2017 began with one major difference. After 13 years of not working outside of the home, I got a job. Travelling around Vancouver Island, the smaller gulf islands, and the lower mainland, doing inventory for a large assortment of businesses and stores.
It’s a whole lot of counting, which I like, and they are paying me to count — which I really like. Plus there’s the entertainment that comes when a wild assortment of individuals is corralled into a team and when one is sharing a hotel room with someone they’ve just met.
Well, hell, what could be more interesting?
The job also requires, ladder-climbing, lots of squatting,
kneeling,
and some serious 
stretching. All things this body hasn’t been used to — meaning a whole lot of aching going on. Especially during a day off when there’s no git-er-done adrenaline to hold it back. It’s akin to opening a cage door and letting a herd of shaggy wild buffalo loose to stampede over everything.
But, as crazy as the job schedules can be and as much as the body aches, I like this job.
The one thing I haven’t liked is the time spent travelling, in the company van, or on a ferry somewhere in the Strait of Georgia. It has already pushed me to admit my old-school flip phone is no longer enough.*Sigh* Pushed me to acknowledge upgrading so I can text hubby, play Majong, or write during those down times, instead of nodding off until a pothole, or loudspeaker, jolts you awake again.
So what have I been doing during the last few days off?
Studying cell phones, phablets and tablets until my brain feels like ten-day-old warmed-up Jello. To combat that I went poetry hunting and came across this sweet itty poem by Alan Benjamin:
Let’s count the raindrops
As they pour;
One million, two million,
Three million, four.
I fell in love with it for two reasons: not only does it describe the weather around here but it felt like I’d just taken a delightfully big breath away from death by technology drowning.
Yah for sweet simple!
insearchofitall Said:
on January 31, 2017 at 4:06 pm
It’s good to get out among the diversity and mingle. I agree, my smart phone is a lifesaver as well as my tablet. Audible is the best thing ever so I can listen when I’m doing rote work. Not good while counting though. 🙂 You will definitely be in better shape at the end of the year.
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caymayowrites Said:
on February 1, 2017 at 1:13 pm
Probably will be in better shape but while I be able to stay awake long enough to enjoy the feeling? 🙂
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writeknit Said:
on January 25, 2017 at 7:39 am
Audible – the best AP I have on my phone. Just sayin’ 🙂
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caymayowrites Said:
on January 25, 2017 at 3:17 pm
gotcha’ 🙂
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