Up and Down

In Alaska there are no days. It is way to easy to loose track of time and almost impossible to remember what day it is. With everybody working crazy hours and the sun going down at 11pm and rising at 6am everything seems to run together....

Work was rather frustrating today. For some reason everyone thinks I'm some great pastry chef and want to do all this fun, creative pastry stuff. Yea definitely don't have a passion for it back in my life yet. I haven't worked in this type of kitchen environment since pastry school and that is pushing eight years. I hate not knowing what I'm supposed to be doing and even more I HATE waiting around for people to come over and train me. I feel like half my day is waisted by standing and waiting. I can't wait till I learn all I need to know and I can make my routine and schedule.

So trying to make myself feel better after work I came "home" and took a hot shower, did my hair and tried to find my most normal me outfit I could. (been stuck in drab outdoors mode, ugh) It did help. I felt better and a bit more cheery, but then it's freezing cold so...back to the layers and drab. Did not pack enough warm clothes so I will walk into town to the free box and try to find some free clothes.

The lodge hosted a scavenger hunt and bbq for dinner to welcome everyone. My team came in first on the hunt and I got a t-shirt from 2003 (cause it has the date on it) that must've been in the warehouse for a while(cause it has a little stain on it). But hey how can I complain, it's a free shirt and I didn't bring enough clothes with me. And the bbq, you can bet we all snuck some food in our pockets to take home with us. Hey food is expensive here and if it's free you take it..haha After dinner a couple of us girls hung out and played cards while most of the others went into town to waste their money on beer.

Oh!! and what you've all been waiting for...I finally have roommates. Seven (still waiting on one more). Wow, already this is a challenge. True lesson will teach me how to become more assertive and stand up for myself. We shall say living is tight.

I'd say overall today was so-so. A lot of up's and down's. Maybe tomorrow will be better. I don't have work and may try to go four wheeling with some of the girls. Also have been waiting on a package sent from home so maybe it will be my lucky day :)

P.S. Today marks one week, and what a week it has been. Up and Down