Mixed Emotions

Wow. It's been way too long since I posted on here. My new work schedule is taking some getting used to. Actually, the fact that I'm working at all is taking some getting used to. I've gone from not working at all to working a 7 to 4 job, plus some half Saturdays. But, that said, I love my job. I love having a job. I love the people I work with and the work that I do. I just never realized how free my time was. I could go to Barnes & Noble or the library and read for hours at a time, work in my studio composing music or doing voiceover work, or catch up on stuff around the house. Now, though? I'm finding it tough to fall into a routine. I have yet to manage my time well enough to make a lunch in the morning, and that's a real problem because the prices in my employer's cafeteria border on obscene. It sounds terribly whiny, I know, especially to those who are still searching for a job. Hang in there. Do NOT give up. And if there's something you really want to accomplish in your life—learning a new language, rearranging all the furniture in your home, etc.—do it now while you have time. Otherwise, when you do land a job you may be like me, looking back with a bit of regret. But the other side of the new-job coin, though, is being able to look forward with a glimmer of hope.

~Alan