I haven’t written in quite a while, which is a terrible shame, but to
be fair, the last time I tried to write I encountered some technological
glitches with my blog, as so since I didn’t have the time or patience to figure
them out, I just sort of let it fall to the side.
I hate when I let myself do that though. It’s not really that I think
people are waiting to hear what I have to say next, it’s more of a fact that I
need to constantly be forcing myself to write daily. If I’m ever going to get
anywhere with it, I need it to be a well-trained daily practice.
I also need to stimulate my mind and awaken my creativity. Since my
day-job now consists of a lot of data entry and repetitive clerical work, my
brain is feeling quite starved for something stimulating and challenging.
Perhaps that is where I should begin: the new job.
My blog post that never got posted was on this new job. But I will
briefly talk about it now. I am working as an administrative assistant at a
recruitment firm. I’m essentially a glorified secretary, but I am also in
charge of social media and I’m an in-house writer (which means I get to write
reference letters, as well as edit and format resumes – not particularly
stimulating, but at least it’s writing). It was actually pretty nice of them to
try and accommodate my interests and talents into this role. In the interview
even they mentioned that they knew this would just be a stepping stone for me,
but that they would try to throw work my way that fit my expertise. They also mentioned
that whenever I was ready to move on, that they would help me do that.
So, although it is not exactly what I want to do yet, I am very
grateful to be working in a place with such nice people and I honestly feel
like it can only go up from here (which I’ve said before, but I really do feel
like I am on my way now). This isn’t a job I announce with pride yet when
people ask me what I do, but it is giving me some necessary office experience
that will add to my resume significantly. Plus benefits and vacation time are
always a very nice bonus.
I’m finally feeling, financially at least, like things are picking up,
since now I don’t have to worry about paying rent and bills, and I can FINALLY
start paying back my OSAP. It’s not the dream, but it’s good for right now.
I also have plenty of downtime here, so I can keep looking for work in
my field too.
There’s not much else going on with me. I miss set life (mostly the
social aspect, although work on set is just fun in general). Every time my
agent emails me I get this feeling of wanting to drop everything and run back
to it, but I won’t ever do that. It’s time to grow up and stop playing dress
up. Perhaps I will still be able to do the occasional weekend shoot though.
We’ll see.
Speaking of socializing though, I am actually a lot more capable of
doing that now that I have a set schedule that I can plan around. I have been
making more time for my friends and going out and doing things that I’ve never
done before, or never had time for. For example, I went to a painting class
with my best friend this past week. It was so much fun and I loved the ability
to relax and be creative. This open time that I now have in the evenings and on
weekends is so important for me, because I know a lot of my unhappiness was
stemming from a lack of socializing and fun. It’s always a secondary thing, but
it is so important. It really keeps us functioning and mentally healthy.
