alive
Hello friends. I am alive.
It’s been a tumultuous fall. I shouldn’t be surprised to say, though, that the old adage has held true: Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger (also my personal mantra had held up as well: nothing bad ever happens to writers-only material).
I have not lived up to what I said the last time I made a real post: I have not gotten together with many friends this fall and I blame it (mostly) on my job. I’m not as in love with my job as I used to be. Partly this is because my boss quit and the interim GM is a complete asshole with no leadership skills who makes my job unbelievably difficult (exhibit C in my difficult fall). I’m hoping he doesn’t become the permanent GM. Also, though, being higher on the management ladder and working in a more affluent area has made me realize that, although borders is an awesome company, it’s still a corporate retail environment and retail just doesn’t line up with my values. I can’t do this the rest of my life. It’s not me.
So now I’m floating about in a “What do I want to be when I grow up?” quandary. I’m not sure where to go from here, but I’ve been getting some good suggestions and have been looking into things. We’ll see where it goes.
Because of this, though, I’ve really realized that I need to re-dedicate my self to writing. My new years resolution is to spend more time writing-at least ten minutes a day. This includes bloging and journaling as well as story writing and editing. So maybe that will add to my LJ posting. We’ll see. Hopefully this will go better than my “I’m going to see more friends” resolution. Of course it’s easier to work ten minutes of writing into a day than to figure out how to get together with people when my hours are shitty.
Anyhow, happy Christmahanukwanzatice everyone!
It’s been a tumultuous fall. I shouldn’t be surprised to say, though, that the old adage has held true: Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger (also my personal mantra had held up as well: nothing bad ever happens to writers-only material).
I have not lived up to what I said the last time I made a real post: I have not gotten together with many friends this fall and I blame it (mostly) on my job. I’m not as in love with my job as I used to be. Partly this is because my boss quit and the interim GM is a complete asshole with no leadership skills who makes my job unbelievably difficult (exhibit C in my difficult fall). I’m hoping he doesn’t become the permanent GM. Also, though, being higher on the management ladder and working in a more affluent area has made me realize that, although borders is an awesome company, it’s still a corporate retail environment and retail just doesn’t line up with my values. I can’t do this the rest of my life. It’s not me.
So now I’m floating about in a “What do I want to be when I grow up?” quandary. I’m not sure where to go from here, but I’ve been getting some good suggestions and have been looking into things. We’ll see where it goes.
Because of this, though, I’ve really realized that I need to re-dedicate my self to writing. My new years resolution is to spend more time writing-at least ten minutes a day. This includes bloging and journaling as well as story writing and editing. So maybe that will add to my LJ posting. We’ll see. Hopefully this will go better than my “I’m going to see more friends” resolution. Of course it’s easier to work ten minutes of writing into a day than to figure out how to get together with people when my hours are shitty.
Anyhow, happy Christmahanukwanzatice everyone!