Today was my first day off from work where I was completely on my own. On previous days off, my family was around, and the days were taken up by errands or other familial obligations. Now that the holiday season is all but over (if it was completely over, I wouldn’t still be working at Target, I think), my brother is back in medical school and my parents are back at work. So, I had the day all to myself!
The problem with having so much time alone is that I don’t know what to do with it. If I hadn’t made New Year’s resolutions a couple days ago, I probably would have just sat at home all day watching bad TV and vegging in front of the computer. While I still did that for a large part of the day, I found the determination to get out of the house. Resolutions really work!
I went to Starbucks and studied for a little while (I haven’t done that in a while!), and then I ended up at Target to buy some things. I was tempted to go to “my” Target, but I decided to go to a different one (that is actually closer to my house). After picking up the items I needed, I looked at some photo albums to get some ideas for the albums I want to put together (another one of my resolutions). I hope to pick out some pictures tonight while the albums are still on my mind.
Part of today’s productivity was finally sending off my resume and cover letter to two actuarial analyst positions, the first actuary jobs I’ve ever applied for! The positions are for the same company but in different cities. Hopefully I get called in for an interview!
It’s funny actually. I thought about work a lot today, and not just because I went shopping at Target. I felt like I wanted to go in and work. I’m a little scared that whatever “real” job I eventually get, I won’t get that same sort of feeling of wanting to go into work on my days off. But maybe it’s better if I didn’t have that feeling in the future. I definitely don’t want to be a workaholic, especially if/when I have a boyfriend/family/pet/imaginary friend/voices in my head to take care of.
