Mindye Pickerell, 29, Cedar Rapids
Banker/Director of Marketing @ Family Merchants Bank
Bartender @ Volume Live Music & Dance

Saturday morning starts off at 7 a.m. at Aspen Athletic Club for spin class and strength training to get my heart rate up and burn some calories. Then shower up to go to work and open the bank.

9 a.m. to noon: I work at Family Merchants Bank on certain Saturdays.     

Off to Pancheros for a burrito bowl or a steak burrito for a lunch time snack with the girls to catch up on our Friday night activities.   

To work off lunch I take my 97-pound Weimaraner, Denver, out to the Sac and Fox Trail for a three-mile jog. I love the serenity of the trail and Denver loves dragging me for three miles!

I like to stop in at Nurtri Sport to grab a smoothie for the drive home to cool down.

3 p.m.: Back home to take a power nap and shower up for the “pregame” before working at the bar. Pregame is the word that the Volume staff uses when we get together for great food, drinks and fun before we entertain the city of Cedar Rapids all night.

5 p.m.: Kaji Japanese Grill is our first pick on the weekends. Their sushi is to die for; the Philadelphia roll is my favorite as well as the sheared white tuna. The bartenders always have a great recommendation of which wine to try with your meal. 

7 p.m.: The staff is off to Volume. Volume is the new hot spot in downtown Cedar Rapids. You get the best of both worlds, live music on one side and the hottest hits played by our house DJ on the other. 

I love bartending on my weekends. It’s a great chance to meet new people in our area, network, have a blast creating new shots (try a Mindye sometime) and the opportunity to make some great additional money.

3 a. m: Time to unwind with Denver and crash for the night. Sunday is my day to sleep in since it is officially my one day off.

What a great weekend, working out, great friends, great food and enjoying the Cedar Rapids’ night life.