The Office Assistant - Optimum use of time

Once upon a time I worked with someone that devoted an hour each day to putting on her makeup. Every day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. There were no exceptions, and barely any variation in the final result. In fact, she would not emerge from her space and engage the world until she had her 'face on'. She always looked the same day in day out and she positively revelled in her job of being a pretty wife. I always wondered why so much effort, especially as the sole purpose of the exercise was to ensure that the final result is always the same as the previous one. Her conversation skills went about as far as the variation in the makeup. The only change in her life was the amount of time that each new husband would stay before divorce proceedings were started. At one point, I calculated that with her age, and the time spent in this ritual and process around her makeup, she could have graduated college, probably with a double major. I would have preferred a college level conversation. I only remember her because of her unhappiness and anger, and the fact that she spent an hour a day painting over it in an attempt to fool everyone, including herself.

Late last week one of the conversations reminded me of this person described above. It was when I heard "I hate my job, but I am waiting out another 15 years for the benefits" that I started to pay attention in a different way. ANOTHER FIFTEEN YEARS!!!If you hate your job and you are sacrificing yourself for 'someone else or their cause' then how much fun are YOU when you're at home with that someone else? How do you manage hatred or loathing for such a long period of time? Are the 'benefits' really that great that you are willing to do this to yourself? Why are you so scared of doing something that you like?

When I lived in Asia, we frequently repeated a saying. "Angry makes you old".

Yep. That pretty much says it all. Angry makes you old.
And really miserable company too.

Thankfully Bonnie is like the antidote to that saying! Michael also lives his happiness too. The photo with myself and Ramesh is interesting - a double image in digital! How rare is that! Thanks Darrell for your mighty fine photographic skills. And speaking of mighty fine skills - Willie (M65) can actually crochet. He didn't want anyone to see him -especially anyone that he might know, so make sure that you compliment him on his talent the next time you see him. So M65, what is wrong with a guy being able to crochet huh? And why aren't you out there playing golf??