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17 years ago
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This was going to be a simple list of what's going on, until I realized I was focusing on all the negatives. So for each 'down', I'll match it with an 'up.'
1. The interview. I have come to the conclusion that my interview didn't win me a job. I was told I would be informed of the results of that meeting within 10 to 14 days. It's been a month. Despite a call to the personnel manager who called me, I've not heard back in any form.
While I might not have gotten the better paying job, this also means I get to keep the vacation time I have with my current employers. Which means I still get to make my yearly visit with my family at Thanksgiving. And it means I won't be changing to a rotating work schedule. Been there, hated that.
2. Work at my current job has been crazy lately. My department has been getting dumped on and I've been working extra hard (and extra hours) to keep things going. Part of the problem is management and part is co-workers.
Although I might grumble about 'being abused and ignored' at work, I have heard in roundabout ways that my efforts are noticed and appreciated. I was, in fact, given a substantial raise last August to convince me to stay on when I was looking to another company for a job. (I kept my interview a secret this time because I didn't want my employers to think I was trying to pry more money out of them.)
3. I think I'm developing arthritis in my elbows, possibly brought on from the heavy lifting I do at work. I'm also starting to notice a faint feeling in my upper jaw that may indicate I have another tooth that needs a root canal.
Aches and pains are part of life, and I don't usually complain about mine. Mostly because I hardly have any. I've been relatively healthy my whole life. Aside from allergies and bad eyes, I can't complain about my general health in any meaningful way. And for this, I am grateful.
4. The weather here has been insane lately. My truck got battered by hail in April. The windshield is broken and the body resembles the surface of a golf ball. Thursday we had a 'microburst' hit the area. Trees are down everywhere and the power was out for 6 hours that night.
While my Ranger needs repair, it's still completely driveable. I have full coverage, have already been reimbursed and am simply waiting for my turn in a local body shop. And while one of the buildings here at my apartment complex got severely damaged by a large fallen oak tree during the microburst, my own house and that of my friend and neighbor Kathmandu are intact and undamaged. We weathered this snit of Mother Nature's rather well. Others had their homes damaged quite a lot.
And to top it all off, I went and locked myself out of my apartment last night. Duh! Luckily I was prepared and used the hidden key on my truck to unlock it and get into the glovebox where a spare apartment key was waiting for me. It could have been worse.
Remember that, folks. It could always be worse!
*hums as he strolls away*
1. The interview. I have come to the conclusion that my interview didn't win me a job. I was told I would be informed of the results of that meeting within 10 to 14 days. It's been a month. Despite a call to the personnel manager who called me, I've not heard back in any form.
While I might not have gotten the better paying job, this also means I get to keep the vacation time I have with my current employers. Which means I still get to make my yearly visit with my family at Thanksgiving. And it means I won't be changing to a rotating work schedule. Been there, hated that.
2. Work at my current job has been crazy lately. My department has been getting dumped on and I've been working extra hard (and extra hours) to keep things going. Part of the problem is management and part is co-workers.
Although I might grumble about 'being abused and ignored' at work, I have heard in roundabout ways that my efforts are noticed and appreciated. I was, in fact, given a substantial raise last August to convince me to stay on when I was looking to another company for a job. (I kept my interview a secret this time because I didn't want my employers to think I was trying to pry more money out of them.)
3. I think I'm developing arthritis in my elbows, possibly brought on from the heavy lifting I do at work. I'm also starting to notice a faint feeling in my upper jaw that may indicate I have another tooth that needs a root canal.
Aches and pains are part of life, and I don't usually complain about mine. Mostly because I hardly have any. I've been relatively healthy my whole life. Aside from allergies and bad eyes, I can't complain about my general health in any meaningful way. And for this, I am grateful.
4. The weather here has been insane lately. My truck got battered by hail in April. The windshield is broken and the body resembles the surface of a golf ball. Thursday we had a 'microburst' hit the area. Trees are down everywhere and the power was out for 6 hours that night.
While my Ranger needs repair, it's still completely driveable. I have full coverage, have already been reimbursed and am simply waiting for my turn in a local body shop. And while one of the buildings here at my apartment complex got severely damaged by a large fallen oak tree during the microburst, my own house and that of my friend and neighbor Kathmandu are intact and undamaged. We weathered this snit of Mother Nature's rather well. Others had their homes damaged quite a lot.
And to top it all off, I went and locked myself out of my apartment last night. Duh! Luckily I was prepared and used the hidden key on my truck to unlock it and get into the glovebox where a spare apartment key was waiting for me. It could have been worse.
Remember that, folks. It could always be worse!
*hums as he strolls away*
Glad to see you're keeping things balanced. I know it doesn't always help to think how things could be worse, because sometimes they're just not good any way you slice it, but yeah, at least most of these things are temporary and/or resolvable. >^_^<
And I keep reminding myself that things are actually much better for me now than they were a year ago. All these little incidents aren't enough to take away the good things that have happened lately.
Arthritis is less likely on a joint you use often than simple tendinitis or possible cartilage injury. Might try one of those joint supplements you see advertised.
A job will come, and so long as they appreciate you at work, and it's all doable, then all is well.
I learned long ago to keep a spare car key in the purse. My uncle taught me that.
V.
It could always be worse.
If your feeling like the world is crumbling around you, sit back and take stock:
Are you dying?
Are you infeebled in any way?
Are you about to become homeless?
Are you broke?
Are you starving?
Is the world ending?
I find, if you sit back and look at a bigger picture, the small happening's in your life can become nothing more then 'meh' incidents that are nothing heavy to deal with.
Hey, at least astroids arn't hitting your house.