Hello Carrow Chat people!
Well, this has been a frustrating spring. Too much rain for mowing, golf and gardening. I've always made sure that we planted the garden by Mother's Day in the past, but I sit here staring at the empty fenced-in space with a sigh. We've gotten asparagus, but I'm dreaming of red, juicy REAL tomatoes! I'm tired of the gray, rainy days!
I've made a radical move in my career and simply walked away from the stress of the commute, lazy co-workers and unreasonable work load. I threw my fist in the air and said, "Screw You All!"
Sitting at a computer all day for 20 some years has been bad for my health. Gone was my sunny disposition and glass-half-full personality. Also missing was my waistline. I simply don't curve in at the middle anymore. However, every time I took a week off and never sat still, I'd lose about 5 lbs.! I'd chase grandkids, deep clean the house and in general kept moving throughout the day. These things and the rising BP over the past year was the catalyst to walk away.
In March I began managing the Pub in the Golf Country Club where my hubby teaches golf. He also manages the staff who work in the Pro Shop and take care of the carts and clubs. It has been fun to decide on menu items, cook for everyone and train new hires. I don't like scheduling staff with all their days needed off and such, but they are good workers and that's not nearly as stressful as the job in IU School of Medicine Clinical Trials Office!!
One problem that is becoming apparent is that the chef for the formal dining on the second floor is feeling threatened. I guess he orders frozen biscuits and powdered soups while I make everything from scratch. Some members have been making comments that he needs lessons from me. It's all silly to me because competing with formal dining never entered my mind. What our Pub serves is nothing like what he serves upstairs, but I'm not changing how I do things because my sales is triple what it was for a year ago. Dude's gonna have to get over it.
All that rambling to say that I'm so much more relaxed, happy and have lost 20 lbs. already. So, on this gray day after Mother's Day I may be wishing I were in the garden but it's all good.
