Tuesday, August 14, 2007

An update for Stephanie's sake

Here you go...you'll be distractred from work for about...oh...2 minutes...enjoy! :)

So I've come to realize that I'm getting tired...tired of seasonal work. While I am still have a great time and love the people I work with (despite their lifestyle choices) I just think..."I can't wait to sleep in a bed that a bat has not pooped on" (yes...my little buddy is still around and every night he leaves me a present right on the head of my bed) Or when I'm bussing a table and taking out the trash at work, I think...wow...I need to get another job. It's not that I don't like it, it's not that I don't think any of this is beneath me...it's just that I think I'm ready for something else....which is confusing because 2 months ago I was sure that seasonal life was going to be my thing. But no, I'm getting tired of all of it. And maybe that's a good thing. I don't want to be one of those creepy 40 year olds with no family, no home, and a drinking problem (not to stereotype...but if you worked seasonal you know who this is). In fact, I've prided myself on doing things by myself and lately...that hasn't been so fun. And while I have the most amazing friends ever, none of them are close by here...I just think it would be nice maybe to settle?! and not freak out about it, surround myself with good people, and live somewhere where I actually hang things on the walls. Maybe that's what the purpose is of my trip here...to make me realize all of this...

However, while I'm here...it's still great...the sunset last night....amazing...I still consider myself very lucky...

3 comments:

Steph said...

LOVE IT!! I totally appreciate the break from work!! :)

Mj said...

Hang in there, Katie. Everything will work out. And it took me forever to figure out what to put on my walls despite being "settled." : )

julie said...

settled? i think you can be somewhat settled and still able to pick up and go whenever you want. 1-2 years in one place isn't so bad, i think. i'm finding that it's not the settled stuff holding me back (like material things), but more it's the money. :( ugh, why did i choose to be broke and a grad student???

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