Saturday blues

I'm working at the reference desk today. I think this is my most hated of all tasks in the library. I only have to do it once a month, thankfully, but these are such dreadfully long days.

The positive side of it is that I get Monday off. I can get weekday errands done without using my precious vacation time.

Speaking of time off, I was thinking of using some of my sick time for personal days since I am never sick. I take a "mental health" day every now and then, but I haven't taken any extended time. A friend, who shall remain namelass nameless, says she tries to use up all her yearly allotment of sick time. I have 25 days right now; I'd like to take four or five days off. The thing that stops me is the required lie. With the "mental health" days, I just call and say I'm not feeling well. That's at least technically true: I'm not feeling well enough to deal with coming in to this gosh-forsaken heck hole. But to take a week, I'd have to have the flu or strep throat or something.

If I can figure out a crafty wording that's just this side of the truth, I'll do it. Suggestions welcome!