it was easy when you were younger
you can put it back together.
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today was that kind of day, where i actually woke up early, only hit the snooze once, felt alive and refreshed, and despite still feeling a bit lost, all was right with the world. the air was crisp here in Uptown on my walk to work, the sun bright and unhindered by the miserable, cold rain of the night before. i could even see whisps of the hvac units on top of the Hearst Tower, a first, and it lifted me higher.
inside the restaurant at 9, and after making my tea, updating our sales numbers from yesterday, checking on my staff, saying hello and such, i went back to the office, sat down, and came to the conclusion that there was no plausible reason for me to be here this early, because there was nothing for me to do.
so i grabbed a leftover muffin from the sandwich bar, talked to the opening FOH manager for a few minutes, and realized that this is the first time since i've been here that i'm in this position. and i basically found ways to make life that much easier for myself and chef D tomorrow. make the damn split pea soup (15 minutes to get it cooking, followed by 2 hours of just letting it simmer), make soda bread, make the new app that starts on the new dinner specials menus tonite, and then spend an hour cleaning and organizing the walk-in cooler (we are due for our quarterly health inspection, after all-doesn't hurt to get a jump on things), followed by some small controlled demolition of bulk junk that's been building up behind the compactor.
it seems so trivial, at least to me, the stuff that i do sometimes in this business, but in some form or fashion it is all necessary for various reasons. i'm not sure i understand it sometimes, but i suppose if i had that true moment of clarity i would really just go insane.
completely aside from everything else, this filet that i'm eating is rocking my world. this may be the best damn meal i've made for myself ever. and there's something to be said for being able to eat green beans our of the pot you cooked them in with no fear of chastisement. i'm trying to reverse the trend i have lately where i get off work and immediately veg in bed, even though there's so much that i need to do.
i have to reinstill some kind of motivation, ya know.
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today was that kind of day, where i actually woke up early, only hit the snooze once, felt alive and refreshed, and despite still feeling a bit lost, all was right with the world. the air was crisp here in Uptown on my walk to work, the sun bright and unhindered by the miserable, cold rain of the night before. i could even see whisps of the hvac units on top of the Hearst Tower, a first, and it lifted me higher.
inside the restaurant at 9, and after making my tea, updating our sales numbers from yesterday, checking on my staff, saying hello and such, i went back to the office, sat down, and came to the conclusion that there was no plausible reason for me to be here this early, because there was nothing for me to do.
so i grabbed a leftover muffin from the sandwich bar, talked to the opening FOH manager for a few minutes, and realized that this is the first time since i've been here that i'm in this position. and i basically found ways to make life that much easier for myself and chef D tomorrow. make the damn split pea soup (15 minutes to get it cooking, followed by 2 hours of just letting it simmer), make soda bread, make the new app that starts on the new dinner specials menus tonite, and then spend an hour cleaning and organizing the walk-in cooler (we are due for our quarterly health inspection, after all-doesn't hurt to get a jump on things), followed by some small controlled demolition of bulk junk that's been building up behind the compactor.
it seems so trivial, at least to me, the stuff that i do sometimes in this business, but in some form or fashion it is all necessary for various reasons. i'm not sure i understand it sometimes, but i suppose if i had that true moment of clarity i would really just go insane.
completely aside from everything else, this filet that i'm eating is rocking my world. this may be the best damn meal i've made for myself ever. and there's something to be said for being able to eat green beans our of the pot you cooked them in with no fear of chastisement. i'm trying to reverse the trend i have lately where i get off work and immediately veg in bed, even though there's so much that i need to do.
i have to reinstill some kind of motivation, ya know.
posted by jersn at 10:22 PM
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