Some freelance work came my way recently, which was a nice change of pace. Actually earning money for work is also nice (wink, wink). It reminded me how much I miss defined assignments, and schedules, and paychecks…and it also reminded me how spoiled I have become.
Suddenly, I had to really plan every commitment. I had to skip an activity to meet the deadline. I had to hurry to the computer as soon as the kid was sleeping so I could get busy. One day was rather lovely, and I couldn’t go outside to drink it in. I worked for an hour and, for the first time in a long time, I experienced that old shoulder stiffness and soreness that used to be part of my daily existence. I wondered why my backside ached and why I felt so sluggish, then recalled that I’d sat on that body part for far longer than normal.
I was newly aware of the joys of a more flexible schedule. I was newly short of breath at the thought of sinking back into the life-sucking world of The Office. I was newly cognizant that a huge number of people spend their days sitting and frowning at a pretty little box, arms poised awkwardly and painfully before them, fingers hovering over a little tray of numbers and letters.
I remembered, again, how odd is this world we’ve created for ourselves, where physical suffering and injury is often caused not by hard labor, but by lack of it.
That’s all for now.
2 comments:
Your post made me want to sing the praises for another reason why I am still at Camelot--flexible hours. I typically arrive at work between 8:30 and 10 a.m. (okay, I don't think I have been to work at 8:30 more than once in six months). I don't know how I can/will ever go back to a job where I need to be sure I arrive at the same time. So in that respect, I am spoiled in my own right.
Good luck with the freelance gig. Hope you at least got to enjoy the wonderful weather we have had the past couple days.
yep, I hear ya--flex time was always a plus, and something I dearly missed when I left it for a less Camelot-ish space.
finished the freelance late last week--so yup, got outside some. loved it today. : ) hope you did, too.
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