Hump day...in the real world :)

One week down, two to go.
Well, to report on my fitness objectives, I have been to the gym 6 of the last 7 days. I asked one of the rec coordinators here to help me with a workout plan, and now I have a customized regime to follow. A side benefit to being in the oilsands :)
Someone recently asked me if I get tired, working so many days in a row. I don't. That's the strange thing about this type of life. When Aimee first started out here and was working 19 days in a row, I was aghast! No weekends ever?? No days to sleep in??? But the reality is that you don't have any of the worries or distractions that you do when you're at home, in the "real" world. No cooking, shopping, cleaning, yard work, errands, the commute to work. So you go to work for your ten hours, then you decide if you're going to read, or go to the gym, or watch TV. Not a lot of choices, and I think that's a huge weight lifted off. Now mind you, when you're getting close to the 21 days, you may start to get a little anxious for your days off.
Luckily, I like and get along well with the people I work with. It's good to have a sense of humor, but I believe that anyway, no matter where you are or what you're doing.
You really need a sense of humor with some guests, even though they may not be aware of it, or appreciate it if they are :) We had a guy come to the desk because he had left his key at work. I gave him the options...we could make him a new key for $5, or he could get security to let him into his room for free. He just stared at me, not saying a word. I repeated, in case he hadn't heard me. Still stared. I made a questioning gesture, and he said No, it's not OK. The whole thing escalated with another staff getting involved, a call to the manager (whom he hung up on) and him storming away to the security office to let him in his room. You have to wonder....I have some idea of what these guys earn, and it's a LOT. And $5 is going to turn into that kind of incident? It's got to be funny, for sure.
At first, I didn't think I liked this shift I'm working, which is either 11 am to 9:30 pm or 12 noon to 10:30 pm, but now I find I really like it. I don't have to set an alarm, I can wake up naturally. I go to the gym and there's nobody there. Maybe one or two people at the most. It's a nice rhythm to settle into for me.