6/4/17: 2nd Post.

Yesterday was a long day.  Up at 5:30, work started just before 6:00AM, and I worked until about 10:00PM. These are the hardest days.  We have dinner service 3 days a week and Carla and I cover dinner and "closing out the register" on a 2 week rotating basis.  This week, I covered Thursday and Saturday and she covered Friday.  Next week, we'll reverse that.  It took some negotiating and compromising, but we have come up with a schedule that is helping somewhat.  We need coverage at the inn from 6:00AM (when breakfast prep starts) until 8:00PM (last check in).  Also, one of us needs to be on call every night.  We rotate back and forth from working 6-6 or 8-8.  The person that works 8-8 is the one on call that night.  We are also trying to get at least 1 day completely off per week.  When one of us has a day off, the other one covers her two hours.  Sometimes we are slow and have no check ins or no one in for breakfast.  When that happens, we can start a little late or quit a little early.  The hardest part is that there is always something to do, so sometimes it's hard to quit working, even when I know I should.  I have determined that I have decided that quitting time is when I can no longer walk.  That is not particularly good for me.  Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are our dinner service nights, so whoever is on the 8-8 shift has to work until dinner and bar service is completely over, usually around 10.  Also, Saturday and Sunday mornings, and as summer comes on, many weekday mornings, we feed enough people for breakfast that we both have to get up at 6:00 to prep for breakfast.  We have determined that it is fairly easy for one of us to feed four couples completely alone.  More than four and the other one will help with table service.  6 or 7 or more couples, and we both need to get up early and prep. 

There is a lot of gardening that needs to be done and we don't have any check-ins today, so I am going to go out and work in the garden for the rest of the afternoon.  Carla is in Portland looking for a costume for our upcoming Murder Mystery weekend.  It will be a slow week, but we have a big weekend coming up.  The Murder Mystery weekends are a lot of fun!!  We are looking forward to that.

Food was not good yesterday and has not been particularly good (or particularly bad) so far today.  With the slow week coming up, this is the perfect time to hone in on my diet.  For now, I am committing to the Whole 30 for the next 24 hours.

Have a great day!!