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Work Doldrums

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Less than six months ago, I had a job that was beating me into the ground. On call for staff and client emergences 24-7. Oh, yes, love the 2am run to the hospital when a client falls and breaks some bone. 60 hour weeks. Start my day with no clear ending point to the day. A hyperactive a supervisor who bounded into my office ten times a day with another 5 jobs all to be done ASAP. Took my frustration out on the husband when I got home.

I would have danced the happy dance (ask @drew about the happy dance, I really do have one) if you had told me that in the future I would have a 9am to 5pm job with nothing substantial to do all day!

I AM SO BORED!!!! HELP ME!!!!

I need suggestions on how to pass the time, but still look like I"m doing something productive to those spying eyes that I know are watching me.....

Any suggestions?


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💬 7 comments

  1. drew ·

    Do you want to come up with a Bible study on Daniel 1 to lead tonight?

  2. janelle ·

    Mmmh... okay

  3. zobar ·

    1 Daniel: 'shut up and eat your vegetables.'

    Now you can get to the slacking off: :::link:::

    - Z

  4. leetee ·

    a good book hidden on a messy desk?

    start that novel that is in all of us and make it look like paperwork?

    read all (e:strip) journals?

    surf the web endlessly?

    do Kegel exercises?

  5. janelle ·

    Zobar, you rock! You go straight to the point; you should be a teacher for our vacation bible school =)

  6. zobar ·

    Actually I am curious about this one. This is one of those readings I'd hear at church and I'd be like: this story has no point. They totally just put this here to get kids to eat their vegetables. Psychic powers? Are the vegetables 'shrooms? And then we'd get to the homily and the priest would totally skip it and talk about something else. And I'd be like: what is the point of the freaking vegetables?

    Catholic school was rough man.

    - Z

  7. janelle ·

    After attending a dazzling bible study on Daniel, I am well qualified to respond to your question!
    The significance of eating the vegetables and drinking the water is that Daniel remained faithful to his religion. The Babylonians ate food that Jewish people believed was unclean and forbidden by God to eat. When Daniel requested vegetables and water, it was his way of adhering to his dietary restrictions for religious reasons. I am at your service to clear up any other confusions left over by your priest!

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