I thought I was tough (I coulda’ been a contender?) I thought I could take a lot of shit, and it appears that I can take a lot, but my one year anniversary in Illinois is fast approaching, and it hasn’t gotten any easier.
I must say the whole commute to Chicago every week is slowly draining me. Even with working from home two days out of the week, I’m not sure it’ll be enough for the long haul. I think I can continue like this for maybe another year at best. After that, who knows.
Eventually, the schedule is going to go insane, if I go through with plans on getting a Masters degree. I think my poor brain will explode. Right now, I’m pretty much a zombie on weekends. Sure, I do stuff, but if I let my zombie brain take over, I would be sitting, doing nothing most of the day. It’s bad enough with having internet access, I can’t imagine how I would be with a TV (yes, that’s right we don’t have a TV… well, we do, but it’s not hooked up… it’s still in the box, down in the basement. it’s complicated).
So… for any of you out there with crazy schedules where you split your week between home and some other place… what do you do to keep your energy up? Right now I do recreational activities like board games, rpgs, etc. Basically stuff that I can do with other people, that allows me to relax and have fun. I would go out to dance (cuz you know I love it so damn much), but the dance music around here lies somewhere between bad and suck.
Later gang… back to work…
–sam
Moving to Chicago might be an option except for the fact that I own a house in Urbana. Heh… 😛
–sam
I found unless I’m somewhat physically active, I get zombiefied. Now I choose to live by work(they put Nuclear Power plants in remote locations for a reason), which means all activities not by the beach are at least an hour away. So this means during my lunch break I take a walk with one or more coworkers. I’ll also get up 30 minutes early to walk before work. Working out in the morning increases you energy during the day. But as a result I crash relatively early in the evening. Yoga is another good activity for calming the mind and doesn’t require the large safe area to walk in.
Yeah, I’m starting to walk in the morning before work, and I’m sure it will help. Yoga isn’t as much of an option for me with my ankylosing spondalitis. I simply just can’t bend like that. I’ve tried. LOL
–sam
I think your business is hurting your online gaming, too.
You’re going to have to set some priorities, son! What matters more to you, MONEY FOR THAT NICE HOUSE or GAMING?
Agreed! Down with work… up with gaming! 🙂
–sam
I feel for you Sam. I had to travel to Venice, FL (about an hour south of Tampa) every week for nearly 4 months, getting home Friday night and heading back down Sunday afternoon. If I had to put up with it for any longer I probably would have quit. It sucked being away from home that much.