1. Free Time
When most people are complaining about how they never seem to have enough time to accomplish their tasks, you have the luxury of taking hours to decide what you could possibly occupy yourself with. The possibilities, though limited, are still considerable. You can try (and most likely, fail) resuming your little foray into painting, practice yoga until your knee reaches your nape, pole dance until you can pole dance no more! You can spend afternoons looking outside your window and observing how the sun casts shadows differently with each passing hour, or glut yourself on lemonade while sunning yourself on the balcony. You can read and reread books that you've left neglected due to lack of leisure time. You've got shitloads of time. Use it wisely or waste it, it doesn't matter. It's yours!
*Edit (May 16, 2012): I don't have much free time anymore but what little I do is spent, if not wisely, then at least hedonistically.
2. Working From Home
I am not fully employed to work from home. In fact, I have to spend most of my days metaphorically chained to my desk where my files are guarded and away from prying eyes. However, in light of recent developments that primary involve my head feeling like it's about to explode, I have been allowed to work from the comfort of my own home. It's 11:21am and I am lounging around in my sleeping clothes, listening to music that doesn't make me grit my teeth and scowl. E-mails here, a few other things there, and I get stuff done. I don't have to wear my half-assed corporate attire while enduring small talk with people I have no choice but to be civil to. The more experience I get, the more I realize how much I dislike people. I think I took the wrong major in college. Human Resources. Phooey. Did I mention that I am braless? Ah. Happy Wednesday.
3. Stable Relationships
Confession: I am, for the most part, still batshit insane but I have to admit that my relationships have taken a turn for the better. Things are steady, with the nice highs and delightfully forgoing the nasty lows. I think it has something to do with me buckling down and growing up a little. Family isn't something that makes me cringe (much), friends don't fill me with anxiety, and the romance sector is alive and well. Although I am still struggling with some semblance of dependency, I can say that I have grown into my own and am again starting to be the person I was when I was 17 and seemingly knew better.
When most people are complaining about how they never seem to have enough time to accomplish their tasks, you have the luxury of taking hours to decide what you could possibly occupy yourself with. The possibilities, though limited, are still considerable. You can try (and most likely, fail) resuming your little foray into painting, practice yoga until your knee reaches your nape, pole dance until you can pole dance no more! You can spend afternoons looking outside your window and observing how the sun casts shadows differently with each passing hour, or glut yourself on lemonade while sunning yourself on the balcony. You can read and reread books that you've left neglected due to lack of leisure time. You've got shitloads of time. Use it wisely or waste it, it doesn't matter. It's yours!
*Edit (May 16, 2012): I don't have much free time anymore but what little I do is spent, if not wisely, then at least hedonistically.
2. Working From Home
I am not fully employed to work from home. In fact, I have to spend most of my days metaphorically chained to my desk where my files are guarded and away from prying eyes. However, in light of recent developments that primary involve my head feeling like it's about to explode, I have been allowed to work from the comfort of my own home. It's 11:21am and I am lounging around in my sleeping clothes, listening to music that doesn't make me grit my teeth and scowl. E-mails here, a few other things there, and I get stuff done. I don't have to wear my half-assed corporate attire while enduring small talk with people I have no choice but to be civil to. The more experience I get, the more I realize how much I dislike people. I think I took the wrong major in college. Human Resources. Phooey. Did I mention that I am braless? Ah. Happy Wednesday.
3. Stable Relationships
Confession: I am, for the most part, still batshit insane but I have to admit that my relationships have taken a turn for the better. Things are steady, with the nice highs and delightfully forgoing the nasty lows. I think it has something to do with me buckling down and growing up a little. Family isn't something that makes me cringe (much), friends don't fill me with anxiety, and the romance sector is alive and well. Although I am still struggling with some semblance of dependency, I can say that I have grown into my own and am again starting to be the person I was when I was 17 and seemingly knew better.
