Journal Day 1

Busy. Busy. Busy. Lately, that is all I seem to say to people who ask me how I'm doing. Working almost 6 days a week for most of the summer waiting tables can take really take a toll on you! I just moved into my first apartment 3 days ago and it was such a great feeling! I finally have my own space, for just me. During the first two years of college quiet, private space was somewhat hard to find. Although, I do enjoy living with three of my friends because it is also comforting knowing that I always have people there is I need someone or something.
Anyway, I had to come back to wait tables yet again for Labor day weekend. It was so hard to pull away from my apartment knowing that my roommates were all going to be together for the first weekend. Knowing that I probably wont be going back next summer, that it may be busy, and that I have never worked Labor day for them before I figured I might as well make some extra money for myself and that made leaving a little more comforting.
Today (Saturday) is usually our busiest day of the week, especially on holidays. However, i worked from 7:30 am to 5 pm and the morning was busy but then it died right of by 2:30, which it does on a normal day. So, needless to say my fears of it being a really hectic, stressful weekend of working kind of dwindled away, BUT tomorrow's work day is still to come.
When thinking of work it makes me think of waiting tables in general. There are some people who really take waitresses for granted and are not polite or understanding of a busy restaurant at all. It is really frustrating to have 5 tables at once and to have that one woman being obnoxious about extra napkins, a new fork, more soda (even though she's had 3), or she didn't want lettuce (even though our menu marks what has lettuce). Any one of the wait staff could be swamped and there is always that one person every shift who does not understand our dining room is most always packed and seems to think that their needs are better than the other 5 tables waiting for your service. Sometimes I wish people would take a step back and realize their surroundings and become more sympathetic and less selfish or judgmental, and that goes for more than just customers at a restaurant, but in life as well. I try to be as positive as possible and more and more lately I find that people tend to focus on so much negativity and I think that should really change.