I'M FUNKY!
I usually post on Mondays but I have been in a funk lately (AGAIN). I think the majority of it is because Jim is working in Maine this week up near the Canadian border. He has never left us alone b4 and it all just seems too weird that his presence is not here. The rythmn of the household is off kilter as are the kids and the dogs. This of course makes me feel off kilter as well. Don't get me wrong, I don't miss the multitude of socks dropped everywhere or the endless empty coffee cups hanging around for me to pick up. It is just that things don't feel right. But, he will be back on Friday and we will all return to the natural order of things around here. Another funky presence is that ds is not happy these days about his job at a 5 star restaurant; he is walking around mumbling about quitting! Oh no! Don't do that I say! You have such a great opportunity here that most people would give their eye teeth for! But, I guess even a 5 star isn't everything it is cracked up to be in the confines of the kitchen where chef's can be quirky and absolutely certain that there is only one way to do something and it is usually their way. I'm trying to remind him that things are not necessarily going to be any better anywhere else either (you know, the whole "the grass isn't always greener speech") but he is determined to entertain the prospect. I hope he changes his mind as it really is a great opportunity for him. But I guess he is feeling a bit taken advantage of because he is "just a kid" (sadly, he is probably right) and there is definately trouble in paradise. So, I'm feeling funky about his troubles too. None of us wants to feel as if we are being taken advantage of and we certainly don't want to go to a job that we are unhappy in so what can I do but guide and support him?? Anyway, enough of my whining!
I got this book from amazon and this one as well but honestly, I am so funked out that even these don't interest me right now. There are a some good projects that I spotted when I briefly flipped through it and I'm sure there will be a few things to add to my long list of things-to-do.
I finally started the afghan and I almost done with the first square! The wool is doing a number on my fingers however! Remind me not to "wash" this ghan or else it will be a felted ghan instead of a knitted one!
I got this book from amazon and this one as well but honestly, I am so funked out that even these don't interest me right now. There are a some good projects that I spotted when I briefly flipped through it and I'm sure there will be a few things to add to my long list of things-to-do.
I finally started the afghan and I almost done with the first square! The wool is doing a number on my fingers however! Remind me not to "wash" this ghan or else it will be a felted ghan instead of a knitted one!
2 Comments:
hi donna!
i hope this week is better for you now that jim is home? i wanted to post a comment to let everyone know what a great SP you were.... since im too busy [lazy?] to update my blog today! too much wedding planning and house stuff going on for me :O
-aimee
Unfortunately when it comes to very talented people of artistic nature, they can tend to be divas so to speak. (i can say that b/c i'm an artist, right?)hehehe If he is going to be in that industry, he's going to have to get a thick skin. They, the chefs, tend to blow off steam at the staff, they are usually very high stress individuals and consider what they do to be art, and since they are the boss they want it their way. It may not be right for them to treat their staff that way, but they also really had to work to get where they are and certain details are very important to them.
I feel serious sympathy for your boy, but if he can make it through this, he'll really be proud of himself for it. He wants to be a chef and he can use what he's learning now and remember it, and do differently when it's his turn to be the boss. Some of these chefs test you, too, to see if you can take the pressure. If he can let it roll off, like water off a ducks back, he'll slowly gain respect from his boss, even if it never gets expressed, it'll be there. He probably already respects him, but just sees the perfection he's capable of and is hard on him to push him to do better.
(((hugs to you all))
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