Erin,
I love your fastfood restaurant metaphor - I find myself using food to describe manifesting to people a lot. Are the Golden Arches some kind of Wishcraft Stargate, you think?
A few things I've noticed about this Restaurant you speak of:
You know the whole Glass Half-Empty / Half-Full metaphor?
Of course
Getting that is important, but consider these footnotes -
Don't waste energy monitoring volume and levels and who's drinking what and how much -
The Universe offers Free Refills!
Also, if you're going to keep visiting that infinite fountain of soda,
why not carry a bucket instead of a thimble?
Sonia Choquette told a story on her Trust Your Vibes show that inspired this observation for me when she talked about her mom always asking the Question:
"How big is your cup?"
I wrote a post about this concept:
How Much Abundance Do You Intend To Have?