Is It Out Of Your System?

A few days ago I made the decision to close the bar and take a whole day off. I would not go to the bar for any reason. My wife and I were going to just spend the day around the house doing nothing or whatever suited our fancy, as long as it did not include going to the bar. I have realized that it has been over two years since I have taken a day off to do nothing. Oh, I normally take two or three days off a year but they are to do things. Take thirty six hours off to move my daughter to college some 360 miles from here or take two whole days off to go see her graduate and to meet her future in-laws. I even took a day off this year to see her get married. I open the bar on Christmas, New Years Day, and Easter, people need to drink. When I say I don't take a day off, I mean it. But this was the first day I took off to do nothing. I have to tell you it was glorious. To be able to wake up in the morning and not have to specifically go do something, my God, it was wonderful. Everyone should try it. Actually, I think most other people do. My oldest daughter moved to New York City almost five and a half years ago. We have never taken the time off to go see her. This is greatly upsetting to both my daughter and to my wife and I. Now that I have taken a day off, I think that we will close the bar for a few days and go see her and her new husband as well. Soon. Having a day off was liberating. My God, I feel good.

One of my customers asked me how my day off was the other night and I told him that it was great. His reply was "Well good, I am glad you got that out of your system." Well to be perfectly honest, I have not. I believe that my wife and I will probably take several more days off in the future, once a week would be nice. I feel so decadent, now that I know how the other half lives. I think I will call these my "Customer Liver Recovery Days", my taking a day off is a public service to livers everywhere. Probably not, they will all just find somewhere else to drink for the day. Oh well, sacrifices must be made.