Workaholic in need of more work
I recently became underemployed due to budget cuts at one of the primary publications I work for. I've managed to call on some connections to get a little more work so I can keep paying my bills. So long as I keep my expenses down I can maintain this state almost indefinitely while I look for other options. Lisa, my editor at The Daily Herald has been particularly helpful. She recommended me to the editor of two magazines their company puts out. When I spoke to the magazine editor she told me "I know if Lisa recommended you that you must be the best." It's really nice to hear that kind of praise when you're feeling down.
The weirdest thing about it is not knowing what to do with my time. I've always been a workaholic and this job specifically allowed me to work about as many hours as I wanted. Now there's a tight cap on what I can do in the week. Before when I had any free time I might write up some listings. Now I feel a little aimless. I've been sleeping more and trying to read more, reading not just books I'm going to review but books for pleasure. I go to the gym more regularly. This is all probably good for me. I just need to stop thinking of it as a sign of weakness and failure.
On a lighter note I was at the Brookfield Zoo's media preview for their Bear Wilderness exhibit today. It's super awesome. The bears seem to really like their new habitats, especially the underwater viewing tanks where they swim around right in front of you. I got to watch a pair of twin grizzly bears wrestling in the pool and a polar bear drying off by rolling around in the dirt. Apparently polar bears actually hate being wet so that behavior is pretty common. I'm thinking group outing may be in order after the exhibit opens to the public May 8.
The weirdest thing about it is not knowing what to do with my time. I've always been a workaholic and this job specifically allowed me to work about as many hours as I wanted. Now there's a tight cap on what I can do in the week. Before when I had any free time I might write up some listings. Now I feel a little aimless. I've been sleeping more and trying to read more, reading not just books I'm going to review but books for pleasure. I go to the gym more regularly. This is all probably good for me. I just need to stop thinking of it as a sign of weakness and failure.
On a lighter note I was at the Brookfield Zoo's media preview for their Bear Wilderness exhibit today. It's super awesome. The bears seem to really like their new habitats, especially the underwater viewing tanks where they swim around right in front of you. I got to watch a pair of twin grizzly bears wrestling in the pool and a polar bear drying off by rolling around in the dirt. Apparently polar bears actually hate being wet so that behavior is pretty common. I'm thinking group outing may be in order after the exhibit opens to the public May 8.