A Painful Leg

I have the most excrutiating pain in my left leg ever imaginable. Seriously, anywhere else on the body and I would be on the floor dying, but seemingly my legs can hold out for longer than most other parts of my body.. so I can stand... just.

I had my first shift today and it was busier than an Iraqi market, which may explain the very painful leg, because I was up on my feet for 8 hours solid. Shoved on the tills in a desperate attempt to stem the flow of customers flowing through the door, after seeing that Tesco and Sainsbury's was closed, heard the rumours that there was a new guy at BP and decided to make his first shift as tough as possible! That's what it feels like in my mind anyway... However, despite me being epically tired after a while and being vastly inexperienced and probably contributing to the vast queue before me, (now snaking out the door at this point... it wasn't my fault completely!) Despite this, I strangely enjoyed it.. I have no idea why as this time last night I really wasn't looking forward to it, but I felt I picked it up quite well and to be shoved in at the deep end on the "busiest trading day of the year" and to be congratulated on a good job... it's a good start!

However, now the real test begins. You see, getting a night shift job generally means... working nights.. Surprise surprise. Working a day today and then a night tomorrow means I've got to stay up a long time tonight to get the sleeping pattern, that has been as muddled as my sister's iPod headphones, (they tangle themselves up), are and if I'm honest, I could do with a kip now.. I know I can't though because I'll sleep forever and then I'll be ruined tomorrow night. I promised Swanny I'd have a net with him tomorrow aswell... I suppose it's good practice for the summer of cricket approaching. I'm not looking forward to the sleep aspect of things though.

I'm not sure what night-shifts have in offer. All the videos I've watched seem to suggest that armed robberies and thefts happen a lot although I'm fairly sure that's just for safety stuff.. It definitely won't be as busy as it was this afternoon which is a bonus and the couple of people I'm working with are a laugh aswell... so maybe it will be good? However, I thought today was gonna be rubbish but it turned out to be good, so maybe thinking vice versa isn't the way forward! My leg really is hurting now... I need some painkillers... or even better... Nurofen! Loving Nurofen!

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Right, now I'm drugged up to the eyeballs with Nurofen and also Easter Egg, (i noticed my 2 sitting on the shelf... kitchen shelf that is..), so I've made a start on those despite being full still with the curry I had earlier, and I can feel no difference in my leg whatsoever. Give it time Mitten.. give it time..

Right, I'm going, trying desperately not to fall asleep... I've heard the phrase "Jobs a job" recently.. but mine isn't so shabby! At the moment...

Ciao x