I like to listen to music when I’m getting ready in the morning. Usually during the week I tune in to my favorite radio station for some uplifting music. This morning when I turned it on I heard a Christmas song. For a moment, I was confused. Had I woken up into some weird time…
Month: October 2008
Repetition
There is something relaxing about doing repetitive tasks. My first real job was as a keypunch operator (now I’m definitely dating myself!) and I found that I was good at it, and I enjoyed it immensely. The opportunity to tune out everything around me, and take journeys in my mind while I worked through a…
Charades
The other day I was in a meeting at work. Before getting started, I wanted to let everyone know that a certain individual was going to be late. I put my hand up to my ear, cupping it slightly. “She’s having a …….” I said, struggling to retrieve the right word from deep within the…
Nesting
Recently my husband changed jobs. He has gone from working every weekend to having weekends free. I cannot believe the change that this has made in me! Suddenly I am cleaning my fridge, organizing cupboards, planning meals, cooking meals. It reminds me of the nesting instinct that some women experience when they are pregnant. It’s…
Reading
I have always taken enormous pleasure in reading. I have a habit of having more than one book on the go at one time. Last year for Christmas my husband bought me the Sony eReader. This is an amazing device! I can carry around so many books in this little device, and more dangerously, I…