I'm recommitting to achieving and maintaining balance with my life. Does anybody else struggle with this? It's probably a lifelong pursuit, so here goes . . . again. And again.
I love working on my new project. I laugh all day long. So few people get to laugh as much as I do; I feel lucky. I come home with a million stories. People are probably tired of hearing my "funny" stories but I love sharing them.
Last week my co-worker John walked past me to his cubicle. It seems to be that this new project demands meetings all day long from all of us. Sometimes I like them, sometimes not so much. Sometimes I feel like a hamster in one of those running wheels, just going and going and feeling like you're not going anywhere.
"Melissa," he said, "What's going on in the world? I feel like I have no idea what's happening out there."
I can relate. My life has been going at warp speed since I started the new job. I barely even check Facebook these days, which is really saying something. It doesn't help that they blocked Facebook at work . . . those dirty rats.
"Hmm, let's see." I said. "Did you hear about the miners in West Virginia?"
"Yeah. Didn't about 25 die in an explosion?"
I nodded. "It's so sad. Working in a mine must be so terrible. It's so dangerous."
"And so dirty."
I gave him a look. "My gaydar just went off."
He got a confused look on his face. "Gaydar? Why? Because we're talking about coal miners?" He is absolutely clueless.
"Working in a coal mine must be so dirty." I mocked. "Gross . . . it's just so dirty. Ew, I just hate the dirt."
He burst out laughing. I did too. We sat there in our cubicles laughing mindlessly. He took it a step further and grabbed a banana from his desk and held it to his ear. "Ugh, I hate coal mines. They're so dirty. Ew. Dirt is bad."
A banana? What? He chose a banana of all things?
I was dying and couldn't contain myself erupting into loud, exuberant laughter. It carried throughout the office. I couldn't stop. Like I said, I just laugh all day long.
Tomorrow I get my safety gear--hard hat, protective glasses, reflective vest, and steel-toe boots. Are you as excited as I am?
2 comments:
so, are we going to see pictures of your new gear? and yes, finding balance is a daily struggle. if you figure it out, let me know.
I'm always trying to achieve balance. Sigh
So this is my favorite title ever. Well, basically anything with the word gaydar is going to be funny. :o)
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