., at which time there is usually (the operative word being usually) no one at the bar, two people came in to sit at the bar and have a bite to eat. So much for going on break. This was the fourth double shift for both us…..we were dragging ass a little bit.
So we sauntered around for about an hour, only moving as fast as we had to. We knew there were four parties booked for that evening….one had an open bar for three hours, (which everyone always takes advantage of) so an hour later we were off and running again!
For the next five hours, there was no time for any thoughts of being tired to enter your mind…you just go on auto-pilot and run. Just when you think you’re caught up, more people come in…and you keep going, just like the Energizer Bunny. (Only they won’t let us have a drum) Energy truly does breed energy….the open bar party is quaffing them down faster than we can pour them, the lounge is rocking, the dining room is packed…the only conversation we are having is about what needs to be done next…..
Which brings us back to the joys of being an adrenaline junkie…..and we’ll do it all over again this week, and next……gotta love the holiday season……
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