Finally, An Update

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.

So all in all I guess I would say that I’m in a good place right now and just taking things as they come and am excited for the next thing, whenever it may come.