Woke up late...

My alarm is set to go off at 3:30am, then 3:45 am, and last at 3:55 am. I start work at 5am so I have to be up by at least 4am to make it to work right on time. My alarm is set on my Virgin Mobile phone. My first alarm song went on, so I knew I had 2 more to go. Then I wake up to see if it is just before the 3:45 alarm song and no, it's 4:30 am. So I figure I could get ready quickly I may still make it to work right on time.

Clocking in at work no later than 5 minutes past the time you are supposed to be in is still ok, a minute later and it is a tardy. Three blocks to go and it is 5:08am. So if i am going to be tardy might as well make the tardy worth it. Being up to 1 hour late is a tardy, any time after that counts as being absent.

So I kept driving past work to go get coffee. I didn't get time to pack a lunch so I decided to go to a Fry's Marketplace on Chandler Blvd. that opens at 5am to pick up an apple and coffee at their in-store Tully's Coffee.

I had forgotten how much nicer the Fry's in the Ahwatukee area is compared to the ones in South Phoenix where I live. I stroll by the apples and they are perfectly buffed to shine and look as though each one was specially placed on each of their spots. I grabbed some apples, then I figured I would get bagels for the team. They had just come out and were still warm to the touch. I pick up some cream cheese to go along and some Naked Juice for me for later to lunch with my apple. After the checkout I go get a regular coffee at the Tully's.

It is now 5:34 am and no longer feel like going to work. I could either call off and take a personal day, Still make it with a tardy, or maybe go in half day and take just half an absence. Half a day at work sounds much better so I head back home. On the drive back I kept tossing the idea of just taking a personal day. Aside from the several pre-scheduled vacation weeks I took earlier this year to go to Vegas, then when my mom and aunt visited, and lastly when Aaron had his birthday at a resort in Scottsdale, I have not been absent a single time. So when I got home 6:02 am, I called scheduling a personal day, and then phone in one of my previous supervisors, as I couldn't find the business card with the phone for my current supervisor.

So what to do constructively in the 8 hours I would have normally be working so as to not feel the personal day is just being wasted? Well, I'll be doing some errands and chores around the house that need to be done. I got a couple wood file cabinets at Target that my roommate Aaron build for me so I am sorting some files, and getting rid of old ones. Aaron is still looking for a job, so part of the day I'll be driving him to some potential employers.

After today I have 10 straight days of work so I think I'll make the most of my personal day today. Everyone have a great week!!!