I’ve been involved in labor negotiations this past week….this will be my last year.  I’ve been involved in union business as an officer, steward and negotiator since the early 90’s and I’m burned out…it is a thankless job, I find myself getting very tense having to argue across the table….especially when the other side of the table is a bunch of suits and bosses who have no idea what their employees are doing, but they are in charge.  Home Health Care contract was Monday, Courthouse and Congregate Meals on Thursday and this Monday is the sheriff’s office contract – the one near and dear to my heart…the representative from Jail and Deputies and I met Thursday night and the negativity filled the room…I was probably a little more irritated because I had just been thru all of the BS twice already and know how tight everything is…both of the other reps are new to this and want to try to re-invent the wheel…or maybe I’ve just lost interest and don’t want to work that hard?   WHAT EVER…

I’ve been trying to block out all of the personal drama in the lives of people in my little circle.  There was a time when I was up in it…I wanted to know everything – what he said, what she said, blah blah…Don’t care…I’m really trying to put into practice all of the things I have learned and read in the last few years – the things that will bring me peace…I keep thinking I’m on the precipice of peace; yet distractions are overwhelming….I guess this is life, though…I assume when it gets perfect, the end will have arrived??

The temp is on the way up…it almost felt balmy at 13 above tonight when I came to work…may be above freezing in no time..but then we still have February to look forward to….oops…thinking February is going to be bad will just make February bad…

Until next time….