Blah blah blah and Fa la la la la a long drive !

     

Well Merry Christmas to those that read my blog. I know the title would suggest that to get home for Christmas that is is a long drive, now for those that know I go home every other weekend so in reality its a simple 3 1/2 hour drive from the reserve to the my home in Thunder Bay, but the added snow, poor road conditions on the Atikokan to Kabigon stretch of Hwy 11, makes the drive feel longer, and the fact that in my mind I am already at home, it feels like the drive takes forever, for my body to catch up with my mind.
 The interesting thing is that the drive home always feels like it is never-ending, and yet the drive back to the reserve seems to be quick, I arrive here on Sunday afternoon in a time span that seems quicker than that drive home.

Time seems to stand still in some cases and then in others it tends to whip past without us noticing. Take for example this week. we have 3 days of "school" and these 3 days feel like they are crawling by at a snails pace. Of course the moment I get home the holidays will slip past in quite and rapid succession and before I know it I will be at the top of Flander's road ready for the twisting turns and steep hills of the drive to the reserve once again.

The one nice thing is I like this reserve, I like the school and the people I live and work with. So it isn't dread as I head back to work, jsut that longing for more free time. However, it is also interesting that once winter is over, that passage of time will not affect me as much either, as there is more to do when you can go outside and fish, swim or hunt. so perhaps it is just the winter Blahs that come with all the Fa la la's of the season.

But whatever it is, it is good to keep in mind to live everyday like there is an end in sight, that way time is never wasted no mater how quickly or slowly is passes by us. So from me to you Merry Christmas live everday like its the only day you have left! That way you get the most out of your living!