Friday, October 21, 2011

Welcome to the Insanity

For years BC (before children), I worked in the hotel business.  More specifically - the bar business.  I did a lot of bar tending, a ton of waitressing and occasionally - a little bouncing. 

It is an interesting life working in the bar business.  You're up all night. People are super entertaining.  People make you laugh.  You listen to peoples problems. You take care of their needs - make sure they have plenty to eat or drink.  You spend plenty of time cleaning up messes and spills. You send people back to their hotel rooms when they've had enough. You break up a lot of fights. You comfort plenty of tears.  You listen to a lot of incoherent babble.  You hear a lot of untruths.  You spend  a ton of time trying to figure out what. these. people. are talking about.  And you spend a ton of time wondering ..... bar tending school?  Really? What was I thinking?

So, now I have two children and essentially .... my life remains the same hahahahahaha.

Seriously though. My life. remains. the same.


Well ... except for maybe the part where my current clientele is freakin' adorable and I would take a bullet for them .... but day to day .... pretty much the same.
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28 comments:

  1. HeatherOctober 21, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Looking forward to reading your funny stories! Congrats! :)

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  2. Dana @ Bungalow'56October 21, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    At least she won't get a head injury when she topples over : ) BTW...she has the best bar tender around!
    Dana

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  3. mrs.robertstevenOctober 22, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    love it! can't wait to read more!

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  4. StashaOctober 25, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Your clients sure know how to choose a fancy drink!

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  5. AlexandraOctober 25, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Oh my gosh, that was funny.

    xo

    Came over to say from Dana.

    Great post!!

    Pssst...are you on twitter? If you're interested in getting traffic, 40 % of my traffic comes from me tweeting out my posts.

    Takes 2 seconds to get on, Dana will show you how.
    It's pretty essential to getting to know people..and all that.

    Good luck!

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  6. AlyOctober 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    to funny! Sounds like quite the adventure over there!

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  7. AshOctober 25, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Double-strawing it, love it!

    She'll be very popular at university ;)

    (sent by the Empress Alexandra - she has the best taste!)

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  8. AshOctober 25, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    PS: love the title of your blog!

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  9. UnknownOctober 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    So glad The Empress sent me over here. Great blog site! Look forward to future posts.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Saw a tweet from the Empress that you're funny ... she wasn't kidding! HILARIOUS first post, lady! Keep up the good work ... err ... writing. Welcome to the bloggy world!

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  11. AbbyOctober 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    So cute! Personally, I'm a big fan of helmets as required headgear for small children. :) Welcome to the blogosphere!

    Abby, from AbbyOffTheRecord.com, @AbbyOTR

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  12. Robin @ Farewell StrangerOctober 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Ha! Totally funny. She's got that look in her eye ;)

    And lucky you, having The Empress find you and pull people here. She's amazing.

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  13. RoxanneOctober 25, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    So lucky to have the support of The Empress. Looking forward to your stories. xo

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  14. Tracie NallOctober 25, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Hilarious!!

    That story with that picture are genius. =)

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  15. HeleneOctober 25, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Love this post! It's so true...isn't it! Life hasn't changed much since those bar days!

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  16. C (Kid Things)October 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Ha! So true. And that picture illustrates it perfectly. Because if you're going to drink, at least wear a helmet.

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  17. ErinOctober 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    I found you via Twitter from Ash. Awesome...I loved this! Your daughter is serious about her drinks...serious.

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  18. JennaOctober 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Yes, there are a lot of parallels... but we dont mind the groping and kissing from the clientele these days :) Awesome way to kick off a blog, great to meet you!!

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  19. LeighannnOctober 25, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    hahah, this made me laugh out loud!
    Maybe because this child is ADORABLE.
    Maybe because I have the exact picture from my college years.
    What?

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  20. AmandaOctober 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Such a perfect comparison. Their little drunken walks and mealtime hiccups ;)

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  21. RustiOctober 25, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    HA! loved it :)

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  22. AlexandraOctober 25, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Hey, you're being featured over here today, NO LIE:

    http://paper.li/CafeTerraBlog

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  23. Joann MannixOctober 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Hilarious! I never realized how much drunks and small children have in common. A brilliant comparison.

    I'm sure you know by now, you are fortunate enough to have the fairy blogmother, aka The Empress, on your side. Alexandra sent me over here and since Alexandra has been one of my most ardent supporters and dearest friends, I always do her bidding.

    Also, too? She has a keen eye for talent and I'm so very glad she sent me over here. You are fabulously funny.

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  24. TheThingsIdTellYouOctober 25, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Cute! I'd much prefer your current type of clientele though, no?

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  25. Anne FlournoyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Very funny. Found you via Alexandra from GDRP. And looking forward to hearing more-- specifically about caffeine... ha ha

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  26. AlisonOctober 25, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Hahaha!! I've worked in a couple of bars in my university days, and then at an 'entertainment outlet' as events manager in my early career, and I've done all that too. I just never noticed the similarities you mentioned with having kids!!

    As some have said here, Alexandra aka the Empress sent me here and I'm glad she did. (and yes, do get on Twitter!)

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  27. SuniverseOctober 26, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Hilarious. Truly. I can't wait to read more.

    And please join Twitter! It's spazzy fun.

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  28. JamieOctober 26, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    having the Empress on your side is a hell of a way to start in the blog world!

    This was ALLCAPS FUNNY!!

    Where'd the follow button go? I want more!

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