The Calm Before the Storm....

I have yesterday Today And tomorrow off work So far Work has been busy But manageable This Friday We are going to have 60 guests Many of whom are small children A full house So it's going to be mental to say the leastMy new hours are now kicking inSo from this weekend My hours will be as follows 4pm - 8pm Friday8am-12pm Saturday12pm-8pm SundayAnd 4pm - 8pm Wednesday This suits me fine About 20 hours a week And mostly weekends So I can fit all my other things around itMy only complaint is that myself and Sinead are not working together at allWe have become friends very quickly And text each other when we're not working Even though she is only 19She is smart With a lot of common sense We get along great She texted me yesterday To let me know that a group of ladies who were staying with us Left a card with €125 in it for the staffHow lovely is that?It just goes to show That people do appreciate your hard work That money will go towards a night out for the staffAnd just the thought alone is so nice I really feel appreciated in work Which is such a good feeling Because often people don't give positive feedback So to get it is amazing And makes all my effort and hard work worth it 
Today being Wednesday I had horse riding this morning The center is an hours drive from my house And today was the first day that I drove it myself My Mam came with me But I drove the whole way It's great to build up my confidence So hopefully when I pass my test Myself and Fintan can take turns driving But bloody hell There are some lunatics on the road Today I saw a man drive through a roundabout And another guy over took me on the left hand side My nerves were shot!But I'm glad I did it I'm sure it will get easier and easier ea h time 
In other news I was in the supermarket with my Mam this week They were selling talking scales Holy shit I can't think of anything worse!But I had a weak moment And put the scale in our trolley My Mam said nothing and just gave me a lookI was having a fight in my head About whether to buy it or not But in the end I put it back It was a moment of weakness And i came to my senses And I'm so glad I did Nothing wrecks my head more than weighing myself No good can come of it
I asked Eilish at riding today If it would be possible for me to do two lessons in a Wednesday Rather than one Just because I travel so far And having two lessons would make it more worthwhile Age said that it might be too much for me But she would think about it And maybe bring me out for a half day every weekThat would be so brilliant If it worked out I just love being out there With the people Who have shown me what a true friend looks like The horses especially Star Who has gently coached me from my first lesson back in March There is no doubt about it Riding has been And continues to be a life lineHaving made new friends At riding At work I now see that there are some people in my life who I would be better off without People who suck the life out of me And don't have my best interests at heart I know now that I deserve to be treated with respect and kindness I will not put up with people using mePassive aggressively bullying mePicking me up and putting me down when they feel like it NoI will not be a door mat any more 
Having said all that I was wondering about you Have you ever had to cut people out of your life?Was it difficult?And was it worth it?Do you feel better off without them?Inquiring minds want to know....