Wow, this is the perfect thread for me! And there are such great stories on here. I especially liked the quote: "I'm going to take this ♥♥♥♥♥ in my life and use it as fertilizer to cultivate a new one."
Hehehe.
Here's my story:
I worked at a bookstore for three years. At first I loved it, and I fit in seamlessly, training new people after only being there a week myself! I became a manager in 10 months! But by the end of the second year there I started to get frustrated with the stupidity of upper management, and the general frustrations of working in retail. I stayed on, partially because I could still see the parts of it I loved (one of them being my co-worker who I am in a serious relationship with
and I didn't have any other immediate opportunities. I've always wanted to be a writer, so I applied to go to graduate school for an MFA, in spite of some of my misgivings about the value of that degree. I just needed time to write novels. I got in, but with no free financial aid
So I'm taking out a whopping loan, but I quit my job and I'm taking a couple months off before classes begin.
Here's what I've been working on:
-Writing (almost done with chapter 2 of my novel)
-Promoting my writing (entered 5 writing contests, wrote a nonfiction article and query which I've never done before, hopefully it will sell)
-Running every other day (well, more like jogging very slooooowly
- Working on my baby website
The Creative Writing Companion: The Writer's Friend
-Reading (lots of short stories, starting Faulkner, finished "His Dark Materials" for fun )
-Spending time with my man (
)
-Getting ready to move (movin' in with my man
)
-Looking at PD & organizational websites
-Journaling
My worries:
-Don't want to go into debt!
-Don't want another wage-slave-job!!!!! Noo!!!!
-How can I figure out what else I might be able to make money doing that won't take away from my writing? (honestly I can't really write fiction more than 4 hours a day or I get kooky)
-What talents/skills can I develop that will help me in the long run?
-I know I'm not wasting this time, but is there a way I could use it better?
My gratitudes:
-I don't have to go to work today!!! Or tomorrow! Or the next day!
-I can spend more time by myself, doing what I want to do
-I can develop my projects quickly with consistency
-I can go to social events
-I am free! Freeeeeeeeeeee
Thanks for starting this post and if anyone has any insight into my position, let me know!