That ~hurted~

I was a server for 13 years, since I was 17. Serving is really a lot, mentally and physically and it’s not for everyone but the $ is hard to beat for someone without a degree, and it’s fast money too. However, I’m absolutely sick of it and I’m so looking forward to getting my degree/certification for sonography and starting my career. It’s not happening for another few years though and the bills still need to get paid in the meantime. SO as I mentioned I’ve been frenetically trying to come up with other ways to make an income, but they’re all a slow start (my candles, copywriting, applying for class actions lol, selling on depop, posting on tiktok which is fun yet humiliating, starting a novel, exploring different outlets for my writing)…

So even though I still have a lot of drive to continue my plethora of projects, I need money like now. With that being the case, I finally caved and told my boss that I want to go back to serving. See, I had been demoted to a host making about 1/3 as much money. Backstory: I had to go to a facility for a month for a medical issue that I might get into later. Though my boss seemed understanding and told me to take the time I needed, upon my return he told me he didn’t have serving shifts for me and he needed a host. Fine. It felt like an unjust punishment, but I went along with it primarily because the stress was so much less.

Now, it’s finally time to swallow my pride and go back to what I know FOR NOW. It’s just temporary, like anything. But I will keep trying to find another way, every day.