Hearting my job
Dec. 25th, 2011 12:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisMy friends, Ann and Ron had a small dress/gift shop here in Seattle for about 25 years until they closed it and retired about 4 years ago. Last night at dinner, Ron (who turns 75 today) admitted that he does miss work. I so get that.
This morning, I passed on going out to breakfast and sat down at the work computer and dug in. When I finished 4 hours had passed and I was surprised it was that long. I like the work. It's like solving a puzzle or wrapping a an elegant package - there are things to noodle out along the way and when you are done you have a thing to look at and say I did that!
I don't have to travel or even get dressed. I attend the few meetings required of me over the phone. I can even work when I can barely breathe and no one even knows. It's just the perfect job for me and I'm so lucky to have found it and lucky to have it. I am so not ready to retire. I don't plan on living until I'm 75 but if I do, maybe I'll be ready but not now.
Plus, now I'm all caught up and ready for Tuesday!
Oooh I just read that more than 18,000 people are without power right now in Seattle. May I just say thank you for leaving me out of that group??!! We don't get ice storms like the south. We may have a snow storm every 4 or 5 years. We have earthquakes and a volcano but not that often but wind? We got wind. And we are getting a Christmas morning blow job today but I think it maybe over.
Now I think I'll take advantage of breathing and go empty the dishwasher before I put my feet up and knit.
This morning, I passed on going out to breakfast and sat down at the work computer and dug in. When I finished 4 hours had passed and I was surprised it was that long. I like the work. It's like solving a puzzle or wrapping a an elegant package - there are things to noodle out along the way and when you are done you have a thing to look at and say I did that!
I don't have to travel or even get dressed. I attend the few meetings required of me over the phone. I can even work when I can barely breathe and no one even knows. It's just the perfect job for me and I'm so lucky to have found it and lucky to have it. I am so not ready to retire. I don't plan on living until I'm 75 but if I do, maybe I'll be ready but not now.
Plus, now I'm all caught up and ready for Tuesday!
Oooh I just read that more than 18,000 people are without power right now in Seattle. May I just say thank you for leaving me out of that group??!! We don't get ice storms like the south. We may have a snow storm every 4 or 5 years. We have earthquakes and a volcano but not that often but wind? We got wind. And we are getting a Christmas morning blow job today but I think it maybe over.
Now I think I'll take advantage of breathing and go empty the dishwasher before I put my feet up and knit.
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Date: 2011-12-26 09:36 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-12-26 10:47 pm (UTC)btw, I loved reading about your house cleaning elves. what a cool thing for them to do.