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It’s not as simple as “Stop Whining”
I think I have gotten away from writing lately because all I seem to be doing is either whining, or listing out my day. Even as I write this, I feel the urge to start the litany. To list all the injustices in the system I am working in and the volume of what needs to get done. Instead I’m tring to force my thought processes into a new direction and see if I can examine the source of this behavior. With some introspection behind it (no real epiphany though), I can sum these processes up with “garbage in, garbage out.” My of the whining comes from listening to coworkers…
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5pm and daylight
I just realized it’s February. In my time, that is the backside of the gauntlet of events that starts sometime late October. But these weeks have flown by. I am starting to come out of a work shell. When I left today I noticed that it was still daylight. This little observation usually means that I have made it though the toughest part of winter for me. I also realized that despite my uncertain future (Thank you Governor Rauner!), the weekend trip with my sister and a few friends will be coming up in about two weeks. We aren’t even leaving the suburbs, but we are holing up in a…
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In a flash
The end of another day. These few weeks, starting back in mid August have been a gauntlet of things professional and personal, with only the shortest of breaks in between. Earlier this week I had wondered if I was getting enough done at work. And instead I have had not only the scheduled work for myself, but a couple of fill-in consults for colleagues at the last minute. Today was one such day. But I’m grateful to have the work and, personally, I am insisting on still going little camping trip breather. Restorative only to a degree, because it will be too short and it will condense the time that…