As I Youthfully Decline

Where is my youth going? Monday night we did inventory at the store. We did not close our doors until 9pm and when it was all said and done I was out by 3:30AM. I remember the days when at 3:30AM I was catching what I used to call a second wind. I was pulling through the drivethrough at Jack-In-The-Box and ordering up a trio of Jack's Famous Egg Rolls.

The night was young, but now I am not. The day following inventory I had to be up at 8 and back at the store by 9am. I wound up having a customer that took up my entire morning and lasted with me until about 3pm. Then I had to follow up with the Store info manager about the productivity of my department's inventory and by then it was a belated lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. By the time I returned from lunch I realized that the end of my day was past due.

I had to pick up my car from Sears because when trying to leave inventory fairly early I realized that I had a huge lug nut/screw thing stuck in my tire and it was all the way through so I had to buy a new set. $300 for a set of tires from a brand I have never heard of. Go figure. It seems like lately it is just one thing after the other. Life never stops happening around you even when it feels as though it is going your way. You can't keep it from happening. This week it just seems to be wearing on me a little harder than the week before. Mostly because of a lack of sleep. Tonight when I got home from work my roommate and I watched one episode of Sex and the City and by the ending credits we both had our eyes shut. I turned off the tv and laid on the couch for a while, whereas she decided to throw in the towel and go straight to bed. It was about 7 pm and the sound of bed was too enticing to pass up. I went into my room to lay down and now as it turns out it is 1AM and I am up and at 'em.

My eyes are still sleepy so I may lay down for a bit but all in all, my body aches of age and worth. I feel like I have been through the ringer and now I am ready for someone to hang me out to dry...