Monday, November 22, 2010
Putting it all into perspective
I haven't posted anything for a while, because anytime I felt like blogging...it was going to be some kind of a rant.
I'm trying hard to be more positive.
Everyone I know seems to be dealing well with the challenges of moving back and adjusting to life here and dagnagitt I'm going to get the hang of it, one way or another.
Right now, I'm dealing with getting back money I paid to a landlord in February for 2 years in advance. It's a long story, but in essence I didn't get the apartment and I'm having a hard time getting my money back. Now it looks like it might go to court, which will surely be another long process.
There's always a good side to every situation, some of my friends tell me. I'm sure there is, but I can't see it right now. All I know is this situation has had a ripple effect on several things in my life. I am adjusting to staying with my parents for this long after a decade and a half of living on my own....and that has been a challenge. I have been transformed into this teenager instead of the 30 something year old that I am. I can play that role...but for a short while. The wheres and the whats and the whys are becoming a bit much. But I breathe and smile. No situation is permanent. I am grateful for the time we are spending together as imperfect as it is.
I am trying to be more positive.
Then there are the numerous visits to Vodafone to get my internet (which I currently rely on for work) fixed over and over again, the hours spent on hold and on the phone with their tech support (who I must add are quite pleasant despite not being very efficient), the power cuts in the middle of a conference call with my boss, which has affected my work prospects, the several power cuts during the day or 'half power' where there's is power but not enough to do jack with, that have damaged stabilizers and equipment, and with nobody to hold to task for....the promises and failures of colleagues to live up their word. I don't understand why people make promises they have no intention of keeping. I'd rather hear the bitter truth...Like "I can't repair this piece of equipment like I thought I could, so come and collect it and find someone else who can" instead of not picking up my calls, turning of your phone or lying to me for 2 months!
I have so much more to rant about, but I won't.
This is me trying to be more positive.
I appreciate the nice taxi driver, who stopped to help me change a flat tire at 3am and didn't ask for anything in return, the guy at Vodafone who gave up his chair for me in the queue, the incredible sunsets we get sometimes.
Sometimes that's all it takes to make my day.
I'm trying hard to be more positive.
Everyone I know seems to be dealing well with the challenges of moving back and adjusting to life here and dagnagitt I'm going to get the hang of it, one way or another.
Right now, I'm dealing with getting back money I paid to a landlord in February for 2 years in advance. It's a long story, but in essence I didn't get the apartment and I'm having a hard time getting my money back. Now it looks like it might go to court, which will surely be another long process.
There's always a good side to every situation, some of my friends tell me. I'm sure there is, but I can't see it right now. All I know is this situation has had a ripple effect on several things in my life. I am adjusting to staying with my parents for this long after a decade and a half of living on my own....and that has been a challenge. I have been transformed into this teenager instead of the 30 something year old that I am. I can play that role...but for a short while. The wheres and the whats and the whys are becoming a bit much. But I breathe and smile. No situation is permanent. I am grateful for the time we are spending together as imperfect as it is.
I am trying to be more positive.
Then there are the numerous visits to Vodafone to get my internet (which I currently rely on for work) fixed over and over again, the hours spent on hold and on the phone with their tech support (who I must add are quite pleasant despite not being very efficient), the power cuts in the middle of a conference call with my boss, which has affected my work prospects, the several power cuts during the day or 'half power' where there's is power but not enough to do jack with, that have damaged stabilizers and equipment, and with nobody to hold to task for....the promises and failures of colleagues to live up their word. I don't understand why people make promises they have no intention of keeping. I'd rather hear the bitter truth...Like "I can't repair this piece of equipment like I thought I could, so come and collect it and find someone else who can" instead of not picking up my calls, turning of your phone or lying to me for 2 months!
I have so much more to rant about, but I won't.
This is me trying to be more positive.
I appreciate the nice taxi driver, who stopped to help me change a flat tire at 3am and didn't ask for anything in return, the guy at Vodafone who gave up his chair for me in the queue, the incredible sunsets we get sometimes.
Sometimes that's all it takes to make my day.
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