Whistle While You Work

"Just whistle while you work
Put on that grin and start right in to whistle loud and long
Just hum a merry tune
Just do your best and take a rest and sing yourself a song"
                                            - Whistle While You Work from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

So I now officially have two jobs! I have been without work for over a month now and as much as it was refreshing and fun it was also taking quite a toll on my wallet. So I am relieved to be able to get back to the grind and make some more money. The only hindering feeling I have about these new job opportunities is that they aren't really new. I think this feeling may have been sparked by something a regular customer at one of my jobs said to me a couple months back. I won't name any names, and some of you who are reading this already know this story but this is roughly how the conversation went:

Customer: "Have you ever had any other job besides waitressing and bartending"
Me: "Well, I've been doing this for about 6 or 7 years now. So, no I guess not. This is really the only real job I've had"
Customer: "It's quite a rut you can get into isn't it?"

I'll get back to that comment in a minute.
I've decided to use this Disney song for my post today because it is a useful message in the situation I have found myself in (and it also goes perfectly with the theme of this blog).
I like working at restaurants and pubs. I like meeting people and hearing their stories. I like making people laugh - or at least smile, showing that they are having a good time. I like building a relationship with the staff. I like the fast-paced, high-pressure type environment. But I know that this is not the career I want to have for the rest of my life. I know that at some point I am going to leave this type of work and never look back. So, it is hard for me to get too excited about these new jobs because it isn't a step forward in my work life. But...

"When hearts are high the time will fly so whistle while you work."


In accordance with this line in the song, I am keeping my spirits up. Because I know in the future when I am busy working the fabulous career that I decide to pursue I will look back on the years that I worked behind a bar and think, 'wow, where did those years go?'
Besides, as I said, taking work in a licensed establishment again is only unproductive in the 'work' aspect of my life. Taking these jobs, starting a life in Scotland - that is totally productive to my overall life! I am learning to make things work without the help of anyone else. I am making friends. I am living in freakin' Scotland! Not to mention the fact that I am going to be making money to fund more adventures in the future.
Therefore I say to heck with the theory that I am in a rut! I am not in a rut. I chose to pursue employment at these places! Not because I am incapable of finding work elsewhere, or because it's the only thing I think I am good at. Because I enjoy this line of work and I know that someday I will make the choice not to pursue a job in a restaurant, bar or pub. But until that day comes, these jobs suit me just fine thank you very much!
So I will be doing just what the song says, I will go into work with a smile on my face...

"And whistle while you work
Come on get smart, tune up and start
To whistle while you work"