Sometimes I wonder why in the hell I came back into the military. Then I watch the news, I talk to old friends. Ah, I know why. The economy sucks. But that isn't where I am getting at. I just need to remind myself why sometimes.
Everyday, I wake up, and I am like, damn, it's a new day. I get ready, still feeling good. Happy to have a job. On the way to the sitters, still feeling pretty good. Then as soon as I leave there, my feeling for this job goes out the window. I try to keep my sanity on the way to work. Say hey to the guys and gals at the gate if I know them. Here is that damn parking lot again. Shit. I grab my bag, and walk into the building. I like the quiet, first thing in the morning. All of a sudden... SLAM! Here comes some stupid ass shit. Some days, it just keeps coming and coming... like the day is never going to end. Take today for example. Got tasked with something new, like always. Like the good little admin person that I am, I get right to work on it. No kidding, like every 10 minutes, I am being asked "Navarro, what are you doing?" The same response, "What you gave me to do..." On top of that, I am being told, get to work, why are you on the computer... blah blah blah.... It's frustrating trying to get done what I have been trying to get done for like the past hour. Only to be bothered every 15 minutes, thinking it's funny. HE IS NOT FUNNY. Just to through that out there. And another thing, a friend of mine got tasked with something at 4. We were all still there. Didn't really have to be there. Shit like that drives us nuts, but hey, what can we do about it? NOTHING.
Being a civilian has its benefits. Not alot, but it does. I hated being a civilian. After months of working 80 plus hours a week, just to barely squeek by, I got tired of it. At least being a civilian, you can speak your mind a little bit more freely, to tell your boss that he or she is a jackass. Well, there might be some consequences, but not as harsh as military ways.
There is one person that make my day so much better. When I get off of work, my worries slip away. Well, not all of them, but that is for another day... I forget about that crappy day I just had, and I make my way back to the sitters. I pick up my baby girl, and I feel so much better. Even more now, that she smiles and laughs. I am lucky to have her in my life.
Laundry is done, and it is Lillia's bedtime. Good night and have a good one.