I’m feeling blue today. Blue, blue, blue. Why? Well, do I really NEED a reason? Sometimes, it just sneaks up on ya for no particular reason. But yes, I do have a few that come to mind…
1. It seems everyone I care about is busy going on trips. Perhaps not everyone (yes, I tend to exaggerate), but at least enough of them to make it seem like a trend. My sister and her husband flew to New York City this morning. My mom and her husband are leaving for Alberta today. One of my closest friends left for Ontario yesterday, and another one is leaving later this week. It feels like a conspiracy. We’d hoped to go on a trip this summer, but we really can’t afford it. Yes, I get to travel quite a bit for work, and I’ve been more places than most in the past year (Africa, Rome, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Regina), but that’s all work related and what I really long for is a nice vacation with my family. Plus, the last time my sister was in New York was with me, and now I’m hugely jealous that she’s going without me. (I TOLD you I wasn’t always mature.)
2. It’s Monday morning. Isn’t that enough of a reason to feel blue?
3. While already feeling emotionally weakened by the above 2 reasons, I got some fairly negative feedback for something I’d produced last week. I’ve been writing and designing material for a long time (most of my career), so I’m used to getting edited and slashed, but it’s not always easy to take it when your defenses are down. Plus some of the editing came from someone who NEVER gives any positive feedback, but if something’s not up to their standards, BOY do they feel free to give heaps and heaps of NEGATIVE feedback. I felt fairly good about this piece, and was very hopeful I’d get it to the printer today, but now I have to go back to the drawing board. Makes me wanna cry.
4. I’m pretty certain someone I care about is going to move away. It won’t be for good reasons, nor do I believe it will be the best for this person. But sometimes painful things happen and all you can do is stand back and watch.
So much for my happy posts. Shoulda known it wouldn’t last.
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6 comments:
You are feeling both blue and alliterative, I see.
Any chance for a mini vacation? Even an overnight or a few days. It can do wonders. Once we had an in-town vacation where we went out for supper every night for the best part of a week. Besides, I don't know about you, but NY doesn't appeal to me at all. Perhaps if I were rich enough to afford its various offerings, but I doubt it.
I have come to the conclusion that life is about daily happiness and has little to do with vacation, as nice as they are. And they are nice, and I do appreciate them a lot.
Sorry Heather, I'll try again. I posted a comment and somehow it got posted twice and I ended up deleting both. Augh!
What I wanted to say was this:
Let's do some pavillion hopping at Folklorama when we get back. A bunch of us can go some place exotic.
Secondly, anything you have written that I have had the pleasure of reading has been thoughtful, creative, well laid out and interesting. We can only feel sorry for people such as your coworker who can only find the bad in something.
Send 'im over here and I'll take care of 'im.
I was in Gimli in 1986. I was there in March and it was wicked cold, but I thought it would be nice in the summer. Yeah. Gimli, Heather. Ever been there?
In Truth, I agree with Anvilcloud. Happiness can be found at home, unless you look too hard.
hey!
back to a computer and reading your blog at GLENDA's!! much love to you... we're away but haven't forgotten (and i suppose it's true, you DID get to go to africa, rome, regina....)
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