I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Schadenfreude

  • I got ice cream AND donuts from Washtenaw Dairy today for lunch/dinner. I'm pretty sure the guys working there thought I was PMS-ing or something. I'm also pretty sure that the donut won't be as good as Dom's (I'm eating it for breakfast tomorrow).
  • I think the Like feature for comments on FB has made me cleverer. Also, those are my favorite notifications to get.
  • As strange as it sounds, living at Cara's has helped me realize I can live on my own. I know that is weird, because here her mom makes dinner all the time and I'm not required to keep the house clean. But I already knew I could do those things, after living in the apartment. What I've learned here is that I can live by myself. I'm home by myself a lot of the time (or I run errands alone or whatever) and I've kept busy. Movies, books, sewing, discovering new places to eat, exploring the interwebs. I can do it and I enjoy it. Though I do enjoy having the company of a cat (or two).
  • I went back to TBS tonight and was overcome by Schadenfreude. Not as far as TBS goes (though that definitely got stressful at times), but as far as school and balancing everything goes. It made me realize how relaxing my life is right now. But I don't feel bad about it. I've worked really hard over the last 10 years and, right now, I'm glad to have days off and a job where I don't have to think. Other things will come later.
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2 comments:

  1. CarleeNovember 8, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    I had to google "Schadenfredue." How dare you make me learn.

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  2. EmilyNovember 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Gasp! My blog is both entertaining and educational! Haha it's from Avenue Q (or at least, that's where I know it from).

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