the annual blogger

not so much. not really. i blog in my head all the live long day. i find myself quite entertaining and funny. of course, one of the funniest bits is that i keep forgetting both my blog site address, and my password. if you already know me, you are laughing your ass off right now. if you don't, you are thinking i am in need of serious help. well, you are probably both right.

so, here we go, another summer is about to wind down, and another school year set to begin. i am now really and truly going to try and find myself some contract work this year. to fill you in, that has been the plan. it has been gestating for going on two years now. it has mutated. at one point, i was offered a job as a receptionist, and i thought that sounded dandy, what with being flexible and all. i did tell some friends about that one. yeah, they didn't look impressed. i guess they know, there is nothing wrong with being a receptionist, it just isn't for me. too bad. in many ways it is what would fit into my life so perfectly. working 'round kids' schedules, and not taking work home with you at night. turning it off.

i remember when i worked full time -in advertising, full time was very much like physically being there for 15 hours a day, and bringing it home in your head for the other 9 waking or sleeping hours. i cannot cope with that now. i don't have to and i really don't want to. don't get me wrong - nobody loved their job more than i did. i would still love my job. if i had one. i would just want to have the opportunity to turn it off. i will work on it. i am sure many people raising young families can relate.

here's the thing that i noticed though. since i left my last real full time job, the world has made it easier and more necessary to stay connected to work. blackberries were not even widely used in 2003. BLACKBERRIES were not used people. i rest my case.