Life Is Awesome

Generally I read a lot of blogs each day. I read some health & fitness ones, quite a few food ones, and then there are the travel/live better/live independent ones.  After a while most of those get old. The only ones I continually enjoy are the food blogs, which amazingly surprise me with new recipes and ideas daily.

But yesterday after writing about my career befuddlement, I started wandering the blogosphere. Because what else does one do when you haven’t a clue what to be or do? Surf the web, of course!

I found an interesting post from a girl who gives a rundown of her work history, which similar to mine includes a variety of jobs with the only similarity being the consistency of always working/having a job or two.

I love working.  As much as I hate early mornings and late nights and having a boss that drives me nuts, the whole reason that not working is bugging me so much is that I feel purposeless without a job.  For so long, I’ve been a teacher or a babysitter or a cashier or even a fitting room attendant.  I don’t know what to make of it. And sure, unemployment will cover my expenses and I have love, support and great people who would never let me fall, but still, I feel like I’m flailing: I don’t know how to just be me, sans title.

I am hoping to answer this question a bit while I’m waiting to find a job.  Who am I when I’m not a teacher?  What am I proud of when I’m not attached to some profession?  How can I make myself better, and make the world better, outside of a job?

She summed up exactly how I feel lately. I know blogging is considered a job, but for me it feels like her unemployment situation: it covers my expenses but I somehow feel like I’m without a title and purpose.

But more than just resonating with that bit, I love Amy’s entire blog. She has a life list and writes about lots of lovely things. Apparently she is the Community Manager for 20-Something Bloggers community, something I belong to but have not been very active with, but realize now I should. There are so many wonderful bloggers out there. I continue to find new favorites and explore new little pockets of the blogosphere as a whole.

Amy’s blogroll sent me wandering even farther into those amazing parts of the internet where I developed even more blog crushes on people like Jamie Varon and Gwen Bell and Sarah Von (I love the karma cards she sells) and Doniree Walker and honestly the list goes on forever. Ah, so many fun blogs with a variety of content. Variety! They don’t have schedules! They post about what they love! I love it.

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