Rants + Raves aka Life Lately

Hey friends. Remember me? That blogger who was doing SO GOOD at posting 3x per week for the past two months and having at least one new recipe per week for ya?

Welp. It looks like I’ve been sidelined a little.

I was really getting into a blogging rhythm, having a lot of fun with it and seeing some great results, BUT this past week or two it’s been hard to sit down and complete an actual post. And find time to shower…TMI?

Since I don’t want this whole post to be a rant, but I still want to vent a little (because maybe you can relate to one of my points), I’ve decided to come up with a positive for every negative point. Maybe this will be a new series. Who knows?

Rants:

1. The whole moving from Minnesota to Nebraska and living with my dad thing.

I really didn’t think these things would affect me like they have. I mean, I’ve stayed at my dad’s house for long periods of time before, but it’s a whole different ball game when you know you’re going to be camping out for 2-3 months. You need to be able to, like, cook some food and have work clothes and shoes and enough underwear to get through the week.

2. Zoey is kind of a butthead.

If you’re bringing a furball into these new living quarters, it changes things a little. Like sleeping habits. Zoey now thinks it’s funny to attack me in the middle of the night or knock stuff off of the night stand. No cool, cat. I also have to do all the feeding and changing of the litter box whereas I had Mr. Dave to help me out before.

3. The exhausting café job that is supposed to be a relatively easy, mindless gig.

Mind, body and soul exhausted. Like I want to crawl into a hole and cry after each shift.

Everything is different at this café. From the way everything is set up to certain policies to the way food is made to not having my usual customers or coworkers to the fact that it’s CONSTANTLY busy

…so busy that it feels like an inconvenience to go to the bathroom or *gasp* eat something in an 8 hour shift.

Then there is the fact that we have our BACKS to the customers when we are making smoothies or food so when we notice a customer standing at the cash registers, they have a peeved look on their face like,

“WTF could you possibly be doing besides helping me??!?”

LOL

Oh, and the front counters are so tall that they come up to the top of my ribs, making the cash register drawer almost level with my collar bone so I’m constantly reaching my hands above my head to ring things in. What? I mean I know I’m short, but I’m 5’2” and not even the shortest person there.

I would seriously like to speak with the person that designed the café and see if he or she ever worked at a restaurant or retail establishment. And to see how tall he or she is.

4. I haven’t worked out at the gym I work at and have a free membership to.

(The café job is in a gym for those of you who are new here.) This part always seems so silly to me and most people literally can’t understand it.

The thing is, when you’re exhausted after 8 hours on your feet, you don’t want to workout. You also don’t want to come in early when you’re going to be there all day. Then, you don’t really want to drive the 30 minutes to work on your off day. And sometimes it’s awkward to know all of the trainers that you see on a daily basis are watching you and secretly judging you. (<-or at least that’s what goes through my brain)

Raves:

This isn’t to say that my life totally sucks. There’s a ton of good to be found!

1. I’m actually very grateful I am able to hang out at the Daddio’s for awhile.

I know not everyone has a place they can fall back on and I’m so grateful my dad is letting me take over his space for a bit. I even get a deck and backyard. 

2. I’m very grateful for my little Zoey Fluffy Butt.

This cat amuses and charms me to no end on a daily basis.

3. I’m so grateful to have a best friend like Dave.

I can vent to him and he has the perfect personality to compliment my worried brain.

4. I’m grateful for my café job.

I’m getting a TON of steps at work. I always love having a job where I’m on my feet because I know I might just sit on my booty all day otherwise. Also the food is good and somewhat healthy. 🙂

5. I’m back home where my family lives.

I got to see my sister do a concert last weekend and we get to hang out with Dave’s family for the 4th of July for the first time in 3 years!

[Tweet “Rants and raves. Finding the good with the bad (or annoying). #silverlining”]

Bonus:

My exhaustion at the end of the day has led to me binge-watching Madmen or listening to TONS of Stuff Your Mom Never Told You podcast out on the deck with my feet up. Both are pretty fascinating and awesome.

It’s All Good

Anyways, I promise the super ambitious semi-healthy recipe developer is in here somewhere…she’s just buried under boxes, coated in strawberry protein shake and chasing a furball who’s always getting into dad’s stuff.

I do have some giveaways and at least one recipe coming up, so there’s something to get excited about!

I hope all of my American friends enjoy their 4th of July celebrations and that everyone enjoys their weekend.

Tell me…Can you relate to any of this? Do these posts help you at all or should I keep my complaining to myself?

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