So lovely.
I'm embarking on a totally different life for myself. It's not just the change in jobs, or the change in my diet and energy levels, or a new schedule -- All of it put together results in a complete change of lifestyle. One which, oddly enough, has begun to feel at times as though I'm a student again -- free to be me, with an unwritten future ahead.
- I can wear what I want again. I can wear my "good clothes" on the weekend instead of to work, and I can wear jeans and T's all week.
- When I feel too cooped up, I can make a "7-11 Run" to get out of the house. Ten years ago, it would have been a "Bistro-Run"!
- I sit at my computer at any hour of the day or night, working on researching and writing papers -- only the audiences are different. Today, I'm the only person I have to impress.
- Suddenly, I'm spending way too much time playing online. And I can answer all my e-mail promptly and start blogging again! Hurrah!
My new work schedule for petsitting could potentially be quite brutal, depending on my assignments for the day. I think that most of the time it will be pretty straight forward: I go out three times a day so that I can take people's pets out three times a day, usually around 8AM, 4PM, and 8PM, while they're out of town. (Dinner is gonna be tricky at first.) But when I'm assigned the mid-day walks of pets whose owners are at work, I may be out practically all day, having to add noontime visits in there. And my new boss goes out of the country next week, leaving me to suspect I'm headed for a bit of trial-by-fire!
And in the meantime, I'm hitting the books again, getting the business going or doing some online writing. On the weekends, I'll be walking the dogs (7 days a week!), and fitting in all the shopping and errands we gotta do. It's going to make for an interesting Fall as I get used to it. I will need to figure out how to work in making trips to the DC area without letting down any of my canine customers!
...But let me tell you how WONDERFUL it is to be liable to MYSELF for once. I don't have to dress a certain way or act a certain way because it's expected and necessary to earn a raise, a promotion, or to just keep the passive aggressives off my back. I'm free to dye my hair blue and listen to alt rock all day. I'm free to go after a level of self-expression and fulfillment I've never felt able to attain before. And I'll be able to fully acknowledge, to myself as much as to everyone else, how offbeat of an individual I really am. I don't have to pretend I want to fit in anymore. My Dad may have been the original drummer, but these sticks play a totally different beat, and one Evil Prince is the only person who's ever been able to really hear it before.
3 comments:
YAAAAY! What a totally amazing new adventure you're starting! I'm so jealous! I hope it's all challenging but extreme fun too. And yes. Trips to DC, to meet me for lunch sometime, for example. ;)
While everyone enjoys laziness and a sense of "anti-establishment" to a certain degree, it is disconcerting that the "lifestyle" that brings you the most happiness is reminscent of a teenager on summer vacation. It saddens me that you either cannot or will not participate in society, and accept the fact that you are a 31-year-old with a masters degree. I am glad that your Evil Prince understands, appreciates, and most importantly supports your life choices -- there are very few others out there that do.
Lectures on maturity from a person who makes anonymous insults on blog comments? Now that's some world-class hypocrisy. As an Evil Prince, I am most impressed!
The rest of the post, not so much. You need some more work if you're going to really be a troll. For example, I am extremely curious about who these people are, who don't support a hard-working entrepreneur. Or did you totally miss the part about "market research" and "7 days a week?" If you're going to make a truly devastating critique, the first thing you have to do is make sure you're not saying anything easily refuted or self-contradictory. Sadly, your evil there does not quite measure up to the Troll Standard. Bad form.
Your line about "a teenager on summer vacation" is somewhat better. As proponents of evil, one of our most effective tactics can be to demoralize someone who is about to do something good. Someone who takes a risk to follow their dream? Dangerous! It's far better for us to make sure that as many people as possible stay shackled to jobs they despise. Taking personal responsibility for one's own income is likewise to be discouraged. You're onto something with that point, but it could have been elaborated. Perhaps an example from the past, inflated beyond proportion? Past failures brought up and flung in her face? The point has potential, but it could be so much more.
Overall, I'd give it a 6.5 out of 10. Keep at it.
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