What day is it again?

I've been sick for two days. Today I can sit up straight without wobbling and move relatively quickly without my head feeling like it is going to explode. I'm not quite to "healthy", but I am much improved.

Two days of laying on the couch unable to concentrate on anything more complicated then Bewitched reruns finally has me feeling restless. Which is a good sign: I know I'm sick when I'm willing to lay around watching daytime TV and I don't get restless.

I want to get going; I don't care to where. Must wait for Russ, though... I don't think I should be bussing while feeling dizzy and spacey.

Intriguing possibilities

There are some interesting jobs out there...

Last week I applied for a job with The Georgia Straight for someone to take incoming calls regarding their "Adults" classifieds. I haven't heard back yet, but the competition just closed on Friday, so I haven't given up hope.

This week I am applying for a job with a closed captioning company. I never thought about the fact that someone has to type those captions! Maybe that could be me.

And today I picked up a book from the Vancouver Library book sale called The Joy of Not Working (signed by the author, like new condition, for $2!). Its basic premise is that life is too short not to enjoy as much quality and quantity of leisure time as possible.

Reading it is making me think that I may want to quit my current job without a new one lined up.

If I do, what's the worst that could happen? I could have so much trouble finding a new job that I drain my bank account. So? I could pull out of my long-term savings (putting off buying a house for another year or so) and/or get a Starbucks job.

I do not believe it has to be like this. I don't believe that you have to hate your job, dragging yourself to it for 40+ hours per week, living for evenings, weekends, and 2 weeks of vacation, all of which you are too stressed and tired to really enjoy.

I want work that I enjoy and that I find satisfying. I want to be paid what I deserve for what I do.

I also want shorter work weeks and more vacations. I'll make do with less stuff to get it.

To learn more about other people who want this, have a look at Take Back Your Time Day.