A day off

So, yesterday was my first day off in 9 days. I was so excited to do nothing all day and to be home. It was my first night in 7 nights to sleep in my own bed, and shower in my own shower. This commuting thing is really getting to me, but I am happy to say that I only have to do it 2 days a week next term.

Yesterday I woke up and did nothing. Literally. I stayed in bed for hours, and around 2 in the afternoon I got up and walked into the living room and sat on the couch the remainder of the day. It was the most amazing day I have had in about 6 months. I watched a Criminal Minds marathon on TV and ate junk food.

This morning I woke up to head to work and saw that my mom was awake, she told me that she was not feeling very well and her hands and feet were all swollen up. If I would have left her, she would have been by herself all day long. So I covered my shift at work and stayed with my mom all day. It ended up being like another day off, so it was kind of nice. Stinky that my mom needed me to stay with her for that reason, but nice to spend the day with her.

Anyways, I have requested to start having the same day off each week so that I do not find myself in the 9 day streak again. I do not think that I can handle that. I live in Molalla, go to school and work here in Monmouth and also work in Clackamas. It is 57.4 miles to Monmouth from my house and about 58 miles from Monmouth to Clackamas and drive that almost daily. Next term will be very different because I am not going to be working at the Wolf Grill anymore.