It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted anything, because mainly, as always, I still have the same feelings and thoughts. I still miss someone terribly and, at time, everything still seems like a dream. I can't figure out how someone gets closure in a situation that I'm going through...a situation in that nothing makes since! I'm trying to throw a few new things into my daily routine to see if that helps. I've stepped out a little further in the past few days and it seems to help. I've also slowly going back to my house and staying a little longer each time. That has pushed me to the point where I am ok with the house. I really miss having my own things and everything being in its place. I stopped by the house a few hours before work yesterday just to cook on my grill. That felt really nice. There had been so many great memories in that house and those are the only ones I can see most of the time. I'm thinking I might move back in it in a week or so, but it will still go up for sale within a couple of weeks. I need to finish my back porch and finish a few small items I never completed when I built it. I think living it in it will help me get it finished as well. I had to move around quite a bit of stuff to get my king bed to fit in my guest bedroom....just don't think I will ever be able to go into one room. But really, I will probably sleep on my couch anyway. I love my couch and in the past, probably have slept more on that than my bed anyway!
Ok deep breath. Glad I wrote that out, maybe my head can settle a little now.
Anyway, 650,000 hours...the title of this post. A friend told me that is how many hours the average person lives. That's about 75 years, but put into hours, that doesn't seem like a lot of time! So THAT got me thinking... where am I at now?? 280,728. Didn't realize my odometer was that high! One of my biggest fears in life not making the most of it. Maybe looking at it through the hour meter, instead of the yearly meter will force me to make the most out of every hour! Don't know why that stuck in my head, but I'm glad this person shared it.
Alright, time for me to get up and head to work. I'm a union worker and our three year contract just expired, which meant we could have went on strike Feb1st. I just learned today that the union and the company have a tentative deal, so it looks like we will not go on strike. The deal that was reached isn't the best, since the raise will not keep up with inflation. The union members still have to vote on it before it is a done deal. I will vote NO, but it will probably not mean anything. Too many members don't save enough to afford a strike. I feel if we want good paying oil/gas jobs for our kids and grand kids, then you need to stand up for whats right. Sometimes the general public doesn't understand this.....oh wow, I could go on about trickle down economics but I really need to get off this couch!
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