The Heart Of It

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

I made it through a late shift in my part-time job and then stopped to shop at an all-night supermarket en route home. I will be off today and tomorrow from my outside job. Time off from there barely dents my workload, for at home, much needs attention ahead of fall’s arrival.

My handyman, Gustavo, has disappeared. He probably found work that more suits his skills as one who specializes in working with concrete. He did a good job here, and his methods of repairing introduced me to new ways to address other property needs.

One of the best was how he bypassed the hard labor of digging out a broken fence post and its concrete base. Instead, he installed a new post beside each broken one which supported the wobbly posts and re-established the fence’s strength. I’ll adopt his method in strengthening other needy posts.

It’s a little kid’s way: watching, learning, and doing.

Yesterday evening, a coworker from Freight introduced himself and spoke of watching and learning at the Home Depot. He made me remember how I disliked locating the correct spots for returned items and restocking them. Now I enjoy that work because it illuminates the complex organization of thousands of items. To elaborate, each HD location stocks some 30-40 thousand items.

Always at heart, we’re little kids.

Dear Friends: Now, off to find what I can accomplish today at home. Diana