J-O-B...And you know this man!

To say I like my job would be a bit of a stretch. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all bad. I am paid a ridiculous amount of money to sit at my desk and shuffle papers, answer a few phone calls, and most importantly, listen to Kidd Kraddick in the Morning or Pandora from the time I arrive at the office to the time I leave. Plus I’ve always said that I wanted a job that I show up to, don’t have any real pressing issues or responsibility, and leave at 4:30 every day. And that’s exactly what I have! So I don’t know why I dread coming to work every morning. But realistically, I can’t think of a job that I would seriously LOVE to have. I have my degree in teaching and am certified to teach junior high and high school Social Studies. Unfortunately, when I did my student teaching I realized that all high schoolers and most junior high kids are brats, and at that time it was WAY too late to change my major! I was graduating in 2 months…There was no way I was starting over from square one. And if I’m honest, one of the biggest reasons I wanted to teach was for the summers. Who wouldn’t want to get paid for two months while doing nothing but working on their tan? Hello! Sign me up! Since I started working at my “dream” job that meets all of the criteria I previously mentioned, I have added to that list. My perfect job consists of the following (starting with the most logical):

 

1. Fantastic Health Benefits
2. A HSA that the employer contributes to
3. Paid Time Off
4. GREAT PAY (Duh. That should be numero uno!)
5. Hours are 9-4:30 with an extended lunch hour if needed
6. Flexible hours during the day to accommodate for mid-morning/afternoon workouts
7. Easy access to websites such as Pandora, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, Yahoo, Google, style blogs, etc.
8. Cell Service
9. Free Wi-Fi

I’m sure there are others such as a Starbucks in a 5 mile radius of the office as well as on-call masseurs, but I’m not going to get crazy. All kidding aside, there are so many things I would do if I had more time during the day. I would like to take group classes at a gym, learn to play the piano and/or guitar, write a book, write magazine articles, become a certified Zumba instructor, start and maintain a some-what interesting and popular blog. And if you ask me, the thing that keeps me from accomplishing my “wants” is my 9 to 5. Or 7:30 to 4:30 if we’re technical. It’s impossible to be gone from the house over 9 hours a day and still have time to keep a spotless (HA!) home as well as play with the kids and hang with the hubby and take time for myself as well. The more I write this, the more obvious it becomes that I need to quit my job for a happier, more fulfilling life! Now, what to do about all of that credit card debt?

Oh, and speaking of…I made it through Monday without making an unnecessary purchase. And only because hubby wouldn’t take my debit card to Wal-Mart to buy a new router for our computer. But this morning I made up for it by buying Starbucks. I guess you could rationalize that it was ABSOLUTELY necessary for me to have coffee in order to make it through the morning. Let’s just not mention that there is free coffee in the break room. Totally not the same. And I AM keeping my eyelash extension appointment this evening. Whatever. I’m a girly girl and a girly girl needs impossibly long and full lashes even before mascara is put on! Get over it. I guess I should get back to my actual job. The fact that I’m writing this excerpt in an email window and will later copy and paste it into Blogger is ridiculous…But again, I’m a busy woman and a busy woman has to master multitasking! TaTa!!

And I leave you with beautiful self portraits taken in the office bathroom. Complete with a nostril shot! Whoop :)