Margot with a t’s Weblog

I am slowly recovering from my whim to return to work!  I had agreed happily to a couple of shifts a week as a cashier at the Co-op.  I do it every year for a week or so over Member’s Appreciation Week in November.  It gives me Christmas money and makes me appreciate the people who work there.  It was extra money, I liked both my fellow members and fellow employees and it was only a couple of shifts a week…right?  I had neglected to factor in:  1.  March Break when many young employees were off with their families leaving the store short of cashiers  2.  March Break when the Co-op was incredibly busy with young families who hadn’t gone away  3.  A whole new cash system that the Co-op is presently installing requiring retraining and extra shifts for those who catch on while the rest are trained some more.  4.  A fifty seven year old who hasn’t spent much time on her feet for several years needs toughening up…gradually would have been nice.  I have been working a consistent 4-5 full shifts a week for the last few weeks.  LOL

I will live but I haven’t had a lot of posting time.  I manage to scan my e-mail, my Ravelry site and occasionally try to hit this blog.

Mainly I am coming home, eating the supper Reg has made and taking a hot bath before bed.  I have managed laundry, swish and swipe and litter duty but that is about it.  Ageing is not for sissies, which is why I am refusing to do it, at least mentally.

I am doing a bit of knitting, mainly of the brainless variety.  I have been working on cup holders, a keyhole scarf, fingerless mitts, a zigzag scarf, etc.  The sort of stuff is getting done that will use up the endless ball of Red Heart SuperSaver orange yarn while also giving me some of those great last minute tuck in things for Christmas.  It is also stuff I can work on when I get home and can’t see straight or when I have ten minutes in the break room at work.