Tuesday September 22, 2015  BLOG OR JOB?

I should be working.  Simple statement. Big job.  But…I would rather blog first.  So, since I am a woman of reason I decided to do what I like to do first because I know for certain that I will still have to do the “job” and will somehow get it done.  If I do the job first I may run out of time or energy to blog.

So what is the BIG JOB?  It is the one job in my house that I like the least.  If I ever win the lottery ticket I will pay someone else to do it for me.  We have lots and lots of tiled floors in our house and it takes a long time to clean them.  That is what I must do, TODAY.  My friend Lana is coming tomorrow and I must have my floors clean and sparkling before she arrives.  So now that you know what my job is, let’s get down to what I want to write.

I actually do not know what I want to write.  I’m just stalling for time to see if anything pops into my head.  Nothing yet, but let’s see what I can come up with.  It has been a busy day, every moment taken up with something, but not a great day of accomplishments. I just now went downstairs to put a second rise on my shower curtain that is in the washing machine.  I need to get that rehung so Dave can take a shower in a bit.  So that will be at least one accomplishment.  I always wash the shower curtain before overnight company arrives. 

Dave and I had a conference call this morning regarding legal matters and that took up a portion of our morning.  We then went to the gym, then to the store, and home for a later than normal lunch.  Since then time has just disappeared. 

WHEN TIME DISAPPEARS

By Kathleen Martens

September 22, 2015

What to do when time disappears?

How do you hold it in place?

No matter how hard you try,

 How do you beat the race?

Work has a way of piling up,

Always so many better things to do.

And time just keeps marching on

As if it doesn’t care about you.

If I could put time in my pocket

And pull it out whenever I need,

It would be like living in paradise,

If I could make time heed.

But alas, it has a mind of its own

And keeps running when I sit,

And all that needs to be done,

Cannot be accomplished quick.

So I ponder to work it out,

What exactly must I do?

Then I have it figured clearly,

Just have no clock in view.

Well to be truthful I did get a few things done.  I’m just not allowed to mention it.  Oh yes, I do have something worthwhile to tell you.  Remember the metal table I purchased a while ago?  Well, I worked and worked at scraping and scrubbing and trying to clean it up.  The more paint that I removed, the less I liked it.  I finally sat down and called to find out how much it would cost to have it sandblasted so I could start over with a near new finish.  The price was very reasonable.  Now remember how heavy I told you that table was (and still is).  I knew Dave should not help me lift it.  I asked the lady next door if she would help me get it in the car so I can deliver it to the shop tomorrow at 6:30 a.m.. She came over and we two muscle-women put it in the rear of my car and it is ready to go.  I haven’t told Dave yet because I have no time in my pocket right now and he is out mowing and I am in here keyboarding.  I’ll try to remember to tell him before he proofs my blog and finds out by reading it.  I already made the mistake of perturbing someone else because they found out a certain bit of information via the blog and I had failed to call them.  Or at least they think I failed to call them.  We did call and leave a message but I suppose it didn’t get to her.  I certainly do not want to make anyone upset with me about anything I write.  I’m saving that for my next blog that I will be posting next year.  The name of that blog is:  The Opinion You Did Not Ask For.  My son asked me what I was going to put on the blog.  I simply said, “My opinion, of course”.  I figure that may irk a few people.  But I will force no one to read my blogs.  I think I will have open forum on the blog next year.  (I just hope I’ll be able to get it done by next year).

Well, my floors await.  I know that this is a short and uninformative blog but please know that I just wanted to come and say hello.  Sometimes if I get my blog posted too late I have comments about people being worried about me because of past health issues.  Please do not worry.  There may even be days coming up that my blog will not be posted due to my traveling plans.  Even if I can’t write an essay I’ll try to at least say hello and good by on each day so you’ll know I am still kicking.

I shall go now and do my back breaking labor.  Sometimes a small house would be such a delight.  And I mean that from my heart!

God bless you and good night.