Even though I have almost nothing left to do, I am still going in to work everyday, for pretty much most of the day. I like seeing my friends, I have a desk to work at and there are a few things left to do. My classmates like to hear about my job search, and it's an easy way to stay in touch with people. Oh, and I'm still technically being paid. I'm sorta too restless for this too last much longer, but I won't be paid come next month, so that's not really an issue.
What will I be doing in September? Well, I'm trying to find a way to volunteer at the Science Center (because it is awesome), and then I've got some fellowship applications to work on. And, of course, I've got that "job." (Air quotes will continue to be used until I get paid- I'm not worried yet, but they don't have enough information about me to pay me yet, so....) Otherwise, I am going to be more focused (I hope) about just applying for jobs. This last month or so has been pretty challenging for me to identify and follow through with positions- being terrified about job hunting is pretty wearing. I'm hoping to have enough fun things going on to force me to schedule more productive things- like job hunting, and thinking about moving- into the vast expanses of free time that are coming.
It surprises me a bit to think that too much unstructured time would be my worst nightmare, but ask Matt, I'm awful at just relaxing. A long weekend of not leaving the house and I'm cooking soup out of freezer burn or making a mess of our filing cabinets. I've been working on a list of "things to do while unemployed" which include such highlights as "exercise" and "sell the old CDs" and "start packing for a move." Enough of my (less sensitive) coworkers have said they'd LOVE to have a few months with nothing to do that I will admit I should find some way to enjoy it. Any good ideas for what to do with an unknown amount of unstructured time, preferably at no cost?
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