I believe that it has been just over a week since my last post. Therefore, it is about time that I provided a status updated. You will be happy to know things are going relatively well. I am currently in a transitionary stage of my life. In some ways, it feels like the Twilight Zone.
My current, temporary stage has me home in Wheatland with my parents doing intense job searching. Thankfully, I have my basic resume completed. However, the difficulty comes in the form of finding a job which will compliment my skills and creating other documentation like cover letters. And I am of two minds about this situation.
On one hand, I am somewhat prepared for this portion of my life. I completed a whole university class to understand what to do. Therefore, I am not completely unaware. However, it all feels very contrived and time consuming. Trying to complete all of the extra documentation is tedious, and some of these job searching platforms make me somewhat suspicious about privacy.
As I mentioned in my self-reflection blog, I foresee two problems with continuing this blog. The first is a consistency problem, regarding my ability to regularly upload. And the second problem is a content problem, what to write about and how much is available. I have a small reserve of posts previously published on a Wix site, but I don’t know when or even if I should re-post them.
As mentioned in that self-reflection, I want to make this blog stick. Although my immediate problem is getting a job, I don’t want to give up this blog easily. I might have one or two short-term ideas, but I need something permanent. As explained above, it is difficult to decide what to do about this situation.
This transition from a university student into a proper adult is challenging. As my father would likely describe it, I am becoming a “productive member of society.” It seems that the posed question is how am I becoming that member? Do I fall in line within a corporation, or do I carve out my own little niche in the world? Am I supposed to fit into a mold do or I make myself freestanding?
Time will tell how things will shake out. I am free from coursework, and thus have free time to do some more personal and fun stuff. However, I still have to find a job. Until then, I will press onward as best as I can.
James Meyer 