Dreamer’s World June 23, 2017 - Getting Started On A Friday
My
daily routine is already screwed up this morning. I got up at the normal time,
but I did not shower and do all the necessities since I had to be at the
doctor’s office at 0700 to have some blood work done and to leave them a gift
(urine sample). That is over with, but it is amazing how much a small change to
a daily routine can make the whole day seem off for hours afterward. I will
take time around lunch to get my shower and then I know that I will feel
better. At least, this is my early day and work will end at 1430 so Hal and I
can start the weekend. Of course, this is always affected by his work schedule
so we won’t be out late this evening.
Today was supposed to be the day for the
off-site Happy Hour with local employees. As I predicted several days ago, it
was canceled because one person decided that they could not make it to the designated
place. The choice of location was not theirs to make, it rotates among the 3 of
us because we live in different areas around the DC Metro area. The person who
decided to say that they weren’t showing up had the nerve to ask that is be
held closer to them, just like the last one had been. Apparently, they see the
world as bending the knee to their whims and that isn’t the way things work. I
was prepared to make the 20-mile trip to be there for the original destination,
and the event prior to that was at the location that the hard-to-please person
had wanted. The next event will be the one that I choose the location for and
it will be a place convenient to me. That was the agreed upon plan for the
events.
Surprisingly, the person who had made the
efforts for today’s canceled event sent out an email and stated that it will
happen next Friday, regardless of who can attend. I wholeheartedly agree with
that approach. Sure enough, the third person once again asked that it be held
close to them or they would not be able to attend. The organizer stated clearly
that the event was going to proceed and the matter had been closed. I will be
there next Friday, even though it is another 25-mile trip. It is the basic
fairness of the arrangement that should be respected.
It is no surprise that we get together so
infrequently. Episodes like this are just a layer of drama that no one really
needs in their lives. Personally, I try to keep all outside drama away from Hal
and myself. We spent too many years being too heavily involved with the lives
of other people without realizing the toll that it was taking on us. When we
initially moved further away from those “friends” it didn’t take long for them
to all but disappear from our lives. We have moved on, but from what Hal still
hears, they are still stuck in the same old routines as they were years ago,
and I suspect that they will never break free from them and grow up.
To be fair, Hal and I obviously have our own
routines but they have evolved over time and still change based on our
circumstances. We work together to make the best of each day and we are very
happy with our lives today and I know that will be the case in the future
regardless of what new circumstances arise. The key to us being happy is the
knowledge that we will work together to get through anything that life throws
at us, and that we will emerge stronger as a result.
As for the day, I am looking forward to
quitting time. There was rain overnight, but things have cleared up. I hope that
there won’t be any more rain today at least. If it rains tomorrow, I will still
be able to get out and run errands since Hal will be at work. I already have
things to cook tomorrow that will feed us for a few days. I will make things up
tomorrow to keep myself occupied and out of trouble while Hal is working.
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