A New Day, A New Mood, A New Attitude

It’s important to me to recognize that a job is just that—something you do to pay the bills. If you are lucky it also enriches your spirit, interpersonal relationships and puts a smile on your face. But it’s more important for me not to let it distract from living my life. Work is just a nine to five activity we all have to engage in. Yet, why is it so hard for our work to occupy one small aspect of our lives instead of encompassing them all? I think the Spanish culture (and other cultures like it) has the recipe for success: they work hard but play harder. I like that. My recent hiatus from CollegeRecruiter got me thinking about that. There are so many things one can contemplate about life, and it’s not work we reminisce fondly about. It’s family, friends, adventures, and life changing experiences…the like. It’s rarely the daily grind. Sites like CollegeRecruiter are helpful because they allow us to vent, share trade secrets, and overall make hitting the pavement that more bearable. I’ve come to embrace the fact that if I need ME time, I’m going to take it. While I may not be able to all the time, when I do I will enjoy it. Then I’ll go back, start over again, but invent ways to break up the monotony. I will live and fit work—not play—into my schedule.