J...O...B
So I have one of these now and it’s in full swing, I mean I know I’ll be here the week after next and on and on. I do actually like my J…O…B
It’s the structure of these things that is difficult for me. Let me explain, coming from a freelance lifestyle, I think in general I worked, I mean actually worked 8-10 hour days 6 days a week and sometimes 7. But the way I worked was up and at ‘em if I wanted, time off in the middle of the day for errands or making lunch at home or whatever and back in to do work and off again and then back in, so this goes on and on and suddenly early to rise and I am leaving for the night at 11 or 12 at night. But I got in some yoga, some lunch, some errands, maybe a trip to the bank or photo lab AND work. Oh and inner city travel is minimally time consuming, in other words I could get around. So long days but work got done and I didn’t burn a hole in my desk chair.
Enter J…O…B
Rise at 7 a.m. quick breakfast, pack lunch, make bed, shower, clothes on, bag packed, off to catch BART arrive at work if I am lucky by 10 a.m --What?! I am up at 7 and I can barely get to work by 10, this doesn’t compute in my Midwest freelance lifestyle calculator! So an 8 hour work day with an hour to grab lunch and maybe leave the hole that’s burning in my desk chair 2X for a little walk in the sunny day without a coat and home by 8p.m. 12 hours = 8 hours paid, the hourly wage needs to rise! Not to mention my butt off the chair as I was saying. I should actually say the holes burning in my retina’s for staring at the computer screen all day, did I order this? I did and so it brings me to the neglected blog, who wants to spend another 35-45 minutes on the computer after work? Not me! When’s yoga class?

3 Comments:
From other freelancers that I've seen enter the Monday-Friday game, I think you'll make it, but give it A YEAR of adjustment time. Not sure if that time is based on how many years you were freelancing, but hopefully it won't take quite that long. Just had to send a note, because as promised I got my posting done. And it's only 9:30 your time. Sleep well.
Uugh... you better figure that one out quick! Funny, even though I hear about this 9-5 gig your sure still traveling a lot. Maybe you ARE figuring something out, good Job Chica!
Aloha, Jennifer
Hey...what's been happening since March 2007? No more Blogs! I was looking for more especially from this summer! Didn't something extremely beautiful take place? Where's a photo or two? Congrats!
Looks like you have made the transition! Waiting for some current news! Didn't even announce on here your BIG JULY plans! I din't know but found out thru a phone call. Happy for you! Hope all is well! No more sick bouts, sorry that happened. Please stay in touch, I wrote comments as I went thru your blog even tho they were from last year 2006. my email is the same...I'll have to explore how a blog is done!
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