Hermiting and employment
Hey all, the Michigan trip was great. We even got to go to the beach:
Playing in the sand
Sand between our toes
We got back this Sunday. I took the Monday before my job started to do laundry and run errands—and more importantly, to enjoy being alone. I’ve had hardly a moment to myself these last three weeks and have been sharing a bedroom with one or more of my friends as we’ve been taking care of Crystal. For an introvert, that’s tough. How introverts who have kids or share a room can survive is a wonder to me.
I started my job on Tuesday. Not much copyediting to be done, I’m afraid, and it’s not full-time. But at least I’ll have some money coming in and I can listen to music while I work. My officemate is nice and doesn’t talk much, spending most of her time plugged into her own iPod. So that’s perfect—I don’t like it when my coworkers try to talk to me all the time. I just want to be left alone to do my work.
Transitioning to getting up early in the mornings wasn’t too bad—I got on Michigan time during vacation and didn’t stay up too late—but it still feels weird to go to bed before midnight. I get done with work around 2:00 or 2:30 and have the rest of the day free, which is nice; I have time to work on my freelance project, run errands, hang with friends, and go to jiujitsu.
And hermit, of course.
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All in all, the job situation and your life right now sounds pretty good. And? Didn’t know hermit was a verb.
Usually I say “I’m going into hermit mode.” I don’t verb the noun that often. When I do and people question me, I just wave my diploma vaguely about and say, “It’s a verb now!”
Well, there you go. Can’t argue with a ninja editor. I might get taken down.