Deep breaths. I took a part time job. It’s a job working for a major company in the Pacific NW. It is working from home. It’s a job I really think will come easily to me and not be too much stress. I am working for someone who used to work for me and I work very well with. He’s very easy going and a no-bullshit kinda guy so there is no tiptoeing around. Truthfully, I don’t think I would have taken the job if he wasn’t my boss. A big perk of the job is knowing I have a good boss. A good boss makes all the difference doesn’t it?

I don’t have any real fear that I can’t do the job. I just have fear about time management and my ability to do the job “good enough” versus be an over achiever. If I do just what they want and not do a bunch of extra hours for free.. it will be great. There is a billing cap per week so my concern is maybe this job might be more then what they think… especially to do it right. But I need to do it THEIR way not my way. Give up the perfection quest.

I could give you some bullshit story about how I took this job for the achievement and being involved with adults. How its going to be so fulfilling. How it’s working on an area that is my hobby and I’m passionate about. But truth is… it’s the money. Put me up working versus the option of lunching with my friends and I’ll take lunching every time. I just think even if I do this for only six months, it will be a great kick in the pants for our savings and paying off the home equity loan we just took out for the new patio.

Now every time I go shopping I’ll compute what I want into the per hour figure. Is buying that purse worth 6 hours of work? Or perhaps I will justify it by the old adage “I’m working I deserve it”. If I’m lucky my new patio and its attached home equity loan will flash in front of my eyes.

Speaking of the new patio, they finished demolishing the back yard. Tomorrow they do grading. They’ll pour the footers on Friday. Let’s pray for lots of sunshine the following week so they can do the concrete. And lets all pray the Mason has time in schedule to start shortly there after!

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