I woke up this morning with a great sense of peace over me. Come
tomorrow, I will be able to officially say that I only have 5 years left to go
on my sentence. To many of you, the thought of spending 5 years in prison would
be unbelievable, but for myself and many others, it is not much. Mentally, I
have been waiting to hit that marker for a long time. In prison, anyone doing 5
years or less is considered ‘short time’. For me, the only downside is that It is
a true reminder that I have been in this place now for 11 years. I validate it by
telling myself that I have survived it though and that I will continue on as
best as I can.
I can’t believe it’s 2013.
We are supposed to work today but I am not going in until this
afternoon. I have a lot of cooking to do for the fellas for the New Year. John
will hold things down at the office and if an issue arises, then they will call
for me. Hopefully they don’t because I’m really looking forward to taking it
easy, spending the day in my sweats, cooking and listening to music. It is so cathartic
for me. I am officially off tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. I only have to go in
Wednesday to get payroll done for the inmate workers on the yard. Essentially I
just make sure that everyone signs their pay and verifies the hours worked. I
can get that done in about 4 hours, so that is not too bad.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but I feel like 2013 will actually be
an okay year for me.
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