A day in the life of........... ( Archived) (22)

With three days off, no work, no school, I thought I would sleep in. I left the phone on "silent", turned the fan on high and pulled the shades so no sun would seep through in the morning. Damn my internal clock...damn it all to hell. I was up, wide awake, at exactly the same time I uaually get up when I'm going to work or school. However.....I didn't exactly get out of bed right away....morning is glorious for so many reasons.

Once up and out of bed, I stumbled to the coffee maker. After fighting with the filters for over 5 minutes, I finally got a single filter to release from the stack and I placed it in the machine. A full pot was in order for this morning, as I would be here to enjoy more than just one cup. I always wait for it to start dripping, as this machine tends to have a mind of it's own and will over-flow at any given minute, if not attended to. As the coffee began to drip...I felt secure enough to let it do it's thing and I headed for the bathroom....with one eye open and naked....I slammed my toe on the corner of the fridge, sending me into a bantar of cursing you would not believe. My beloved, being deaf in one ear and having his good ear tightly against the pillow, missed a perfect cascade of cursing only he could appreciate. He kind of likes my potty mouth; why, I don't know, but he does, which is great, because I am gifted in the art.

With bathroom duties complete, and bruised toe throbbing, I follow my nose to the now completed pot of coffee. I pour a large mug full, add sugar (lots of it) and creamer (lots of it) and open the shades to view the most perfect day in months. Maybe there were other perfect days, but today, it seemed more perfect to me, probably because I didn't have to rush off to work and pretend how much I enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate having a good job, which pays the bills nicely, but sometimes working with the public drains you in ways no other job can or will. I just work there....I wish they (the public) would get that through their heads. I don't send out the bills; I don't turn off their service; I don't break their phones....I just freak'en work there. I've been cussed, yelled at, threatend, cussed at...did I mention that already? I JUST WORK THERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! And now that the semester is back in, I have to be there 11 hours a day, to make up for the days I go to school. 11 hours of dealing with sometimes, the stupidest people in the world. (Is "stupidest" a word?)

Anyways.......the toe is better....the coffee is gone and now I'm on Dr. Pepper. I've gotten most of the housework out of the way. I tried recording some songs...well, a song, on a four track recorder, but that pissed me off too much and I gave up on that for now. And now it's afternoon and maybe a nap is in order. I love days off....but sometimes, when you are so used to being on the run so much, it's hard to just really relax and enjoy the time off. Although, the coffee and Dr. Pepper might have something to do with my inability to slow down....who knows........

Peace...out....

Good one Ice

Wow You were cussing and I missed it?

I was in that place once...I was soooooo busy almost every ounce of my time was taken up by something...Kids..job..evening meetings...politics..committees...etc. Then I got to the place where I couldnt relax and I burned out from beeing busy and not taking any time for myself...It can be a dangerous place to be sometimes!

Since then...I have simplified my life and weeded out all the things that I don't need to be doing and make sure I get the time I need to myself...otherwise...I can become very easily stressed...So don't forget that relaxation is not just a luxury...It is also a need!

Thank you......will try very hard to do nothing at all......................................HEY BND....WHAT YA COOKING FOR DINNER?

I went back to school 5 years ago...BUT I didnt hold down a job at the same time...I couldnt!!!!!!! My course was sooooooooo heavy...If I wasnt doing homework I was studying...So I cant imagine doing both really...It was a tough 2 years but I did it and finally graduated all while raising 2 kids ...So I was glad when graduation time rolled around!!!!!!!

Just make sure you pace yourself!

5 classes this time....15 hours of them a week.....40 plus hours of work.....study time after work and school....reading, writing papers, research and..............a boyfriend........I have learned that one must take one day at a time because if you try to think of it all in one big picture, it tends to over load the system.........

Mine were 5 days a week...8 hour days for 2 years...So no time for anything else! Yes overload is an understatement!

Nice Try I cooked last night I'm cooking dinner when go out tommorow