So far as I know at this moment in time, my current contract runs out at the end of the month, so I've been looking for something else for several weeks now, although not with a lot of energy. According to my recruiter, there isn't much work available at this time of the year; most contracts start up in the early part of the new year, end of January or beginning of February, when companies suddenly have money to spend on new projects. I'm not in a big hurry to find something, though. I've been over-stressed with work lately and putting in too many hours and neglecting a lot of the things that need to be done around the house.
I'm ready for a nice, long break.
Of course, my idea of a break is going on a long road trip to visit family and friends, or tearing a car engine apart and putting it back together, or playing with my Linux laptops and programming some bizarre applications, or designing a radio-control circuit using discrete transistors and relays, or finishing up one of the stories I started writing so many years go. Or maybe just going for a nice, long hike.
I'm looking for a rainbow after this last year's constant stream of storms. Rest. Peace. Maybe even a chance to just stop the world for awhile and read a book.
Do you know how long it's been since I sat down and just read a book?? (I don't)
My brain keeps telling me that I need to finish writing one of my books before I start reading someone else's.
If I could only find the time. And peace and quiet.
1 comment:
Sometimes you have to make the time. There are always trade-offs, of course. The thing is, you can't possibly read all the books, and the list of things needing to be fixed/shoveled/mowed/etc will never grow shorter, but the only one who can write your books is you. If you hadn't survived your stroke, someone else would be taking care of the repairs and yard work, but your writing would forever be unwritten.
Just my two cents. If you are given some time without work, you should probably use it. Call it occupational and mental health therapy.
Love you!
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