Day 6 - 287 -- More Alterations

yet another schedule change with the workman occurred today. He arrived at the expected time, took some measurements and went back to the other larger job. Now he is expected early tomorrow morning -- so not my best time of day. <smile> This has meant everything from the bathroom vanity and counter has been in my bedroom going on for the third day. It is disruptive when I manage to get tasks worked into someone else's timing and then have to redo it -- twice now.

Such changes aren't the end of the world, but I work best with a plan for the day and the week. This ensure that things that have deadlines are completed as necessary. Learning of a major change to those plans in the middle of a day, can really mess up getting the needed things done on time. I headed up to campus to pick up a couple of things as I"d planned <smile>. I spoke with a friend who noted that any work with repair or construction workers will always be on a schedule different than agreed upon at the beginning of a job. She suggested we just accept this, breathe and move on as best we can. We each have a need for a degree of order (control even <grin>) in the world around us, so when I heard this, it made me think. I try to be flexible and spontaneous when possible. Neither is my strong suit, but I do work towards loosening up a bit. So, after our conversation, I tried to dial back the stress and rework the plan again.

One song seemed to say what I was dealing with and how I was trying to react today. The tempo feels positive. The lyrics eloquently say much of what I'd been thinking through the afternoon. Besides, the production features two saxophones -- an instrument my dad and brother played. These insturments are played by the singer-songwriter in this version. Enjoy!

Changes -- David Bowie