So I'm going to be unemployed for two months.

The way my job works, I'm technically employed for 10 months out of the year. The other two months I have two options, I can go into another division within my company or take two months of unpaid vacation. I'm going with the unpaid vacation.

I have enough money saved up to support myself for these two months, and still have a lot left in my savings, so financially I will be okay. My big concern is keeping myself busy for these few months. I want to be productive and do things that will help my future.

Right now, my plan is to study and prepare for my eventual return to the US. For this I need to get my finances straight back home and finally get serious about paying off my student loan debt. I already have enough money to pay off one of my loans and once my taxes are filed I will be in a perfect position to pay off another one. I'm not a good multitask-er and with so much stuff going on at work, I haven't been able to put nearly as much attention to my finances back home as I should. I hope to take these next few weeks to really correct that and lay out a serious plan for the future.

I have a lot of conflicting ideas about returning to the US. I know that I don't really enjoy living there, at least not in my hometown, but recently I've realized that I don't want to live abroad for the rest of my life, at least not in this country, and I really want to start my career. I don't know what my career will be, but I want to move on and do something where I can feel like an adult who is accomplishing something. With my current job, I enjoy it but I lack a sense of accomplishment. I want to change that.

My other plan is seriously exercise. The only gym I can go to is pretty far away and I haven't been able to get the energy to go to it. I hope that while I have this time off, I will be able to work out a bit more than I do. Right now all I've done is try and add more exercise to my daily routine, like walking to the station instead of taking the bus, doing jumping jacks in the evening, etc. I think I need more than that if I'm ever going to move my body from the hideously-deformed-due-to-obesity column and into the only-slightly-uglier-than-normal column.

No matter what happens, I hope that these next few weeks can be a time productive and really help me out.

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From reading your post i can feel the tremendous pressure you have put yourself under. I think it is wise to take the unpaid vacation, but you still need to lighten up. I would say, dont go to the gym and dont do anything about your career, and fuck your student loans. My advice? Sublet your apartment and go travel. take off for 30 days. Go somewhere you have never been before. it doesnt have to be expensive or extravagant. Drive across country. Get a rail pass, and take a train. write/blog or your travels and of the people you meet along the way. I guarantee you will return, weighing less both physically and mentally. Carpe Diem.
 

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