Life is strange...life is good...life is all that it should be

One of the bands I love is Donna the Buffalo. They have great songs and one of those songs has a chorus that says Life is strange, life is good, life is all that it should be. How true, eh? I can look back at different life changing events and wonder about the strangeness of it all. How did I get there? How did I happen to walk into that place and meet that particular person that turned into a job, or a husband, or a life long friend. Different events that lead to major milestones in my life...is it random or is there a great master plan...Do I have control over any of it? Some of it? It's baffling at times, curious. I don't spend too much time wondering, because it's the living that you have to get on with. But I do contemplate the road map from time to time and shake my head in wonder at where I am and how I got here.

This rant comes from the fact that I got a job yesterday. I've been working temporarily for a construction company, filling in and working particular projects. Well, I love this office, I mean, really love it. You know how it is when there's a really good vibe amongst a group of people? I get along great with everyone in that office. And I respect them because they all work very hard and the office runs like a well oiled machine, to use a cliche. Everyone does their job and helps each other out and it's pleasant and inspiring. So I've been sad because I knew my time was limited. But my boss kept extending a couple days at a time. I've completed a lot of work but there's always more to be done. Then there was a nasty flu that hit most of the office and more work piled up. I've been busy, hard at work. Wishing I could stay there indefinitely.

Yesterday my opportunity came.

One of my co-workers did something she should not have done. I really like this girl and I've heard she's very smart and a hard worker, so I feel bad about what happened. But she made a bad decision (let's just say it involved Vegas and leave it at that) and was let go. That's when they (the boss and my new boss) came into my office and asked if I wanted to work.

So I'm ecstatic because I have a job and I haven't had regular work in soooooooooooooo long. And I love the crew I'm working with, all of them. I just know that this is one of those moments that I will look back on and know that this is a life changing experience.

It's a new field for me, construction, I've not done this kind of work before. I love new challenges, my days go by fast and I go home happy because I've used my brain all day and that makes me feel whole. I usually adapt quickly. In fact, it's usually fun.

So I'm embarking on yet another journey. I often joke about my "lives". I've lived several lives, the life of a hair stylist, a musician, a stay at home mom, a park ranger, a student, and now, construction. I'm not sure what the title is yet, but it'll come to me.

Anyway, I'm grateful today. A bit amused at how things work out. And happy, yes, today I'm happy.

It's over 30 degrees

Update--I'm smoking again. I'm working again. One's bad, one's good, but it's all part of this crazy life that I lead LOL. I've reconnected with some loved ones that I missed very much. This week has been a whirlwind and as spring starts to show some love I feel it surging through my veins, my arteries, my heart. Thank you God for the blessings!!

I don't mhave much time so I got to go. Peace!!