After yesterday’s famine today there was a feast. I haven’t been so busy for quite a few weeks but hey, I’m not complaining.
Life is full of ups and downs. I have found in almost every area of my life this has been so. That’s what life is all about.
I have no immediate plans save that of doing my job and generally living it up when I can. Today I saw me in three separate houses with three different kinds of people. The first house was a family home and the people had only moved in a few months ago. Middle-aged couple with one or two children trying to improve their lot. Reminded me of my younger days, just married and trying to improve my own situation. The next house, quite a few miles away in a quiet little village, was occupied by two lovely old folk. Must have been in their late eighties and feeling the effects of old age. I could tell that they had had a nice life and their house was filled with memorabilia from their past. It was one of those places which had reached the seventies or maybe the eighties and stayed there. The third house was completely different and was occupied by an old lady and her daughter who hadn’t looked after themselves, let alone their house. The son, who didn’t live there, called me to do the simple repair job for them. The two rooms I could see were completely filled with packages, parcels, clothes, bric-a-brac, you name it, so much so that you couldn’t see the furniture and in one of the rooms you couldn’t even see the door to the next room. A complete mess as were the occupants.
It makes you wonder why some people live as they do. I get to see it all, the rich, the poor, the in-betweens, the scrupulously clean, the absolutely dirty, the tidy and the untidy. It is an eye-opener.
I like my job though, there is a certain freedom that many other jobs don’t allow and it very rewarding too.
Make the most of your life, your job and everything before the day comes when you’ll have no choice.
Shirley Anne x
