Thursday, February 5, 2015

I'm Feeling It...

It Remains ("See alles jääb" translated from Estonian language)

Oh, dear friend, I respect you
You know, this feeling remains.
Great men have great deeds,
You know, this feeling remains and stays
You know, this feeling remains

La-la...

Oh, dear acquaintance, I respect you,
You [surely] know, this feeling will remain.
Great men have great deeds,
You know, this feeling remains and remains
You know, this feeling remains

La-la...
La-la...

Great men have great deeds,
You know, this feeling remains...

9 comments:

nicrap said...

lol. What does it mean?

Thersites said...

Beats me, but I love the guns and the dog!

nicrap said...

heh.

Jen said...

How are you doing, FJ? I miss talking with my bloggy friends.

Thersites said...

I'm doing fair to middlin'. Been working a bit more than usual. We just got a bunch of new requirements dumped on our project, so I've been trying to deal with all them AND still retain a little sanity.

It's funny how the workplace is changing. It's less and less an 8 hour day as social media-computers are stretching work into a 24/7 cycle.

Thersites said...

Hope all's well with you and yours. You still doing physical therapy for patients?

My days trying to raise kids and work are all still a blur...

Jen said...

I hope work never reaches into EVERY quiet and private moment. The less, the better, I say. I'm glad you're doing alright, though.

What is it like when all the kids are out of the house? Is it yet another little crisis?

We're doing okay. Right now, life feels like a roller-coaster. My daughter just started on an insulin pump one month ago, and since then we've had to check her blood glucose before and after each meal / snack, and three times in the middle of the night. That's just temporary, but it has me feeling upside down.

I am seeing a couple of home health patients, but I haven't gotten any new consults in a few months now. I'm not complaining, though. It seems that I can only handle so much right now.

I have a few friends who pack their days and weekends with activities and work. They never seem to sit down. I don't know how they do it (and I don't envy them...).

Thersites said...

What is it like when all the kids are out of the house? Is it yet another little crisis?

It's nice not having to run around and get them to all their activities. But I can't say that my time is being any better spent. I used to find time to read, as I waited for the kids to get out of their dance classes or theatre rehearsals. But now I spend my time in front of the television and periodically looking after our two dogs, my wife's "substitute children". It's not as hectic, but it's not really "better" in any real, qualitative way.

Maybe packing the day full of activities is the better way to go. I still don't seem to be able to set aside the time to read the books I want to read.

My DIL regulates her insulin levels at mealtime. I'm not sure that I could deal with checking levels 3x during the night though. That would be enough to keep my mind in a "blurred" state. I need my sleep. If I don't get at least 8 hours, I'm fried by 3 pm.

Jen said...

:-)
Thanks for such an honest answer!
Ours are just now starting to be interested in extracurricular activities, so we have several years of practices ahead of us. Still, I watch more than my fair share of Netflix. It's my escape. Like you, reading was my escape a few years back. For some reason, it feels like too much effort right now. :(

In chronological order of binge watching:
Breaking Bad (too violent!)
Homeland (I LOVE Carrie...)
Sherlock (I LOVE BC ;-)
Gilmore Girls (It's Norman Rockwell TV)

Anyway, I downloaded A Tale of Two Cities, and it's easier to listen, especially on long car rides.