Recent Musings:

The grind.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Daily I click onto others' sites to see what's happening in their lives, looking for a glimpse of change, news, connection. Oddly, I find nothing. Every now and again I'll see fresh pics, read new stories, but mostly it seems people are caught up in the day-to-day.

I can relate.

I lament to my husband about how exhausting work is. I like this work, I enjoy going in and connecting with the profession, but mostly I ponder how vastly different my previous life of work was compared to my current life of work. I have all I can do to get through the day, accomplish the tasks, feed myself at night and then prepare to start it all over again the next day. I'm amazed that people ever find time to write, pursue a hobby, socialize, read or have children! And my commute is a 10-15 minute walk; what about all those who drive at least an hour to work?

Granted, I now can see how easy it is to let so many healthy aspects of our lives slide...sleep, exercise, socializing, relationships, hobbies, health, mental health. Pursuing those kinds of things outside of work demand even more self-discipline and direction than I once realized.

Truly, I like my work, but my perspective on the working class is shifting dramatically. How did my parents, or any working parent(s) for that matter, find time to...(you fill in the blank)... sleep, throw parties, lead Bible studies, cook, take us fishing or visit museums?? I had a mother who stayed home full-time; Lord only knows how full-time working mothers (out-of-the-house working) do it.

Perhaps if I cut out Dancing with the Stars, Samantha Who, What Not To Wear; perhaps if I scheduled more activities and planned more outings; perhaps if I wore my clothes a little more wrinkled and a my hair little less groomed; perhaps then I'd feel like I did more than live to go to work!