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JeanieS: Tea, Apathy & A Little Sloth

Posted by DFO

Dec. 5, 2009 6:05 a.m. • 9 comments

Oh, my God! It’s happened! In just two weeks of unemployment, I have digressed to a new low of uninhibited disorganization and total disregard for structure and rules and standards. Take baths, for instance. I mean, I find it absolutely unnecessary to actually “take a bath” every single day. Who cares? Mechanic Man? Yeah, right – a guy that spends his days elbow deep in grease, dirt, and oil; running his fingers through some vile smelling fluid, wiping his hands on his shirt and/or pants and even his hair. He’s going to notice if I miss a bath? … I’m worse than Scarlett O’Hara. “There’s always tomorrow” has become my motto – I’m thinking of having it monogrammed on my sweats that I wear all day long. On my butt/JeanieS, Nuts & Nonsense. More here.

Question: Anyone have advice for Jeanie re: how she can get her new life organized? Or should she?

Nine comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Stickman on December 05 at 10:16 a.m.
Enjoy the time while you have it. Most of our lives are structured around working each day, and when we aren’t, we find other things to do or haven’t done in so long. Now that I don’t work anymore, I wonder how I ever found the time for it. Like I said, enjoy the time you have and maybe not worry so much. Easy for me to say, but I just went through all the same things you are going through now. It was good to see you recently.
JeanieSpokane on December 05 at 10:57 a.m.
Heh, maybe I should take up whittling on sticks. uh, let’s see - if my skills at doing a little tiny derby car for my son a million years ago are any clue, you will manage to stay in top place in the stick department. :)
Cindy_H on December 05 at 11:28 a.m.
A blog post a day keeps sloth at bay.

Just saying :-)
Cis on December 05 at 1:00 p.m.
When you hang around HBO and then find out 3 hours went by and you thought you just sat down… and the only reason why you are getting up is to go use the bathroom, then you know you have over done… in the meantime, enjoy every moment of it…. you never know when you might have to go back to the grind stone..
Stickman on December 05 at 1:27 p.m.
Jeanie: I will always be on top in the stick department, as I have put the time in and I am very good at it. I don’t have much else to do in my later years, so I get better each day. I hope you find your smile in life.
Stickman on December 05 at 4:10 p.m.
And if you don’t, please make each day count, no matter what you do. We don’t have many left, so our time is limited. Wake up each day and say I am going to make this one count. I don’t have much time anymore, but what I do have I will put to good use. Whether it is to my sticks or to something like voluntary service of some kind. We make our life on what we do each day, not what we think we have done in the past. Sorry for preaching here, but I feel what I do each day makes a difference. Might be a small one, but it always brings a smile to me.
JeanieSpokane on December 05 at 11:07 p.m.
Stickman, I think you make a difference to every person who walks by your driveway.
marmitetoasty on December 06 at 3:13 a.m.
Jeanne, get your arse over here and do me piles and piles of ironing LOL

x
JeanieSpokane on December 06 at 9:55 a.m.
Oh, hey, Marmie! That is SOOOOO tempting! Really! Ha! :)

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