There are things I like and things I dislike about coming home. Or, perhaps it would be more accurate to say when I come home for just a day or two. My company runs me pretty hard. And that's how I like it. I want to make as much money as I can when I'm working without putting myself in danger due to fatigue. MOST of the time, when I come home it is just for a day and a half. And usually I have a lot of things to get done. Simple, ordinary tasks that most people do on a daily basis... but for me, these things pile up while I'm away and then require a focused effort to accomplish everything when I return. Add the fact that my mother has Multiple Sclerosis and really requires a lot of help. So I end up working in that capacity while I'm here. I'm happy to do it... after all that's my Mom! But it IS a lot of work. There are usually trips to several stores involved, and frequently these are on the busiest days (weekends) and that makes it all the more difficult for her to navigate around the store in one of those electric carts.
The long and short of it is that a day and a half off is rarely restful. I'm too busy doing stuff to really have much free time.
I have yet to actually MEET anyone from the SG-PVD group and that pretty much sucks. I certainly don't want to be the creepy lurking guy, but since I don't always know exactly when I'll be home ahead of time, and I'm so often occupied with other tasks, it just hasn't worked out.
My schedule also really hampers my ability to have a normal social life. And more specifically, members of the opposite sex. That definitely stinks.
In completely unrelated news, I'm tossing around the idea of moving to Austin, Texas in a couple of years. It's a pretty cool place, believe it or not. It breaks with many of the stereotypes associated with the state. But I am also thinking about a lower cost of living and more favorable climate. And that also ties in to planning to take care of my mother. Anyhow, that idea is at least a couple years on the horizon, as I see it. But it is good to have direction.
The long and short of it is that a day and a half off is rarely restful. I'm too busy doing stuff to really have much free time.
I have yet to actually MEET anyone from the SG-PVD group and that pretty much sucks. I certainly don't want to be the creepy lurking guy, but since I don't always know exactly when I'll be home ahead of time, and I'm so often occupied with other tasks, it just hasn't worked out.
My schedule also really hampers my ability to have a normal social life. And more specifically, members of the opposite sex. That definitely stinks.
In completely unrelated news, I'm tossing around the idea of moving to Austin, Texas in a couple of years. It's a pretty cool place, believe it or not. It breaks with many of the stereotypes associated with the state. But I am also thinking about a lower cost of living and more favorable climate. And that also ties in to planning to take care of my mother. Anyhow, that idea is at least a couple years on the horizon, as I see it. But it is good to have direction.
that's all! and yes, Hobbit-love!!