Some days I have this moment where I wish someone could visually document my life for me. I want it candid and to capture everything going on.
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| I took this a few weeks ago when there was only one person swimming. Disclaimer: This coworker was not on duty. |
For example, the other day we had only one guy in the pool at work. The man is our regular and sort of a town icon. Actually, not “sort of,” he IS a town icon. We all love him and get a kick out of his visits. So during his swim, I went out to listen and chat with him and decided to sit on the diving board. I would pay to have had a photo of my life right then: feet dangling off the diving board, Stevie creeping around the pool talking about Redbox, a beautiful stress free moment that will never again happen in quite the same way.
The summer begins to fade away as August moves along. In the future, I’ll remember my job at the city pool and probably wish I could do it again, do it over. I might wish I made a documentary of Stevie with my spare time, or I’ll contrast my coworkers with the awesome group of people who currently spend many days with me.
Who knows? Maybe I will work here again next year if I can’t find a job right away. I had sworn off this job a few weeks ago, when the days were so hot that the pool filled with crazy people. Now that it’s settled back down, I think I could probably handle another year of dry, chlorinated hands and dressing like a chimney sweep every day. Let’s hope I’ve moved onto bigger and better things though.