My first blog

This is my first blog...my first "stab" at writing. And what do I want to write about in this, my inaugural post? Work. I work in a factory. I have for the past 13 years. I work second shift which is 2:00 to 10:30pm...most people would cringe at these hours, but they seem to suit me quite well. I don't always like my job, it is hard work. 50 years ago, it was "man's work". But again, it suits me...

I walk the same walk in to the factory every day, I see some of the same faces every day. Some of these people I have worked with since the day I walked into that factory. I like that. I am a creature of habit. I like things to be the same. I like to see the same people, the same smiles. I like to see the pictures of the kids when they are 7 and then again when they are getting married. It is like a family.

My work at the factory is hard, physically. I have had 3 work-related surgeries because of it. But that is a different blog. I don't always like my job, and if you read my blog for any amount of time, you will find that out.

Speaking of my blog...this is something new for me. I have recently re-connected with a friend from high school and she has a blog. It is amazing. And when I figure out how to link it to mine, I will. She has given me inspiration to try to figure out a way to better myself, to get things out. Just to talk, even if no one is listening....I have a laundry list of things I would like to blog about and I think I have comitted to myself that I am going to do this for at least a year and see where it goes from there. I need a good outlet. Maybe this is it...