Yesterday I spent a total of $300 for 1) an agility lesson 2) housecleaning and 3) a massage.
It is not lost on me that I spent more in one day on non-necessities (frivolities?) than someone living at the poverty level earns in a week.
It was an uncomfortable feeling.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Week 4 - Turning the Corner
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Celebrate your wins. When your personal life hums a happy melody, the other elements — like fulfilling work and enough money to cover the bills — will click into place.
This was a recent horoscope entry. I generally do not put a lot of weight into these types of things, but sometimes, anything can serve as proper motivation.
As I take stock of my personal life, mid-summer, I find it to be humming a very happy melody. My screened porch is a daily source of rejuvenation. I have set my alarm a bit earlier so that I can get up and spend 10-15 extra minutes out in the backyard gardens building up a supply of joy and gratitude for the workday ahead.
This week, I learned that I could maintain at least some of the flexibility for personal activities that I had pre-reassignment. That is, I finished the calendar in time on Monday to make the early bus so I could get out to Clearwater for Jet's Monday night field training on time. Also, my 8:00 a.m. agility lesson on Wednesday worked out perfectly. I got home, showered, changed and caught the 10:30 bus to make it to work by 10:45. I was able to keep rogue hearings off my calendar for that morning and have done the same for several lessons through August. To top it off, the calendar that afternoon was actually manageable and entertaining.
I am getting into a rhythm. I am finding new ways to keep my passion for serving crime victims alive. I am feeling more comfortable with the volume and pace. When it gets tedious, I instant message my colleagues in their offices and pick out an amusing anecdote to share.
I have decided that I no longer need the weekly affirmation of something positive, as I feel sufficiently able to cope with the next 48 weeks. If that should change, I will make time to find something positive to memorialize on this blog. But for now, I have other things I can write about.
Finally, I would note that this was the first week I did all 5 days and I didn't fall apart. In fact for 3 of them, I didn't even need the stool! :)
This was a recent horoscope entry. I generally do not put a lot of weight into these types of things, but sometimes, anything can serve as proper motivation.
As I take stock of my personal life, mid-summer, I find it to be humming a very happy melody. My screened porch is a daily source of rejuvenation. I have set my alarm a bit earlier so that I can get up and spend 10-15 extra minutes out in the backyard gardens building up a supply of joy and gratitude for the workday ahead.
This week, I learned that I could maintain at least some of the flexibility for personal activities that I had pre-reassignment. That is, I finished the calendar in time on Monday to make the early bus so I could get out to Clearwater for Jet's Monday night field training on time. Also, my 8:00 a.m. agility lesson on Wednesday worked out perfectly. I got home, showered, changed and caught the 10:30 bus to make it to work by 10:45. I was able to keep rogue hearings off my calendar for that morning and have done the same for several lessons through August. To top it off, the calendar that afternoon was actually manageable and entertaining.
I am getting into a rhythm. I am finding new ways to keep my passion for serving crime victims alive. I am feeling more comfortable with the volume and pace. When it gets tedious, I instant message my colleagues in their offices and pick out an amusing anecdote to share.
I have decided that I no longer need the weekly affirmation of something positive, as I feel sufficiently able to cope with the next 48 weeks. If that should change, I will make time to find something positive to memorialize on this blog. But for now, I have other things I can write about.
Finally, I would note that this was the first week I did all 5 days and I didn't fall apart. In fact for 3 of them, I didn't even need the stool! :)
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Week 3 - Short Week and a Stool
This week is the 4th of July holiday week, which means we get Friday the 3rd off. The weather has been splendid and it is shaping up to be a good weekend.
After several long afternoons of standing, I started inquiring about getting a stool. Others before me had utilized one, so I was not entering uncharted territory. From the responses I got, it would seem I was asking for the moon on a silver platter. In the end, the boss who has dumped me in this position came to my office and told me to pick one out and have the office manager order it. As I made contact with her, she appeared in my office doorway a short time later with a high tech office stool.
My back no longer pains me and this week is almost over. :)
After several long afternoons of standing, I started inquiring about getting a stool. Others before me had utilized one, so I was not entering uncharted territory. From the responses I got, it would seem I was asking for the moon on a silver platter. In the end, the boss who has dumped me in this position came to my office and told me to pick one out and have the office manager order it. As I made contact with her, she appeared in my office doorway a short time later with a high tech office stool.
My back no longer pains me and this week is almost over. :)
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