Any restaurant industry mamas out there?

[~Boudicca~]

There has to be!

So, I am a 14 year waitressing veteran.  I just took 1.5 years off to do the SAHM thing and tomorrow I am back in black at 3:30 for a new waitressing gig.  I'm nervous!!  Really nervous.  I faithfully get sick to my stomach every.damn.time I start somewhere new so I am dreading my drive in tomorrow.  I hate feeling this way.  But I am super excited to be making money again and out among people; I work in a casino so the everyday freakshow of that environment is always a trip.

But this year off has been very enlightening for across the board, and I have been thinking about becoming a sommelier.  If there is anything I am passionate about it is food and wine, and I'd like to challenge myself so there is an introductory sommelier course at the CIA in Hyde Park that I am strongly considering signing up for.

I feel like it's been a while since I've had something else to look forward to.  I wonder how my 3 y/o is going to deal with me being gone; even when I was working when she was really little I was still only gone a couple nights a week.  But I have to admit I am kind of looking forward to not having to deal with the bedtime routine.

Anyone else?  Tell me I'm not the only one.

[Pepperdove]

I work at Starbucks, which isn't a casino,  but is still a bit of a freakshow :) I have a 5 yo and a 4 yo and am due in September.

It really is nice to have somewhere NOT kid-oriented to go, compared to my time staying home, precious as it was, when I felt like I had lost my identity and my sense of humor! I have a very distinct personal style and a raunchy mouth, so staying home was rough on my identity.

I work nights, so my DH handles bedtime 4 nights a week, but really that's the worst part since he isn't big on schedules and so they get to bed all different times, dinner all different times, not much routine. That being said, he's a fantastic dad and they adore him, so it's really my problem, not theirs!

Sooooo jelly of the sommelier course, I would love to do that!