Ho-hums and Hobbies: Life, sans a 9 to 5 job...



I'm three months out of college, fresh off of a PR internship and now out, flat, on my sweet derriere

While I've been hanging out in employment limbo, I've channeled all of my pent up energy into miscellaneous projects: I ripped out a juniper bush; planted vegetable seedlings inside and built a vegetable garden outside; baked two loaves of bread, a dozen bagels, a mess of pretzels and five different kinds of cookies; taught myself how to make lumpia, hot and sour soup, homemade tomato soup, baked mac & cheese, corned beef, pad thai and veggie noodle stew; sanded and refinished a storage trunk; read four books and started going back through my online Spanish textbook from Fall Quarter.

...Lately my hairbrained ideas and spontaneous projects are requiring the use of more and more tools--I'm one awry stapler gun staple away from a visit to the emergency room. I hope I find a job soon.

Interning: Week Five, Stayin' Alive



One month of answering phones, compiling media lists and commuting by foot, car, bus and train later, I've reached that terrifying point where I realize that I have no idea what I'm going to do next.

Going for a $10/hour internship would mean committing to a life of interning at a firm for at least six months, although the experience I would gain there would be invaluable in furthering my career. If I look for a real job, it might be great for a few years (and I could expedite the move out of my parents house!) but I'm afraid I'll end up getting pigeon-holed into a position that offered few opportunities for advancement.

While thoughts like this have kept me tossing and turning the past few nights, I think the best thing to do is to let things unfold organically and to not stress out about it...until I have absolutely have to. And to help me with that process, I'm going to drink less coffee, look into evening yoga classes, live out my big city dreams at the only cocktail bar in Kent and pray that providence decides to step in soon!