Tuesday, February 6, 2007

What? You want me to make money? OUTRAGEOUS!

Last September with a few tears but a lot more barn dancing jubilation, I left my job of five years.

I had to leave. I was bored, burned out and run down to the point where I started actually hoping I’d get sick so I wouldn’t have to plant my butt on that dusty pink chair. There came a point where not even the lure of the secret stash of managerial TimTams couldn’t get me excited. And frankly that's unnatural and sad.

So without anything in mind except sleeping, I told hubby I was resigning and taking a four weeks break. It kind of turned into a four month break, but I swear I wasn’t eeeeeking it out. Really.

Uhuh.

Have I mentioned that I adore not having a dayjob? That every day is just filled with this awesome fun of doing exactly what I want (writing and reading and going to movies) and that I’m the happiest I think I've ever been. Like ever?

I literally wake up in the morning bubbling with excitement to make this huge list of all the fun stuff I want to do like 'write ten pages, buy herbs and plant in window boxes, make banana cake, take dog for walk' etc. Now that's my kind of to-do list!

Well it’s good - and for a person who used to stress about money I’m surprisingly happy to doodle along on the smell of an oily rag if it means I don’t have to 9to5 my life away. Die-hard shopping and eating-out habits have been changed, people - CHANGED!

So it’s been a four wonderful months, but ***sadly*** it’s drawing to a close. Back to the office for me.


WAAAAAHHHH!


Wings clipped, suit on, and tram ticket purchased. But at least money will be deposited into the oily rag bank account. That’s something to be thankful for.

So in an effort to cheer myself up, these are some things I love about going back to the day job.

  • …um
  • good printers
  • errrr…
  • interaction with exciting people who stimulate my imagination by their sheer stupidity
  • …yeah, that!
  • lunch time
  • help me out here....
  • chain drinking coffee
  • biscuits (God give me strength to stay away from the bicci tin or at least bad navigational skills so I never find it)


ok, I’ve exhausted it.

But I find I can’t quite let go of my new found freedom. I’m contracting, which means I can build in little days of heaven here and there where I practice on that full time writer gig.

Bring on that gig and SOON.

Rob

And a big shout out to Melanie for taking a huge step in that direction by signing with a totally awesome agent :) You rock.



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3 comments:

M.J. said...

More good things about day jobs:

Lunch with me : )
Money to buy books.
Motivation to get writer gig.

Don't worry, your own kick butt agent is just out there waiting!

Anonymous said...

Reading about your four month break just sounded like absolute heaven. I keep telling myself I just have to make it to the end of the year and then I'll go back to part time hours and focussing on writing. Counting it down.

Robyn Enlund said...

I'm looking for part time too. DESPERATELY. LIKE REALLY REALLY DESPERATELY.
LIKE NOW.