I am sitting here Sunday night with very little to do and what seemed like a good idea several moment previously was to run through the various thoughts and ideas that were on the top of my head. Of these I decided it was about time that I took the effort to update things I do every so often.
I am currently in the Kansas City area waiting for Tuesday to come to start work. Tuesday will be my first real job since obtaining a Master's of Science in April, but in reality it is my first real job with benefits and 401Ks and the things that should be considered. Previously all my work experiences never really had these things. This is definitely a new chapter in my life, especially since I have spent the last 6 years in Utah attending school.
July 2010 Archives
I have been told a couple things this past couple of weeks that I find at the least bit noteworthy.
First off, I was told since I was leaving Provo I should at the very least confess my undying love to someone. This exchange came as I chatted with a friend about my frantic search for apartments in KC and the struggles of moving. He thought it would be fun to do just to change the stress levels in my life. He had suggestions as to who I could make such declarations to and why they would be prudent to do. I ignored this bit of advice.
Secondly, I have been told many many many things about benefits and new jobs and financial changes that will be occurring over the next little while in my life. The best line from people unnamed was “Don’t be a cheap ass bastard, splurge on yourself every now and then” It makes me laugh only when I think of the thick Texan accent it was said in.
Lastly, I was encouraged my father to not delay in my educational pursuits. This has actually been told to me a couple of different time but altogether it was the same. It was something about once being out of school over time parts of the brain shut down due to inactivity that you don’t otherwise use.
It is not like I have had time to really process these things, but it was one of those things on the back of my mind this afternoon.
