Just One Of "Those" Days

   I work as a hairstylist at a local chain hair salon. I can't say I love working there BUT I DO love what I do! I have a steady flow of loyal client's that help me keep my sanity and considering the current economy I am grateful to have a job.But then there are days like today...when I want to go running out before the day even starts and I didn't start until 1pm!We have no manager until next Tuesday and I just knew something was going to go wrong.... So it wasn't a huge surprise when i found out our dinosaur of a computer monitor went kaputz this morning.We were instructed by the people on the help line to hand write receipts until they could send us a new monitor tomorrow. Now I know this sounds like no big deal but allow me to elaborate..aside from figuring out tax percentages and writing out SKU numbers on retail, we also had to write down ALL of the credit card info on customer's cards.You should have SEEN the weird spot we were all in..someone writing down your credit card number on a piece of blank receipt paper and then calling it in to authorize it, saying all of your info over the phone! And it took forrrrevvvvverrrr! Then a copy for you and a copy for us and have a good day! YIKES! There was a part of me that started to panic. I can't do this ALL DAY!!! 8 out of every 10 transactions is a credit card! But then..I had to step back and smile. Look at me,in a panic because I have to do things the way I did just 2 years ago,boo hoo!I didn't use a computer to manage finances when I had my own salon! I cursed the stupid computer when I started working there and now I was dying without it?! I had become the techno reliant whiner that I had always made fun of!! So instead of accepting defeat,I recruited  my AWESOME boyfriend to help.Vern dug out my old monitor and came to our rescue.After a few minutes we were back up and running! Thank God I fell in love with a true "Mr. Fix It/Jack Of All Trades" kind of guy! The rest of the night went well,the busy spell was over and now it was a wrestle with time..Can't this day just be OVER already?! 9 o' clock couldn't come soon enough!It did and I snuck in the door just in time to kiss my sleepy boyfriend good night. Ugh. Long day.