Wednesday 23 May 2007

Today and yesterday but hopefully not tomorrow.

I am trying so hard. I'm trying to make people understand my sarcasm and my jokes. I'm trying to be comfortable in social situations, talking with people that I don't know and ignoring that face they make, the I'm really trying to understand what you are saying because you have an accent and you clearly don't know how to speak french face. You know, it's not like I just started speaking the language yesterday. I am trying to say it's great to work from home when I know that I'm really a social person. A social person who can feel that her social skills have atrophied and are disappearing. I'm trying not to hate being here because I love someone who loves it here. I am trying to be positive but today, it's absolutely exhausting.

5 comments:

Ksam said...
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Ksam said...

As someone who works from home and who is also only here for the man she loves, I totally hear where you're coming from. But it does get better (and easier)...eventually.

PS. I deleted my first post because of a huge typo!!

Sara said...

we all can relate to that one! hang in there. and if you feel like some english social events maybe we could meet up, i'm also in haute-savoie.

Karen said...

Thank you both for the encouragement! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

Sara, I will definitely take you up on the offer. Maybe the meet up could involve sushi?

Sara said...

sure, i am always(!) up for sushi :)

you can email me at: shastings47 @ gmail. com