well folks, it's been fun, but it looks like life, as i have had the pleasure of knowing it over the past year or so, is coming to an end. on the 27th of this month i start my new job. the seasons have already initiated the end of mid-week motorcycle rides, amateur, small-scale farming and barefoot living. now, i am transitioning back to high heels, business suits, manicures and 30-minutes-or-less meal ideas. crap. i need to find a ride home from school for my son on bad weather days and i already called the people who will clean the house every other week. i've bought new make-up, panty hose and nail polish. i have a stack of clothes for the cleaners and i'm trying to squeeze in appointments for things i won't have time to do later.
i know i'm lucky that, especially being a woman, i live in a society where i can earn a living. there are so many places where i would not be able to read or handle money or make decisions regarding my or my family's welfare. i am lucky, even in this country, with the amount of control i have over my family's destiny. when i told martin my starting salary at this new job, he told me he worked as an engineer for 15 years before he made that much. i guess that was a few years ago, but still, i am very fortunate.
so, i will put my toes in pointy shoes, clean the dirt out from under my nails and head back to downtown, corporate america and i will be grateful.
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