It’s 10 PM on a Wednesday. Do you know where your kids are?
If you’re my mom, you do. One’s tucked into bed, falling asleep to a “Gossip Girl” rerun on the other side of the house. One’s probably brushing his teeth, or enjoying a pre-bedtime chapter-read with his girlfriend in her house in the Hamptons. And then there’s me, heading into her third hour of non-work related screentime.
I have a good defense! I’ve been applying to jobs since 8PM (and a little bit earlier than that, if you consider tackling a few during work lulls). Sometimes I wonder if everyone struggles with the same questions I do:
- Am I qualified for this job?
- Does everyone use this vocabulary?
- Do they actually read cover letters?
- Why do we need to put our resume in twice, as a resume and a profile?
“Would you fill out one form?”
“Yes. Fine. Yes. How many times are we filling out the form?”
“You’re doing it once, three times. We use all three of them.”
“But why doesn’t the pen just go through, and it’s a copy of all three of them?”
“But sometimes that doesn’t work as well. And the numbers get smudged. You would think in this day and age–”
“FINE FINE FINE FINE. TURN THE POWER BACK ON.”
–Portlandia, Season 3 ep. 11, “Blackout”
I wanted to take a minute to bask in the splendor of my productivity. I had lots of fresh fruit today, a lot of good sugar, and felt very energized to get things done. I woke up this morning for a walk, then did a strength training workout at the gym. It was a quiet day at work, so I was able to stay on task while simultaneously doing some job-hunting and other research. I actually finished my workday at 4PM and decided to take that hour to go for a nice long bike ride! It was such a nice day to get on a bike. I used to love bike riding when I was in college. It feels good to go so fast that you don’t need to pedal, you just let the wheels go and it’s almost like flying.
Aaron and I ordered dinner tonight from a local restaurant, and I had a REALLY good veggie burger. It feels good to do well.
In the spirit of that, I’m thinking I want another early morning walk tomorrow, and it’s 10:26. Time for shut-eye!