Would you rather have less work to do...
or more work you actually enjoy doing? Hi, sorry I've been away again, but yesterday was kind of busy, involving lots of packing, and some paperwork, including writing and sending out a bill. I still haven't heard from the housing people, and I'm starting to panic, very mildly and slowly, but no less irritatingly. I've become such an optimist in later years, that I sometimes forget to be realistic, so I'm not worrying about the new adress as much as I am about finding storage for my furniture, should the time run out... I've developed a method of relocating my stuff and making sure I get everything from A to B this time. The thing is, I'm not going to be the one actually carrying the stuff, at least not for the most part. Don't shake your head at me, I'm very petite and I don't do heavy lifting. I'm going to do all the other stuff: arranging, monitoring, cleaning, providing people with snacks and drinks, and all the rest, so I have my work cut out for me. But I do admit I would feel much happier about it, if knew my new adress by now...
Speaking of which,
I would prefer to have more of the work I enjoy doing, that is to say, more translating. I have had a couple of years full of "less to do". I read a personal experience titled "What poverty feels like" today, and I have to say I know how that person feels. Granted, the writer isn't in the same poverty class as I am, in the sense that his/her family own their own house. Many of the comments concentrated on that fact and were quite mean about it, I thought. Sure, you could sell your house, and rent a flat instead, but the rents are high, whereas having a house of your own can be much cheaper, and you have something you can hold on to when things improve. It's a mercy, really, that I don't have kids, because then I would really have to save every penny. Now I can sometimes indulge in a book, some clothes, or a DVD, and I think more about being unemployed than about being poor, not that either defines me as a person.
I've been pinning again today, and I'm very happy about my new boards. I created boards for all the astrological signs, and also one for all things creepy and macabre. The astrology boards are partly educational, for myself and others, because I want to see all the common affinities of the signs (precious stones, places, animals, plants, occupations etc.) and gradually commit them to my memory. It gives a deeper understanding of the signs, I think.
The creepy things board owes its existence to the fact that I watch a lot of Craig Ferguson. He's often urging the audience to "stay with the discomfort", and teasing them about getting creeped out by him. He once talked about the reason he does it: when you see something creepy repeated several times, it takes the mystery out of it a little bit, and maybe you start to feel more comfortable and less anxious about creepy things, when you face them and deal with the feelings. I think that's true for me in some measure. I never used to like creepy things very much before I started looking into them, and thinking about why they fascinate me. And now they've become a source of enjoyment. I still like cute and girly things, but I get to vent that less cute side of myself by acknowledging it. Maybe you have had similar experiences?
Speaking of which,
I would prefer to have more of the work I enjoy doing, that is to say, more translating. I have had a couple of years full of "less to do". I read a personal experience titled "What poverty feels like" today, and I have to say I know how that person feels. Granted, the writer isn't in the same poverty class as I am, in the sense that his/her family own their own house. Many of the comments concentrated on that fact and were quite mean about it, I thought. Sure, you could sell your house, and rent a flat instead, but the rents are high, whereas having a house of your own can be much cheaper, and you have something you can hold on to when things improve. It's a mercy, really, that I don't have kids, because then I would really have to save every penny. Now I can sometimes indulge in a book, some clothes, or a DVD, and I think more about being unemployed than about being poor, not that either defines me as a person.
I've been pinning again today, and I'm very happy about my new boards. I created boards for all the astrological signs, and also one for all things creepy and macabre. The astrology boards are partly educational, for myself and others, because I want to see all the common affinities of the signs (precious stones, places, animals, plants, occupations etc.) and gradually commit them to my memory. It gives a deeper understanding of the signs, I think.
The creepy things board owes its existence to the fact that I watch a lot of Craig Ferguson. He's often urging the audience to "stay with the discomfort", and teasing them about getting creeped out by him. He once talked about the reason he does it: when you see something creepy repeated several times, it takes the mystery out of it a little bit, and maybe you start to feel more comfortable and less anxious about creepy things, when you face them and deal with the feelings. I think that's true for me in some measure. I never used to like creepy things very much before I started looking into them, and thinking about why they fascinate me. And now they've become a source of enjoyment. I still like cute and girly things, but I get to vent that less cute side of myself by acknowledging it. Maybe you have had similar experiences?