May 02 2008
Do They Still Have Summer?
Do they still have summer?
I work. I’ve been working my whole adult life.
Recently someone said to me that her daughter will be getting married soon. She said she needed to hurry up and enjoy the wedding preparations or it would be over and she will have missed it. That’s exactly how I feel about summer. I feel like if I don’t hurry up, summer will be over and I will have missed it. I know it is only early May and there is lots of time before summer really gets here, but as I’ve already stated, I work. I’m indoors all day every weekday. I don’t have the luxury of sitting on the porch until 10:00 a.m. drinking coffee and listening to the birds sing.
I don’t dislike my job. In fact I like my job very much. However, my office is a room without windows. Lots of cabinet space. Lots of desk space. No window. I can’t see outside unless I get up from my desk and walk out into the garden on the other side of the building. It’s frustrating because before the renovation of our building I had a window and a view of the garden. Now that same window is in a vesting room and only used on Sunday mornings. A wasted window to a beautiful view.
So I need to hurry up and enjoy summer. Even before summer gets here, I want to start enjoying it. The first thing I’m going to do is get my screen porch cleaned up. I’m going to spend as much time outdoors as I possibly can this summer. The past few summers I haven’t spent as much time outdoors as I would have liked. This summer I’m going to enjoy it, before it’s over and I’ve missed it.
Fay,
I understand what you mean. Unlike you I have the luxury of not working during the summer since I am a teacher. The summers fly by and before you know it school starts again. I plan on doing some gardening and my main goal this summer is to get rid of all the clutter in my life so I can enjoy the summer much more. I do try to go to the pool everyday to get my exercise in while enjoying the sunshine at the same time.
When you are at work do you ever eat your lunch outside? If you are able to do that then you could enjoy some time outside in the garden.
Thanks for all your hard work in New Orleans. You are a blessing.
Love,
Cindy