Home?
Recent events have made me homesick, or rather craving the stability I had when I still lived with my mom out in the middle of nowhere. Thus, after work last night I made the 2 hour drive back to Springport. Though it is comforting to see my mom and the house I grew up in, I guess this really isn't home anymore. It's a bit disconcerting, as I can't really say that where I live now is home, either, so I guess I am currently homeless, as it were.
I found a test on-line last night that is supposed to measure your level of stress by assigning different point values to events (ie: death in the family, loss of job, moving, etc.) that may have occurred in your live in the last several months. For a person with a normal level of stress tolerance anything over 250 points is supposed to constitute overstress, and for one with a low stress tolerance, overstress means more than 150 points. I scored a whopping 420 points, go me!
I will say that once I settle into my new job, I think it will be worth the extra stress. Though the training has been hell, for the first time I feel like I have a job where I am actually doing something that matters. Also, going back to school is a bit intimidating, but also exciting as this time I have the added benefit of actually having a goal, rather than picking a subject I excelled at because I thought it would lead to career options.
Thus, I return to the turbulence that has become my life, at least somewhat hopeful that a few of the recent changes will be positive.
I found a test on-line last night that is supposed to measure your level of stress by assigning different point values to events (ie: death in the family, loss of job, moving, etc.) that may have occurred in your live in the last several months. For a person with a normal level of stress tolerance anything over 250 points is supposed to constitute overstress, and for one with a low stress tolerance, overstress means more than 150 points. I scored a whopping 420 points, go me!
I will say that once I settle into my new job, I think it will be worth the extra stress. Though the training has been hell, for the first time I feel like I have a job where I am actually doing something that matters. Also, going back to school is a bit intimidating, but also exciting as this time I have the added benefit of actually having a goal, rather than picking a subject I excelled at because I thought it would lead to career options.
Thus, I return to the turbulence that has become my life, at least somewhat hopeful that a few of the recent changes will be positive.