Author: annemarieathey
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Day Ten
Woofah. I am tired this evening. I was full of energy during the day and as a result, it was a productive day at work, but I am zonked this evening. I had my coffee shift this morning, so it was an earlier than normal start, but a caffeinated start, which might have had something…
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Day Nine
Yesterday ended up being one of those days where my cup felt like it was overflowing with all the good stuff. Not just because it was my day off, it was truly a heart-so-full kind of day. I realized two things in the evening. The first being that the day before marked seven-months on the…
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Day Eight
One week in, which means it’s Thursday. My day off. During the summer season I packed my day off with every activity possible. I would volunteer in other departments, work part time in the store, go on a hike, bartend…whatever activity there was to do, I would do it. So far this winter, I am…
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Day Seven
It’s Wednesday! The exclamation mark notes my excitement because although it is midweek for most, it is my Friday. I am always excited for my day off and they come around pretty quickly. My day started with a session in the gerbil gym. I should point out that the gym is not attached to the…
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Day Six
Tuesday. On Tuesday mornings, I go into work earlier for what is called beverage pull or bev pull for short. So no gym on Tuesdays, because I am not getting up any earlier than I already do. Instead I have a yoga mat in my room and I do my little routine there and get…
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Day Five
Today is Monday. So it is my Thursday. I struggled to get out of bed this morning. Sometimes that happens. It’s like my bed exudes its most comfiest feels just after the alarm goes off. So rather than jump out of bed post alarm, I hit the snooze button about ten times. I don’t really…
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Day Four
Sunday. I keep getting nervous that after the first seven days of writing, which give you insight into what each day is like down here, I will run out of things to say. I am also fairly sure that won’t be the case, that it’s just anxiety saying hello. This place is so bizarre, interesting and weird…
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Day Three
It’s Saturday. For most of the community, it’s the last day of work for the week. For me, it’s the start of my week. I start my Saturdays out with my weekly coffee shift, which runs from 7:30 until 9AM. What is a second bar during the summer season, is our coffee house during the…
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Day Two
It’s Friday according to the calendar, but for me it’s Monday. It’s a six-day work week down here and my day off is Thursday. Normally, I would get up and go for a run on the treadmill before work in what’s known as the ‘gerbil gym,’ but a pipe burst under the gerbil gym yesterday,…
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Day One
I am a person of extremes. All or nothing. Go big or go home. All the cake or no cake. Moderation is not my forte. I’ve known this for quite some time now, but every now and then I get a nice little reminder of who I am. Like setting up this blog/website, once I…
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