Categories: music, church, life, work
Date: 17 March 2013 21:18:03
I am rapidly losing patience with my gas supplier. The saga of the meter inspection, which I thought was over and done with, has a new chapter. How they can decide I need to arrange for a bi-annual inspection only fifteen days, seven hours and fourteen minutes after the last one, I am not sure, and neither is the customer services person.
The accuracy is due to the start of the time I made the phone call after incredulously opening both letters informing me of the need for an inspection, and the threat of court action if I did not arrange for this. [Edited to add: This saga is in addition to the safety checks I'd been having done in the previous post. But, it still involved me taking an unpaid day off work, which, on this occasion, was totally avoidable if I'd been given the correct information the first time round.]
I had my first Mothering Sunday in church since 2009. My feelings about it haven't changed since writing this post. It was every bit as awful as I thought, but I did pretty OK until I suddenly couldn't cope with the post service refreshments, went back to play the organ whilst I was waiting, and couldn't stop crying for ages... oops. Ah well, I got a lot of practice done whilst waiting for my equilibrium to be restored.
It didn't help that there had been a bit of an interesting week previously where it had to be explained clearly to some of those I work with that being single and living alone by choice did not constitute grounds for writing someone off as clueless about relationships, and the human race in general. Neither did my religious convictions contribute to my supposed cluelessness. Actually, in retrospect, my colleagues and I reckon I am probably far too clued up for the liking of this lot, and it was easier for them to decide I couldn't possibly understand them, as I seemed to live in such a totally different world. It's done some good, as we've broken through whatever barrier it was that was preventing me working effectively with this group, and we're back on a reasonably even keel again. Until the next time.
Then, I've been gearing myself up to do things I've been holding back on doing whilst getting settled into being an organist again. Like, sorting music out properly, clearing out files of papers dating back to 1995 (so far!!) working out how best to organise myself... Days in Holy Week will, I think, be spent in getting myself properly organised now I know what works! I've also formally requested for my main job to be contained to 4 days a week from September, rather than the hours spread over five days. It can be done, I know, especially given the departments I've been working in. However, I'm applying for similar jobs more locally. It would make sense!
But, mostly, I just seem to be trotting along, contently and enjoying whatever comes along.