My working day (My week-day)

I work like blazes all day long. Fortunately, I still work independently and have no boss who shuffles off most of his works to me and whose palm I would have to grease or talk him in. Actually I’m out of job now and not on the looking out for it. But yet I don’t idle away the whole day and seldom shirk work. I don’t live beyond my family means and we are sometimes in reduced circumstances. I wasn’t born in the lap of luxury though my parents haven’t got a large family to keep.

I’m seeking admission to the University this year and have to work hard to pass entrance examinations. I know that there’s going to be a stiff competition this year at the Economic University, so I attended preparatory courses and satisfied the lecturers. They were pleased with my answers to my delight.

Every day I got up at 7 a.m. the whole year round, washed and dressed and had breakfast. I lived within 5 minutes’ walk from school and no matter whether the weather was marvelous or dull I never took a tram or a trolley-bus to get there. A taxi would do but I had no spare cash. I went to school for my lessons and I no longer go to school. School breaks up in June. My parents at times checked with the tutor about me but I was one of those at the top of the class and learned with ease. I’d like to go a long way. Sometimes the lessons at school and at the University seemed so hard to get into my head and were beyond my grasp. My own ignorance smote (smite, smote, smitten) me with shame. I abstain from answer at random and prefer to be sure of my answers. I like the way our teachers delivered lectures. They simply carried away the audience. The lectures were never monotonous.

I’d love to be a specialist in economics and foreign languages. The exams are coming and one can’t help being excited. I’ve been sitting for my examinations for the whole year including our final (state) exams at school. The lessons were over at 1 or 2 p.m. and we returned home. I often went to the Belinsky library to read up for the reports or essays on History. Geography and Geometry. We often had tests at school and at the University and it took much time to get ready for them. I like to read books and take a delight in them, but I’m not a lover of poetry to my regret. Sometimes I devour book after book and I skip as I read.

My domestic duties are not numerous and I wouldn’t say that my housekeeping capacities are very great. But I set my own room in order regularly, dust everything there, polish the floor, beat the carpet with an elastic stick, air the room, wet the glass and let it dry, and I wash up of course, scrub the pans and the dishes with powder when they are slimy. I like them to shine – just like silver. I often polish my pots and pans. However we with my Mom wash the dishes week and week about. I also have some shopping to do during my working day. When the need for money is greater than ever I like to go about window shopping when the shop window is nicely dressed. The first-rate shops are tragically too expensive. It will cost you a pretty penny, I believe, to due something there. Very often I prefer to go to the wholesale brisk market, they never ask exorbitant prices.

Towards evening I at times feel tired and if the telecasts are good I watch them with pleasure. At a time when all are asleep I indulge in reading and went to bed at 1 a.m. As soon as it is daylight I am on my feet again. Night by night I enjoy my stunning and wonderful dreams and look forward to the next working day.