Things always look better on Saturday

Well, good morning. I should say that things always look better on Saturday if you're off - a nod to my shift working days. And although the stats say that working shifts shortens your life, I must say that there are worse things than working nights and weekends. Working 'non-traditional hours' has something to recommend it. Like being able to shop during the week and not dash to the grocery store, bank machine, and other errands on the way home from work or give up weekend time to such mundane chores. To actually have the house to yourself with the animals to scrapbook while rested or read without falling asleep on the couch (or maybe to do just that without anyone to disturb you) while the rest of your world is at school or work. To go for a walk during the day when the temperature is gentler and not worry about taking a flashlight or what the dog is showing her teeth to and growling at in the bushes. Or when questioned by anyone sharing the house on the mess, where is supper or where are the clean clothes? to simply be able to state "I worked last night and slept all day, when were you thinking I whipped up that cherry pie?" Although 12 hour shifts can be tough, you get to 37.5 hrs per week a lot quicker, leaving more time off and less trips back and forth to work to do it. But what was I thinking - this is Saturday - enough about employment.

Things look better on Saturday because this is the day that the travel section is published in the newspaper. And it doesn't matter if you're actually planning a trip shortly, just dreaming or tenatively planning a future jaunt, this is the day to check out the options. So this morning we (myself + significant other) were chatting about the offerings and we traveled vicariously from the Caribbean to the Canary Islands and then on to Algarve Portugal, (which was selected as the destination of the day). Suggesting that my speaking on cruises might get us there was met with a snort, so I emphasized that this was the plan which I'm presently working on and traveling partners aren't that difficult to find. Made for an immediate retraction of the snort. So, the last week of March is now tentatively open (we'll see what happens as it gets closer) as a 'test run' to check out crusing in general, the Cayman Islands job offer, and a bonus of snorkeling in other than Cuban waters. Yeehaw! Getting a bit closer to reality.

So now off to be a domestic goddess (or at least a good enough cook) find the snowshoes to play with the dog in the snow, finish reading the paper before heading out to see a movie on a girls night out. Yah for weekends.