I started a full-time job about five weeks ago. That has left me quite depleted. I’m not depleted, energy-wise. I’ve actually been pretty hyped up and feeling groovy. But there is something about putting my head into engineering work that takes away my penchant for critical thinking about art, issues and the world at large. I wonder if it is what comes from being in a corporate environment all day long? Drinking the kool-aid, so to speak. I’ve been out of an office environment for about two years, so it is interesting to go back in there.
Things that have been on my mind instead are:
- How nice it is to have income, which leads directly to my ability and willingness to do some things around the house that were in need of maintenance. Really small things like buying a much needed new shower curtain and having someone come and clean the windows;
- Planning a small vacation away for the weekend;
- Going out to lunch once a week to treat myself and enjoy it guilt-free; and
- A little bit of retail therapy, which involved allowing myself to walk through the mall and Macy’s and look at clothes, cosmetics and shoes, even though I didn’t end up buying anything.
I have been doing art and now that I am up on a disciplined level with art, having had the better part of the last year to do it anytime I wanted, it is something I do for relaxation.
- I’ve put together some prototype wedding invitations
- I made a flyer for the King’s Mountain cookie bake committee, and
- I made a flyer for the art show and sale my friend Diana and I are having in June.
I will get back to thinking about more important issues soon enough. Until then, I’m going to ponder why my brain hasn’t been able to do both the job and caring about important things at the same time.