Blog World - Day Twelve - Heart Walk

Today was the American Heart Walk and I was one of the walkers. My co-workers in the department where I work were supposed to all walk as a group - but it ended up being just 4 of us! The rest of those lazy arses slept in.... I guess.......or had some other important emergency......like my manager........she slipped and fell yesterday and had to go to the ER... and then was walking around on crutches - so of course we knew she was off the list. Our secretary had other plans and just couldn't fit it in...........fat chance that would ever happen to me! I have so few plans, I'm wondering what my future actually holds. I'm more of a spur of the moment type of person............sure..........I'll do that! As a matter of fact...I guess you could say planning things is really one of my big downfalls......something I should practice more.

When I visit my sisters - all 3 of them - I realize they are much better at planning what to do than me. They have so much more finesse at understanding what I - or any visitor, for that matter - would best appreciate doing while visiting.

My eldest sister- Millie- has the most rigid routines - not much time for gorming around sipping or coffee while slouching in the easy chair......Oh no!....it's UP AND AT 'EM in her book - and you'd better damn well do what she's planned - AND - DON'T BE LATE!....because she'll just drive off and leave without you - even though the plans were made with you and your visit in mind. She doesn't like dilly-dalliers. But she's fun... and plans all sorts of interesting things......so I just tell myself I can screw around and lounge when I'm home with my own boring life......and when I'm here......well...I'll step up the pace. That's how I got the chance to visit Venice, Italy! She organized the whole thing........and it was brilliant - I must admit!

As for me, I'm just a hopeless case and always have been.......I've lived on or near the beach most of my adult life and just have that, sort of laid back mentality......no plans.....relax and fly by the seat of your pants - when needed.....otherwise....a cup of coffee and the sound of nature...ahhh.....
My 2 younger sisters - Mandy and P.Kaye - understand me a lot more and are much more lenient. They know it doesn't take a lot to please me and they allow the hour or two of coffee sipping that I have come to love in the mornings. When we celebrated Mandy's 50th birthday in California, we had so much fun together - and I swapped the coffee drinking for a stronger brew.....but we still made time for lying around.....on the beach!




I think, when I finally retire and don't have to punch a clock at 7:30 AM every day........I'll get to do what I want, and maybe the pace will slow down with all that doing nothing that I hope to be doing.....and it will feel like I'm actually LIVING LONGER!...I mean the days will be so boring ...it will feel like I've got more time...............But then I realize that won't work.......because Richard's plans are to sail off to Never-Never Land in a Trawler - and I am supposed to share piloting and watch keeping during those long, long voyages from one spit of land to the next.....You see, we got married on a Caribbean Island and his dream is to retire there too.....and it has become my dream too...because I love him so, and want what he wants is what I want...as long as a little lounging around and coffee drinking are interspersed with the adventure....

I know I can still do all the things I do here at home, aboard our floating home, because it's the 21st Century.....and I'm learning how to keep up....so.........just a few more lessons, I guess, and I'll be good to go! And if anyone out there ever finds this blog - now - or while I'm asea........I hope they'll enjoy reading about it all, and understand that I'm just a person...trying to live in the 21st Century......