Clearly, haven't been keeping in touch. But not for any other reason that time has just simply slipped by.. I thought back to every moment that she came to mind and I thought of giving her a call.. or even texting.. but never got around to doing it.
And it's not like I have a real excuse besides that perhaps I should have listened to my gut and called when the moments dawned on me. So lucky me, I was at least sitting down when I heard this news (through Facebook!). As much as I hate hearing news through Facebook, at least I HEARD this news!
This friend of mine that gave birth is not on Facebook, perhaps if she was it would have been easier to stay in touch.
I know... That's SAD right? But think about it. We spend a lot of our lives on the computer. A LOT.. Esp since I work a desk job. I am on the PC all day. And pre-Facebook and Twitter being blocked at work (about a month ago only), I was literally in touch with everyone everyday, except for this friend (obviously) who was not on Facebook or Twitter..
Again, my argument falls short. Had I perhaps been spending less time keeping in touch via the web and more time making calls we would still be in touch. But, trust me.. I have already made phone calls a priority! Esp for those not on social networking sites or instant messengers (kudos for being such a rarity by the way!).
[Sidenote: In my defense.. I have had issues with the telephone since my days of working in a call center. No, I was not the person bugging you trying to get you to buy into something. I worked at an IT helpdesk. It was not fun. The phone was ALWAYS ringing. And it kind of turned me off the phone forever (and I’m a girl? Gasp!). I make a couple of exceptions for a couple of close friends and the odd relative (like my momma), otherwise I steer clear. More exceptions will now be made to this rule;)]
Anyway, I realise things need to change. I have to spend less time letting work suck the life out of me (e.g. being one of the last ones in the office at 10pm – not cool!). Time to add focus to my relationships and not let work use up all the energy, Miss Buffy. And if work does still take up way too much of the brain space (as I am sure I will), suck it up! Don’t forget you are a friend, daughter, sister, granddaughter, cousin, niece, as well as an employee. Hope this will serve as reminder to everyone not to let moments slip by.
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