Word of the Week #253:

Spadework

So, as mentioned earlier this year—or was it late last year—I had resolved to take a vacation sometime this year.

Well, in planning and preparing for said vacation, I came to realise exactly why I haven’t had one in several years: It can be a nightmare to plan and execute.

Somehow or the other, something or the other KEEPS going wrong and getting in my way.

Huh… Bloody exhausting…

Still, I have managed to handle most or all of the issues that showed up, if not ideally then at least satisfactorily.

And finally, I am leaving for a hard-earned, long-overdue vacation later this week.

Will more things go wrong? Heck yeah!

Can I handle it all? Sure, I am.

But putting out fires without the comfort of knowing I’ll be back home by the end of the day is EXACTLY what I want a vacation from.

So, let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best, shall we?

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