I arose this morning for the first time in a long time to the sound of an early morning alarm. I was a little relieved to know I could still do it, actually. After a long hot shower and unusually (for me these days) long make-up session, I got gussied up in something relatively professional, stepped into the pumps I dug out after a frantic last-minute closet reorganization the evening before (I hadn't seen my work clothes in nearly a year), and made the drive to work.
Yes, Work.
There I learned that, due to a mislaid letter and other miscommunications, I wasn't actually supposed to start until...tomorrow.
Woohoo! A last minute reprieve.
I hopped back in my car, cranked my Regina Spektor CD (my obsession w/track six continues), and considered how I would spend my little windfall of eight extra hours as I drove home. Ultimately, I concluded that a quiet day (it's rainy after all) of blogging and reading would be in order.
So, here I am back on my couch with my laptop and it's not even 9:00 a.m. Life is good.
As noted in my sidebar, my book du jour is Almost There Journey of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain. After reading this post and then this heartbreaking article, I impulse bought the memoir from the Amazon Marketplace. I learned only after I received the book and began reading that it is actually the second installment in a two-book series of memoirs, the first being Are You Somebody.
In any case, I will definitely be reading both, Nuala is a wildly talented writer. Or I should say was a wildly talented writer. She died May 9th, so the book is an especially bittersweet read. It's maybe just the thing to remind me to rejoice in the life that I have left, that we all have left. As I continue my own journey with a new job.
Tomorrow.
Yes, Work.
There I learned that, due to a mislaid letter and other miscommunications, I wasn't actually supposed to start until...tomorrow.
Woohoo! A last minute reprieve.
I hopped back in my car, cranked my Regina Spektor CD (my obsession w/track six continues), and considered how I would spend my little windfall of eight extra hours as I drove home. Ultimately, I concluded that a quiet day (it's rainy after all) of blogging and reading would be in order.
So, here I am back on my couch with my laptop and it's not even 9:00 a.m. Life is good.
As noted in my sidebar, my book du jour is Almost There Journey of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain. After reading this post and then this heartbreaking article, I impulse bought the memoir from the Amazon Marketplace. I learned only after I received the book and began reading that it is actually the second installment in a two-book series of memoirs, the first being Are You Somebody.
In any case, I will definitely be reading both, Nuala is a wildly talented writer. Or I should say was a wildly talented writer. She died May 9th, so the book is an especially bittersweet read. It's maybe just the thing to remind me to rejoice in the life that I have left, that we all have left. As I continue my own journey with a new job.
Tomorrow.
2 comments:
That title makes me think of Boots and Bobby Louise.
So that's where youve been-Iam soooo happy for you that you got to go to those fun places before settloing into your work life. I hope you got the job you want and it becomes a career instead of a dreary existence for a needed paycheck. Going to live off grid starting tomorrow. You can still mail mail to my sister's Phoenix address until I get a PO box.
Love the haircut, I tried to get one like that but instead got the worst haircut in my life. At least I'll be all alone wearing my hat. Check in soon-Love, christina
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