(#5854) Work has slowed for me in my part time job

      I would usually be working right now as Tuesdays are my normal working days. But since there is little to do today I was asked to wait and come in tomorrow. Which is fine with me since I have no scheduling conflicts. But it does speak to the volume of the work being at a much lower level. I suppose it is seasonal as the cold winter months do not invite a lot of moving around outside. I am the lone transfer driver in this district now since the other transfer driver needed to find a more steady 40 hour a week job. Me? I am not like that. I cannot easily work 40 hours a week anymore because of my physical decline from my prime and my added physical problems from aging.
     I do however want to keep some kind of schedule for work because the income is needed to offset the rising cost of living. I am not in a great or even good way as to income but I can make ends meet each month. Which I think puts me in a good position considering a lot of other folks. So no complaints. I would rather not have to work to make extra money but the times dictate that I must. There is a lot of work I could be doing at home to make this place more livable but it isn't easy with the tight budget and the wear and tear from the outside work that seems to have on my body. Plus when it comes to work my mind still thinks I am in my prime. lol.
     I guess I should enjoy this temporary slowdown of work outside the home. If trends continue like in other years the work will pick back up by next month sometime and then I will be working more outside the home. Surely another part time transfer driver will be added and that will help but we are not there yet. I guess being home today has triggered some nostalgia about this slowdown that is both good and not so good. Good for my health but not so good for my income. Yet none of this is new as my life has always been variations of a relative boom or bust roller coaster ride. It would be nice to finally be done with the carnival ride but it seems not yet anyway.