Still Pluggin’ Away

Ever notice how sometimes your best laid plans and good intentions just don’t seem to happen?  That was last week for me.  The Durham Bulls were on the road so I had a whole week free from bartending, or so I thought!  My plan was to take pictures of all my jewelry I currently have and get it all listed on my website www.cksventures.com so that this week I could continue getting my studio organized, start work on some new jewelry pieces and start formulating some essential oil perfumes and body butters.  I had good intentions.  I really did!

But what did I do instead?  Get another bartending job!  I interviewed on Monday, I met with the General Manager on Tuesday.  Wednesday I had orientation.  Thursday I had my first day of training.  Friday my second and Saturday my third.  I was good after my first.  It is not like I never bartended before.  The big difference with this bartending gig is that I have to take the food orders for people sitting at the bar.  Not so sure I am going to like that.  And, the bartenders are also responsible for making all the servers’ orders.  I like making drinks.  It helps feed “the mad scientist” in me.  What I don’t like is to constantly be making drinks with no people interaction, which is primarily what I like about bartending, the people I meet!

I have a test on Tuesday.  Basically I have to know all the food items.  What they are, how they are prepared and what comes with them.  Not only that but I have to know all 32 draft beers.  AND all our import and domestic beers in bottles and cans.  That is a whole lot of beer and memorization.  Maybe I won’t pass and I won’t have to decide whether I should stay or go.  Or maybe the money won’t be what I was expecting.  We shall see.  It is a sports bar.  On the second day I noticed that there are only women servers and bartenders.  That is a huge negative for me!  Had I realized that before I may have not taken the job.  Sorry ladies, I have always enjoyed working with guys better or at least a few guys!  Then again I had several successful years in Mary Kay.  I digress.

On a positive note, I did get most of earrings listed.  So I am about half-way there to getting everything listed on my website.  Once again it is my “intention” to get everything listed this week.  Never mind that I work bartending either at the bulls or the sports bar every day this week but Thursday.

Ta ta ‘till later,

Cheryl