For the sake of a New Year, here’s a post.
Since my last post I’ve landed back in Houston with no
desire to travel. Just like my previous
exploits, I binged on travel enough to where I got sick of it and looked for
the next outlet. As the time passed
idly, I still made time for reading (not a hobby I ever see myself overdoing)
and slowly started searching for work.
After a few months of tepid interviews and reading numerous
postings about ‘seeking driven individuals with strong commercial acumen,’ I
reached a neutral zone where I was in limbo with regards to working again and having
all of this downtime. Don’t get me
wrong, the downtime is great. I’m
fitter, healthier and guilt-free regarding the amount of time I spend with my
family and dog now. That said, I’ve
realized being away from something for an extended amount of time leads to
romanticizing what you’ve experienced in the past.
Even though I still have enough money to last
me a few years, I began to romanticize work, a steady paycheck and business
class flights. I keenly forgot the
mundaneness of meetings, small talk and office banter which led me to always
disassociate work from personal life. Now I’m taking the luxury of downing a few
beers at 2 pm on a Wednesday (hello tipsy blogging) for granted and finding
myself completely motivated to subject myself to routine and work for a
paycheck and security.
As job offers loom, I can’t help but self-reflect that once
working again I’ll miss these idle times that come so few and far between,
namely when you’re young and waste your youth.
At 32, with as much downtime as I have, however, it’s led me to a few
conclusions about the decision I made last year, but I wouldn’t take it with a
grain of salt because I can change my mind pretty quickly according to
circumstances and boredom.
Anyways, I digress.
This post was brought to you by cabin fever, alcohol and some mental
stimulation after seeing my last post was over 5 months ago. See you again later this year, when I’ve once
again become a routine oriented capitalistic cog.
