Back To Being A Full Time Author

I'm sure you all remembered when I said I would be working to make a living cause honestly, I hated being disabled and stuck at home all the time. Well, I went to work for McDonald's to only last on one day which was Monday, August 25th, 2025 to end up in tears because people are rude and as my neighbor adult boy said that they are assholes. Now, I know most would want to know what went down. As a disabled person I will break it down for you.

1. I can't take out trash heavier than me.

2. I can't mop and sweep because they are both heavy.

3. I was told not to be standing around, so I cleaned tables...my mistake not rinsing out washcloths properly (my bad). I did learn which one went into what bins for the cloths.

4. I had told them many times I have never worked a register or anything like that my whole life since I've been disabled and still am technically.

5. They ignored me when I said no many times on things I couldn't do. 

6. I ended up towards the end of my shift taking orders and making drinks (that was messy). 

7. They never asked my limitations and what I could and couldn't do. Just put me on shift blindly with hopes I could do what is ask. To add: They wanted me to learn the whole McDonald's and do all kinds of shifts. (I'm allergic to grease so working the grills would have been an automatic no).

I did get yelled at for not handling anything properly besides doing register in which I did get praises for in some ways and complimented for being somewhat a good worker. I took on a whole 8 hour shift without complaining and I was nice as pie to everyone around me also kept saying sorry on not handling some things. I do apologize a lot when I can and can't do something it comes out a lot. I swear, I apologize to my husband Larry 1,000 times a day over things. My parents, my husband, my kiddo, and tons of people have praised me for even pulling an 8 hour shift. I did get the hours I wanted which was 8am-4pm with 2 days off Thursday and Sunday. Now, if that would have stuck, I wouldn't know since I didn't dare go back from Tuesday to Wednesday then Friday and Saturday. Fast food isn't for everyone, I get that but I could handle it if they just let me handle the front counter and clean tables, I was fine with that also doing drink orders for drive-thru or handling coffee for seniors and other customers. My dad did praise me for lasting longer than my brother Matthew (Matt) because he didn't last long at all. One thing is for sure I do praise my sister Tiffany (Tiff) for working both Burger King and McDonald's for a good chunk of her life. 

My disabilities ended up winning me over. I came home Monday in so much pain and tears that I ended up in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis flares also heart problems by Tuesday and Wednesday. It is now Friday and I'm most of the way healed except for a few places that still hurt but I can sit straight again. Do I regret working? Nope. Like I said I did enjoy it to some extent especially the customers they were all so sweet and treated me respectfully even for my few mess ups. No, I'm not going back. As much as I did handle with all the respect I could give, it isn't worth it.

I'm going to get back on Social Security for my SSI, SSDI, and Medicaid because I do need them. I can't work. I tried and wasn't for me. At this point in time, I'm working on my books and just doing what I love also being home for Xia. Being a Mom and Author is more important to me then killing myself for an 8 hour job that has no respects for people with disabilities. My parents, hubby, and kiddo praise me for trying. That is what counts, I did try and I lasted longer than most people who try to work fast food. 

I'm heading off of here to go work more on aJoara App for my books just putting my fictional stories on there. AO3 has 2 of my memoirs on there, The Kissel-Kestner Family Cookbook and I Am Lesbian haven't made it there quite yet. A Girl's Heart To Poetry and Love Story: Amber & Larry is though.

Lesbian Café is scheduled to release before Winter if I can get the book out of my system. It is scheduled to be 50 Chapters with 50k Word Count (maybe more). Fair warning it will be released between November to February maybe March is an estimate, I can't promise though. I haven't written Novels in a long time and this is the longest it has taken me to write a book. Next book will be my first MM Romance with the title being The Crow & the Blue Jay. 

Sorry for a long blog post but wanted to get everything out for you all. I hope you all have an amazing Labor Day Weekend. 

Author Amber M. Kestner