Thankful for that degree in Tough Life Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Let's see, what to bellyache about first. Hmm. Just so many annoyances to choose from. What's a body to do?

I hope you don't get the impression that I'm upset with the world or anything from that statement. But then how could you possibly?

Fact of the matter is, I actually had been quite upset with this very world until just recently. It's amazing how much better I feel now that I'm coming in to work early. I hate to say it, but I think I feel better not having to stress out over working at home or arriving late. I can now see that I constantly struggled with those before. And then, when I did make it in to the office, there was the whole effort to maintain the lie that I actually arrived on time.

I'm sure you're aware of how one tiny falsehood can beget an entire lie lineage. But if you're not, please be assured it's all too true. In anticipation of needing to cover for myself in this regard, I had a whole web of mendacity worked out in my feeble mind that any contingency (read: some jerk asking when I came dragging in this morning/afternoon) could be addressed with. That's far too much baggage to run around with all day long. And just not worth the extra time I was able to gain from it. Especially since that extra time, like all my time, turned out to be made up of little more than sitting around worrying about what a liar I was. The irony is no longer lost on me.

This is yet another in the increasingly long line of counter-intuitive life lessons that I'm always either learning or relearning. However, this is the very first time for this particular one. Here's hoping it's also the last.

So is it just me, or do I also sound to you like someone who really needs to learn to embrace gifts such as the ability to work from home? You know, more like a normal person might.