Working Wives & Bachelorettes: Happy Hump Day!

Wednesday…typically referred to as “Hump day”, is a day that most people look forward to. It’s the middle of the work week, one day before “Thirsty Thursday” and two days from Friday. So why do I find Wednesday’s to be the absolute WORST day of the week?

I think it’s because Wednesday’s are really the start of my very busy work week. Owning my own bar/restaurant and working my “big girl” job really fills my schedule. On Wednesday’s, I wake up at the butt-ass crack of dawn and go to my office for a full day. Then I rush home, change, make dinner, do the dishes and I then I rush down to the bar to start my shift. By the time I get home it’s very late and before I know it, my alarm is going off and I’m up, logging in to my computer and working my “big girl” job. I then shut down, jump in the shower and back to the bar to get it opened. Again, I get home late and then it’s up again to work the “big girl” job. I then have to call in the liquor order for the bar, pick-up the liquor, take the liquor to the bar and check it in and put it away. Then it’s back home again to get some housework done whether it is cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, etc. I make dinner, clean-up, jump in the shower and back to the bar. By Saturday, I’m exhausted but I know I just have to get through one more long night at the bar and then finally…it’s Sunday. Precious Sunday. The day where I don’t get out of my jammies, I don’t answer the phone; I don’t cook, clean, do laundry…nothing. I lay on the couch with my hubby, watch mindless TV, order pizza and take a million naps.

Now don’t get me wrong…I love my life and I’m very happy with both the bar/restaurant and my “big girl” job. Sometimes I feel pretty damn lucky…like I “have my cake and I’m eating it too” kind of thing. What drives me crazy is that everything needs to run on a very tight, strict schedule or it all won’t get done and I can’t have that. My list each and every week has to get done or I feel like everything is falling apart. I know, that’s slightly dramatic but, it’s the truth. This must be what it’s like to have children. I can’t imagine all of the cooking, cleaning, laundry, running around and craziness that goes into to being a parent. Especially if you’re working parents. I think you guys are crazy but I give you mad props. Because if my week is this crazy and it’s just because I own my own business and work another job…I can’t imagine what it’s like to have kids.

So I guess this blog post is dedicated to all of the hardworking people and parents who just don’t have enough hours in the day to get everything done but somehow always managed to get done…like me!

Happy Hump Day!