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Hard day today
Jul. 27th, 2006 05:53 pmYou would think a day which involved preparing only a simple meal for lunch and leftovers for supper would have gone smoothly, right? Nothing complicated, lots of help and lots of time to prepare it should have had meals on the table without mishap, right?
Well, today was hard and NOT without mishap. I couldn't think straight, I had trouble making decisions, my feet hurt, I burned myself more times in one day than I have all week, and I got snappish at people (with good reason, in some cases, but still...).
I suppose it could have had something to do with my being very tired after a long (but fun) day in the Big Apple, or that it is getting hotter and hotter here while some of the people I am working with are getting louder and louder and asking me to make all the decisions on the most finicky cooking matters. (Do I really have to approve how finely every cucumber is diced? :-/ ) Maybe it has something to do with my son being home alone and sick from the heat, and my father-in-law having an emergency heart procedure this past week that we just found out about last night. Maybe I'm just feeling a bit lonesome for my own bed, my own routine and my friends.
We still have four days left here before we are finished up, and they are only going to get hotter and harder and louder and more strenuous. And we will only be able to enjoy less than two weeks at home before we have to leave again.
The nice thing is, I got online this evening so I could complain about my bad day!! :-D Also, Hubby and I had a great time in New York City -- which I will write about later, after I have a chance to write down all the impressions we had and interesting things we did. It is also fun to be here with some folks we knew in Pakistan, so it is a bit like getting together with relatives and talking about the good old days. And people are saying it's the best food so far. ;-) It's been a good week, in spite of this one bad day, so I'm sure I will survive it, just as I have survived other bad days when I was a lot further away from my family in another country. It's good to be serving, and part of service is a bit of sacrifice.
But I sure hope tomorrow goes more smoothly!
BTW -- It will take me awhile to catch up with all of you, but I will do so, even if I have to wait until I get back home with my DSL!
Well, today was hard and NOT without mishap. I couldn't think straight, I had trouble making decisions, my feet hurt, I burned myself more times in one day than I have all week, and I got snappish at people (with good reason, in some cases, but still...).
I suppose it could have had something to do with my being very tired after a long (but fun) day in the Big Apple, or that it is getting hotter and hotter here while some of the people I am working with are getting louder and louder and asking me to make all the decisions on the most finicky cooking matters. (Do I really have to approve how finely every cucumber is diced? :-/ ) Maybe it has something to do with my son being home alone and sick from the heat, and my father-in-law having an emergency heart procedure this past week that we just found out about last night. Maybe I'm just feeling a bit lonesome for my own bed, my own routine and my friends.
We still have four days left here before we are finished up, and they are only going to get hotter and harder and louder and more strenuous. And we will only be able to enjoy less than two weeks at home before we have to leave again.
The nice thing is, I got online this evening so I could complain about my bad day!! :-D Also, Hubby and I had a great time in New York City -- which I will write about later, after I have a chance to write down all the impressions we had and interesting things we did. It is also fun to be here with some folks we knew in Pakistan, so it is a bit like getting together with relatives and talking about the good old days. And people are saying it's the best food so far. ;-) It's been a good week, in spite of this one bad day, so I'm sure I will survive it, just as I have survived other bad days when I was a lot further away from my family in another country. It's good to be serving, and part of service is a bit of sacrifice.
But I sure hope tomorrow goes more smoothly!
BTW -- It will take me awhile to catch up with all of you, but I will do so, even if I have to wait until I get back home with my DSL!
