First Double Shift, Spring Cleaning…I’m Exhausted!
Friday, I started my first double shift. Gardening from 6:30-3pm followed by 3:30-10pm at Costco. It was nice to ease into my new job without having to jet off to Costco, so Friday was the first of so many long days. It wasn’t so bad until about 9:15pm. My body screamed “enough”! Needless to say, I slept very well that night. In my effort to sleep in, I turned off my alarm and anticipated a Saturday lie in. Well, my body gave me an hour: 6:30 and I was up for the day! And it was day with a third shift. My daughter and I got busy spring cleaning. From windows to ceilings, to moving furniture and scrubbing walls. Even the refrigerator and cupboards got their insides thoroughly washed down. Where I wasn’t sore from gardening, I made up for by the end of the weekend. It felt so good to clean off all the winter sludge, position some plants in just the right spots and connecting with my daughter over hours of cleaning. We laughed about everything, and she helped me organize some new shelving in my closet.
I will admit that I am nervous about the upcoming week. 64 hours is a lot but it is temporary. And I learned early in life that I can do anything temporarily. So I will muster up what I can and keep my eyes focused on the goals. Working 2 jobs will afford us the opportunity to pay down more debt. My husband has been putting in a lot of overtime with the same goal in mind. Our daughter is older and enjoys the quiet house. She and a friend spend a couple hours together after school and my husband is home by dinner so they are together in the evenings. Not being home to check in with Addy at the end of her day nor pray with her before bed, is one of the hardest things I’ve done. But again, it is temporary.
On the other side of this arrangement, there will be more opportunities and time to connect as a family. And to be debt free will mean working on bigger goals like a house and rural property and more family vacations. When the long days bring fatigue, I will need to keep these goals in mind. And more weekend time with my daughter, even if it means scrubbing the walls, will fill my love bank. This will help me make it through the long days and give me something to look forward to in that last hour stretch on a Friday night.
Truly, my life is blessed. Praise and glory to God for being my divine provider. May He bless the next 6 months and give my family endurance and patience.
