Retail Pains

I work retail.  And one of the drawbacks to working retail is that retail never stops.  Folks gotta shop, which means freight needs to be received, shelves need to be restocked, and in my crazy world, there always seems to be some crazy project that needs doing.

Yesterday, my store manager requested I come in to help with a project.  Normally, I'm OK and don't mind doing that because it means time off at some other time during the week.  Or it means overtime, which I never object to, either.  However, last night the call came in at 6:30pm.  I had just stepped out of the shower.  Never expected to get a crazy call at that hour of the evening!  But ... I answered.  And silly me, I never think fast enough on my feet to say "I'd love to come in but I had wine with dinner and shouldn't drive."

So I worked for 4 hours last night, got home late, it's weird driving at night any more!  I don't mind the dark when I drive TO work in the morning, it's just weird being dark when I leave work.  *shrug*

This was supposed to be a four-day weekend for me.
But with a regional audit, I worked Thursday as well.
So much for feeling like I've had any time off!
What a pain.
But it's retail, and that's my life.