i say that with all the wisdom i've amassed at my ripe old age of..err...21. seriously! (actually can we talk about a Sister (not sisTA) I met at work today who is coming up on her 92nd birthday! she didn't look a day over 70! And she was whhhhhiteeee. lmao. no offense. but you know.)
anyway - the years leading up to this golden age and the few bar-ridden blurry memories after it were fabulous - graduating, happy hours, getting a job (in that order), paying bills, going to bed at 11pm, not having a car and struggling to do essential things like grocery shop, stress about paying rent cuz i've been cut off financially...the responsibilities are a-piling. and it kinda sucks.
this post could be non-stop bitching. but it shant. just updating y'all on how i'm getting by with the culture shock of actually having to earn my living.
i'm temping full time right how at an HR department at a University in DC - I hate it most days because I was assigned all the grunt work, but instead of thinking negatively, I sought out meaningful projects so I can stack up my resume. I'm analyzing turnover and retention rates assessed from raw data and exit interview transcripts. I get to be creative here and think about relationships I find and display them graphically - hopefully coming up with some reversable trends I can introduce to the HR Director. Another project I've become involved with involves researching competing universities' benefits programs and ultimately representing my findings in a mini-proposal urging the University's HR department to reconsider its benefit package in order to be a viable competitor in the pool of universities. so i get to use my braaaain! yay! of course i don't work work work all day - i'm definitely gchattin it up half the time - but its much mor eenjoyable to multitask than to file all day. damn mice infested file cabinets ::shudder::
i'm also an SAT/High School Entrance Exam Prep teacher part time. GRINDIN i know. most of my students are black and they better be for me to make that 1.5 hour metro trip to get to them! I'm implementing new strategies and giving advice and i can already see results after a few sessions. it is tiring after a full day of work - but its worth it. i should start my grown up job for real for real in about 28 days. ::does the robot repeatedly::
so...the honeymoon is over. but the honeymoon shouldn't be the highlight of the (my) relationship (with life) - the real challenges and adventures occur after this point. the static vibrancy of the early 20s isn't everything. i certainly plan on enjoying these years, but i know the real test of endurance (and love) lies ahead. i'm ready to put in work. i stretched that extended metaphor a lil. but it works. cuz i said so.
did i just compare my life to marriage? GAG.
2 comments:
LOL@ doin the robot..repeatedly! ha! 'just bust a move!'
soooooooo glad ur back!!! this was a refreshing read -- LOVED the metaphor! our responsibilities seem vast, but i always tell myself "at least i dont have kids." can u imagine our boatload then?! not that there's anything wrong with having kids at this age, but i'm not emotionally, financially, or mentally prepared to have kids at this point. so enjoy or 20s girl!! these are the days in our lives where it's legit to go to happy hour EVERYDAY right??? lolol
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