Back to Work

Monday always comes round. Have you noticed that? After every vacation, after every celebration of life comes the inevitable demand to return to work. I suppose in other types of cultures, the pace of work wore a different face than 9 to 5. Or 3 to midnight as my kids would prefer. But here it is still necessary for the majority of the masses.

And creeping. So many people I know, especially single people, especially uneducated people, are having to work more than one job. No longer does the Corporation take care to provide a living wage to all. No one can survive on minimum wage. Shoot, its hard to survive even on what used to be a decent salary.

I suppose some would say its because we expect to have so much more, so much that isn't necessary to life. Like cell phones and computers and cars that are not rusted and houses that are bigger. Its hard for people just starting out, graduating from college and getting low paying first jobs. How do they afford housing and transportation and eating while paying off school loans?

I am just grateful that I have a job and that I have the strength to do it. Today, my goal is to make sure I have caught up with my emails (I have been faithful to whittle away at them while on the road) and reconnect with the projects and responsibilities that have been on hold while I recharged. And that will be enough for my first day back. I just hope I don't use up all the gain getting back in the saddle!