Five O'Clock Wednesday Morning and I'm Waiting . . .

For those of you who have clearly never worked a fast food job in your life, I feel the need to explain this to you in detail, so you may understand my situation. When you visit my work at 5am on payday, there is a grand total of two (yes, count that, two) workers busting their ass to help you. The first person is in the back of the restaurant cooking your food and making your sandwiches, etc. The second person is me. From the time you arrive, I take your order, make your french fries, make your drinks, bag your food, pay out your order, and hand out your food. I am also in charge of keeping the restaurant clean and stocked. Oh, and did I mention that in addition to those twenty people in the drive-thru with you, I also have to wait on the 20+ people in my lobby? Between the hours of 10pm and 6am it is ONLY ME there in the front. I do the very best I can. So, the next time you get mad at me because you have to wait a while for your order, keep in mind that the person in the lobby that came before you just ordered 50 sandwiches. Oh and also, you're an asshole.

Racism in Social Media / Small Town Prejudice

Lately, I've started to become increasingly concerned with the amount of "friends" I've had to delete from my Facebook for racial slurs / comments. These comments are out of control and unnecessary in this day and age. It is the year 2014 and, surely, we have moved beyond such closed minded thoughts. I'm even more ashamed that the majority of the comments come from people from my own home town. With a population of a little over 3,000 people, it is understandable that some peer pressure / bandwagon behavior may go on; however, the behavior I've seen come out of my home town is ignorant and inexcusable. I am downright SICKENED by the words I have read on my news feed. Not only have racist comments been made, but comments about sexual orientation and religion have been thrown in, as well. This is unacceptable. While I am by no means a Liberal, I do believe respect needs to be shown for these individuals. No one deserves that kind of immature and harsh criticism about topics so near and dear to them. This behavior is simply archaic and I urge you all to exhibit that same type of response I had and immediately take action against this backward thinking. It is our job as a societal culture to mold and shape our future for the next generation, and that can only be achieved by setting a good example and shunning negative behavior. God bless, keep an open mind, and love your brethren. <3

Life Tips

#1 Relax and go with the flow. 

Stop letting every tiny little detail bother you. Just take a deep breathe, chill, and smile because today is a beautiful day. 

#2 Dont set yourself up for failure. 

Always have a plan B. Your favorite fast food joint is out of chicken nuggets?! My God, it's the end of the world. Actually, it isn't. Now may be a good time to start that diet you've been putting off for the last year... Or two. Maybe, just MAYBE, you can even try something new. Who knows, you might even like it!

# 3 Treat people with respect and KINDNESS. 

Having a bad day? More often than not, being nice to others will make you feel good about yourself. Instead of yelling and making everyone around you feel terrible also, you should try giving out compliments. Throwing in a "please" or "thank you" every now and then wouldn't hurt either. 

#4 Forget about status. 

Oh you're better than me because I work at McDonalds? I forgot to part where you're a big shot millionaire. You mean you're NOT? You don't even have a job? Well goodness, you are clearly a much more valuable person than myself. Drop the drama. No one gives a shit where you work or who you are, show kindness and respect to everyone you meet, regardless of their status.