Monday - afternoon

Well, first off, the manufacturing plant, where I waited hours to get loaded and then when a person did come out, it was a manager.  This is indicative of the personnel problem they have and not being able to keep the help.  After finally getting me loaded? I had to wait 1 hour and 15 minutes for paperwork.......

Today, the year long stay person finally showed up, he was supposed to be there on Saturday. I had told the hotel reservation chain that if he doesn't show up today, I'm either charging you or the reservation will be canceled.  This guy has a brand new chevy pickup and a brand new trailer..  Don't ask me, I saw it when I pulled in, by the time I got back to where I wanted to chat with them, they had left.  No, they didn't leave with the trailer, lol, they just went wherever, who knows. 

The park is now completely full and the first time I can say that every space is occupied by long term people.  

I spent so much time at work today I had no energy to speak of to go get the stuff for them to start work out there. 

I also started a water fast today - well I had black coffee and some unsweetened tea, both things allowed on such a fast - so that's playing on me as well. As I said previously, I am going to get into ketosis and I am going to stay in ketosis. IF I somehow fall out of it, just fast a couple days again.  This will be coupled with intermittent fasting  -- you don't eat for 18 hours and then you get a 6 hour window to eat in - and I am going to be counting calories.  

The vacation is now completely booked. We are going to New Orleans first - I guess they want to see haunted houses and such.  I might end up at a Black Jack table lol, haven't been in a very, very long time.  That's just overnight. I found accommodations for 2 families, the rest are meeting us in Gulf Shores. I am very good at finding good prices on whatever we need, which is why I would have liked the opportunity to scout out accommodations in Gulf Shores as well.  I wouldn't say it's overly pricey considering all of us are chipping in to pay for it, but as I said, I'm good at finding bargains on good rentals. 

Many people will not go to the trouble I will go to in order to find a  nice place at an awesome deal.  Regardless, after Gulf Shores, it's off to Dentin, Florida which is a couple of hours away.  Why? Because we want to, lol. Actually, the rest of them were cutting the vacation a wee bit short.  We thought, why are we driving that far and only staying 3 nights? So, we're staying an extra 2 in Destin.  

It's a beach front apartment or condo or whatever you want to call it. It's within walking range of the beach, which is basically right there and it's absolutely beautiful. It's also a high rise building, would love to get one of the upper floors.  Florida beaches are, IMO, the best in the country.  Well I don't know about Alaska or Hawaii, never been to those and I'm sure some of that is awesome as well.

However, when comparing Florida beaches to the Gulf or California, I'm giving Florida a win.  Clean, clear water, beautiful.  I've actually spent a great deal of time in Florida in the 80's.  I was down there in the 90's as well but I haven't been back since then. This is the panhandle, not going down into the peninsula area.  Which I'm glad because then there might be talk of Disney World.  Have you seen the cost of getting into that place? When someone says you best be ready to spend 10k for a family to go for a multi-day visit, they aren't joking.  

Anyway, I'm glad to have all of that over with, I spent a lot of time finding this place in Destin. A lot of web sites to comb through before finally finding "the one".  Very reasonably priced and very, very nice accommodations.  

I have to deliver tomorrow and then...who knows what.  They haven't dumped anything into the tablet.  I will argue with them if I have to, I want a weekend off. They could have me working Thursday and Friday and then Saturday and Sunday off, thanks. Especially now that we have a new driver.  As stated previously, a driver quit. Another driver had a serious health issue come up, I think he's finally starting back up this week. That takes the pressure off of me to have to try to fill in for 2 people's worth of missing drivers.  Well 3, actually, counting myself as well. Or is it counting me as well?  Lol

Oh, so anyway, the vacation, next month. We have 2 days worth of pet sitting we still need to cover, just remembered that. Figure out what we are going to be cooking. All 3 places we are staying at have kitchens.  I want to save a bit by not eating out all the time. Restaurants are expensive and tho I don't mind having a few meals out, I'd rather we figure out what to cook in advance and bring it with us.  I don't know if there are entrance fees to the beaches, not worried about that. Probably entrance fees to haunted houses.  And there is a water park in Destin we are also thinking about going to.  It has a HUGE lazy river plus all kinds of tube slides etc. 

It isn't overly pricey.  My mind is slowly getting into vacation mode, it's been a while since I've been out on a real vacation.   But for right now? I"m fasting and that's draining my energy supplies, at least today. The first day can be a bit difficult, the second day usually gets easier, the third day is a tossup, you might feel fine or you will go through bouts of extreme hunger that eventually dissipate.

It doesn't really get any better on days 4 and 5 - I haven't decided to go that far with it, yet.   If I feel like I can do it, I will definitely go 5 days but if I only make 3, I'm good with it. It's just that work factor where you're busy half the day and getting drained.