Day Off!

Today is a wonderful day As I am now off work until SundayThe feeling is amazing Having worked four long shifts the last four days I am more than ready for a restWork is going wellOf course I am still very greenAnd forgetting things left, right and centre But lookI am doing my best And they tell me in work that I am flying itYesterday I was on with Georgina And she deliberately left me on my own to do breakfast and lunch I had a bit of a crisis of confidence in the morning As I dished out too many bowls of porridge And it went cold And had to reheated But As Georgina says You live and learn My colleagues couldn't be more helpful They are endlessly patientAnd always willing to lend a hand There are to chefs who also work in the kitchen They are brothers 32 and 38 I was helping one of them prepare chicken yesterday afternoon And he asked me what age I am I told him to guess He said 23 Ha!That made my day He couldn't believe that was 34I love to give people a good shock sometimes 
Anyway I am settling in well And finding my bearings slowly but surely Georgina is an amazing lady I was chatting with her over tea and toast yesterday Her background is in hotels And you can really tellShe doesn't waste a bit of energy Every move she makes She is doing something productiveShe moves at lightning speed And manages beautifully the balance between hard workAnd having the craic She is someone I really look up to She is a working woman With a busy family life It can't be easy But she makes it look effortless I am really enjoying work though I get upAt 7 amTo be in work for 8amI prepare the breakfast Which is just a continental oneThen I have a cuppa Before the guests arrive The dining by room is up stairsAnd the kitchen is down stairs So I have a path worn on that stairs There is a dumb waiter to put the food inWhich essentially is a small lift for the foodI serve the food Chat to the guestsAnd try to keep on top of things It was mostly ladies in this weekWith only a couple of menAnd they are so lovely They are people who don't have much money And going away on holiday is a massive thing for them I told the ladies that I wouldn't see them again As they are all leaving Thursday And I'm not back until Sunday Well let me tell you I got hugs and kisses and such lovely compliments That truly made all the  hard work so very worth it
The chef keeps a small dinner for me every day And I have to say The food is really tasty It's none of your fancy stuff Just honest home cooking done wellMy favorite kindSometimes I get a chance to eat it Sometimes I don't And in that case I will bring it home And split it with mam So After breakfast I wash up Clean the dining my room As reset it for lunch Which takes a little while Lunch is at 1pm And it's three coursesSo there's quite a bit to do I swear I am on my feet all the time And it's exhausting Draining By the end of the day I am pretty wrecked All I can do is flake out on the couch LBut it's a nice feeling A feeling that I've really earned my rest Even writing this post I keep nodding off
I mentioned my Dad in a post a few days ago And that he received some bad news about his health To be honest I am in denial about the whole thingAnd work is a great distractionYou might remember that I went to Dublin with him a few weeks agoTo see a consultant neurologist And Dad had some tests doneBasically he is losing the power in his hands and arms And it seems to be getting worse all the time So last week He got the results And the consultant thinks it might be MND Dad has to go to the top neurologist in the country for a definite diagnosisI had never head of MNDIt's short for motor neuron diseaseSo it's really serious I was speaking to Georgina about it And her sister has it She is only 42She asked me if I know much about MMD Which I don't She said not to read up on it It will only upset me I have deliberately not looked it up I really just don't want to know at the moment Because I know it will break my heart Of course I will find out for myself But at this moment Ignorance is blissDad has asked me not to tell anyone But I need to talk to people I can't bottle this I need an outlet Anyway All we can really fo is make the most of the time now, while he is still relatively okOne thing Gergina said Is that we have a long and hard road against us But it's my Dad I feel sorry for 
Right I'm off to have a sleep I can barely keep my eyes open See you on the next post....