Appreciation

Even though it's MondayI am finished work for the weekAs I mainly work weekends And am not back in until FridayThe center is busy these days About 35 guests in allIt doesn't sound like a lot And the capacity is 60But there is still a lot of stuff to be done A guest usually stays full board So they get their roomA continental breakfast Including porridge, cereal and toastThe at 1pmThey get a three course lunch Of soupMains And dessert Then a hot tea at 6pmIt's down to me to get the dining room ready for each sitting And clean up afterwards Which includes doing all the dishes And there are a hell of a lot of dishes Then clean the dining roomAnd reset for the next mealThis week There was a group of 25 ladies all together Two couples And a single man It takes a while to get to know everyoneAnd some people you'll see more than others They all watched the Ireland match yesterday And we opened the bar for them I've never worked behind a bar before And I really liked it It was good to do something different And get out of the kitchen for a while
I mostly work with a girl called Sinead She is lovely And we get in great She is 19But a very mature and savvy 19Now we have got in to a good system of the way we work We are like a tag team We do everything together And have the craic tooYesterday was a great day in work Myself and Sinead were doing the dining room after lunch When one of the ladies came in I saw her hand Sinead something That I thought was a five euro note Sinead wouldn't take it And either would IBut the guest insisted And told us to keep it for our selves Eventually we took the money Reluctantly And when I looked at itI saw it was a €20 note I was shocked We both gave her a big hug And she thanked us for helping make their holiday How nice was that?That's a big tip to me And means I have a little extra to get through the week 
Then after that I was in the office with my manager Georgina Trying to sort out my tax I was just heading out the door When she called be back and told me that I am doing a great jobShe said that I am hard working Not afraid to muck in And that I ooze warmth and compassion I was blown away by this It was so lovely to hearAnd in fact it was exactly what I needed to hear As I doubt myself so much And have regular crisis of confidence But they affirmation just made my dayI told Georgina that I thought the job was doing me the world of good And that I could feel my confidence getting better every dayShe said she had noticed it too Then I got some more good news Like my day couldn't get any better Georgina told me that she's going to keep me on in September How awesome is that?It's totally awesome!!
After that My shift was nearly over And all our work was done So I sat out the front and chatted to some of the guests There was one man called Gerry He told me that I am a very special person And gave me a big hug when I was leaving I left work on cloud nine With a warm fuzzy feeling in my tummy For the first time since I started work I really feel appreciated It's one thing getting paid for the work And of course that is why we do it But hearing the words of appreciation is just the cherry on the cake for me It makes it all worth while You know I just go about my business in work I'm friendly Chat with the guests And am always willing to do any thing to help out with themMyself and Sinead are similar In that we both want to make their holiday a special one And will do anything we can to do that Because these are vulnerable people Who might not ordinarily get a holiday And that just makes me want to do more to make their stay a great one So yes Today was a good day The only thing I have to watch is my food I tend to be on the go for long periods of time And I can forget to eat But I feel so shit when I don't eat So I try and have something A small dinner Or a sandwich Something just to keep me going I need to remember that I am doing so much running around at work That I probably need to eat that but more Just to keep my energy up Anyway That's ok I'll figure it out 
Ok That's me for today I'm off to have a wee rest And a cuppa See you on the next post.....