I rushed out of the door carrying a homemade bannock today. I felt proud. I felt blessed. In this kind of bread I carry those who came before me. I carry love, and I carry strength against the odds. I carry my life.
At the busstop, the non-verbal gentleman I met before insisted I sit down, but bless him and his good intentions – I could not squeeze between him and the gentleman with crutches sitting beside him if I wanted to. It was an awkward round of gentle “Non, merci.“s.
On the bus I tried to read a chapter of the Prince. I didn’t quite succeed. The words weren’t getting me.
I got to work and the accountant stood outside. Of course. I had forgotten that she has an audit until Wednesday.
Finding myself falling asleep before my computer, I wound up restocking all the stationery cupboards. I didn’t do it efficiently. I thought I knew what I needed the first time round. I visited each cupboard maybe 3 times with updates. It filled an hour, though, and kept me going. My heart was heavy. This was a morning where I wanted to give up and go home.
I made it through today, though. At lunch I said I understood why the accountant found her job beautiful. There’s a lot of the mathematical in linguistics. I like the logic, the order, the variance, the combinations. I’ve learnt to like filing invoices. Looking at numbers adding up is like looking at geometry of Alhambra mosaics. Maybe I missed my calling. Maybe my love of maths will help me yet in this one.
The auditor is a very nice man – he is American, but lives in Switzerland. He brought us all Swiss chocolate, which is amazing.
This afternoon flew by. I felt better. I worked on various things on my computer, not falling asleep this time, thankfully 😊
After I left work, I managed to successfully make my first grocery purchase using my Edenred card. It worked! That means 55% of my food shop has been paid for by my company. I have a 25€ limit every day. A weeks shop could easily be done over a day or two, with my paying less than half. This is how I shall be able to put some of my earnings to the side.
I also now have a lighter and spoons, so I can now burn my candles and melt and pour sealing wax onto my letters. I am well pleased.
The rain caught me very badly on the way back. I think it is time to invest in an umbrella.
I should go and cook dinner, do some laundry, and rest. Tomorrow I will try and wake up early, get some uni work done, and maybe get to work earlier so I may leave earlier. I’ll update you on how this plan worked on the morrow.
Be kind to yourselves, and others 💛
At Least Afloat 