Epiphany

I had another big day. I had two rooms of guests, which turned out to be 5 breakfasts, since someone changed their minds about the pancakes... They weren't so nice by the time I got to [try and] eat them 2 hours later. After a 10ish checkout I was ready to do the rooms. I didn't put my lunch in the microwave until 1300... so there is definitely something about the way Jodie and I do the rooms together that makes it much more efficent. It doesn't feel like twice as much work while Jodie is away... it's more like three times as much!

My afternoon was spent ironing table cloths, reseting the dining room, trimming 5kg of bacon [I portioned the 4kg of sausages yesterday], washing, drying, dishes, diswasher, greeting guests, lighting [and piling wood on] the fire. By the time I had that under control that it was about 1800 - and time to nuke the curry!

It was during this, that I realised why running a B&B is so much fun! It's because I get to do it all with Jodie. We spend most of the time talking, laughing and providing much needed comic relief to one another. When things go awry in the kitchen and I'm by myself - I don't even swear - since there is no one to hear it [I know you'll apreciate that, honey]. When there's a 'mess' in the bathrooms, at least I can make Jodie laugh [and / or squirm] by describing it in great detail. Nothing much is too linear when we work as a team - if one of us is behind in our usual list of tasks, the other pitches in, so I get constantly surprised when things are just done. When it's time for a break, I'm either brought a coffee [luxury], or I get to make one for Jodie [a little present]. Making a coffee for myself just seems mundane.

Now it's off to bed. I've already made the fruit salad this afternoon, and pancake batter is at the ready, so I'm prepared for hopefully four breakfasts tomorrow.