It’s taken me quite a few days to get back to my blog and I have not done a single extra thing to unlock the secrets of WordPress since I introduced my first post on this platform over a week ago. Life hasn’t allowed me much breathing space in the last week.
We have been smashed at work. A ton of product to process and very few staff to do it has seen us struggle and my own little area, small parcels, saw a real surge this week and, even with the unusual advantage of having an extra hand to help me, I really struggled to get the work done. I can proudly say I triumphed over adversity and got the job finished every night but my daily exertions have left me shattered in the evenings.
The line “work smarter not harder” never occurred to anyone in the hierarchy of the corporation which employs me I’m sure. I am feeling the pinch more than ever after 28 years on the production floor and it doesn’t look like things are going to get better anytime soon.
I’ve got a sore shoulder, a creaking upper forearm, a jarred elbow, crook ankles and a back which feels as though it could give out at anytime thanks to constant leaning into mail bins which have been designed to match the average height of people in the 12th century or so it seems. Yeah, I’m getting older to be sure but the daily grind isn’t getting any easier despite the illusion of falling product volumes.
To add to my weekly workload my father and I have been conducting our very own “backyard blitz” in my yard over the last 10 days-clearing trees and root systems, trimming the remaining trees, cutting brush and grass and taking load after load of all of it to the green waste centre at the local tip. It’s made for long days when I add my Monday to Friday job into the mix although we took a breather today-it is Saturday after all-a respite I really needed. But, there is plenty more still to do.
Consequently life hasn’t been very exciting so anyone looking for inspiring blog-posts which leave you glued to the computer screen, well, you have come to the wrong place-for today at least.
I do find inspiration in little things. Working on my own most of the time nowadays gives me plenty of time to think and I come up with plenty of content in my head. I just don’t have time to write it down and I really don’t have the inclination to write when I get home. Thus,as “Game of Thrones” author George RR Martin succinctly put it, “the iron goes cold”, and the wherewithal to turn out work fades under the weight of pressure of everyday life.
I guess this week, this latest chapter of my life really has lived up to the moniker I have given this blog although mundane would be more descriptive of the events of the week rather than laborious although it had it’s moments when the latter would have stuck.
With some luck I will be back again soon with content more absorbing than tonight’s effort-something which will dazzle an delight all those who find themselves here. Until then, take care and have a good night.
Strange Notations From a Laborious Life 