I generally feel I am pretty well equipped to handle most of the cards I am dealt in life.
Today, however, the house won.
My day started out having to lay off an employee. This was not just any employee; he was my mentor when I first started my career as a safety professional, and he was also a friend.
When I decided I wanted to take on the challenge of entering middle management, I never quite imagined this day or scenario. Simply put - it sucked.
I have not slept well for the past two weeks anticipating this morning, and I am pretty sure the family has been wondering why I've been even more moody and grumpy than usual.
Tonight, I found out that a friend who is stricten with cancer has 60 days to live. If this were a boxing match, that news was the knock out punch. It landed squarely on my chin. Lights out. No chance to do the rope-a-dope.
So, when I called home tonight to talk to mom and check in on dad's health status I was braced for a couple more punches. I guess the big guy upstairs figured I had dealt with enough crap for one day, because the news from home was actually not bad. Aside from the fact that dad is terrorizing the hallways in his motorized wheel chair, everything is status quo at Avamere Assisted Living Facility.
The night did end on a positive note as Linday baked some of her infamous brownies. Nothing like chocolate to wipe away the blahs.
Hey TJ... Pat went through this a week ago, not a friend, but the firing thing. Not at all fun. Sorry about your friend... such a heartbreak. We're suddenly at that age where friends die. It makes you look twice in the mirror, doesn't it? Those age lines are gifts: days we spend with those we love. I'm glad so many have been spent with you!
ReplyDeleteIf I were near, I'd get you out in a boat with some rice krispy treats for bait.