No one has written on here for a little while. I wondered if it is because we are all quite busy with work. I find it interesting how much time we put into work. Sure, money is a great lure and it helps if you like your job. Just, with getting up before the sun rises and getting home after it has set I wonder sometimes if this is what I want for myself.
I received an email from a friend recently to update on where things are at with her. She sounds like she is very successful, travelling around Europe for her managerial/advisory job 4 days per week, staying in an apartment in Paris 1 day per week to work, and then returning to her home to Brussels for the weekend. I was quite envious, as it sounds so glamourous, and the money she must be earning is probably far more than I could ever get as a Psychologist. However, I thought more about it and she has a dog and a boyfriend, and I wonder how that goes. I'm still jealous though.
I personally feel a lot of pressure to "get" stuff. Like a house, a better car, a better couch. Whatever. It's that "oh, that would be nice" feeling. I see some of my friends buying investment properties while I'm still renting and it's not a good feeling. Yet I don't really want to work 12 hours a day like those friends do, as I probably would never get to see my lovely house and couch and would mostly only drive my spiffy new car to and from work.
It's a hard thing though, balancing it out. What do others think?
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Hey Sarah,
It's a tough one beause we all want different things in life, but I think it's important not to base our perception of self-worth on our career success (or otherwise).
Selina an I were just saying recently how glad we are that we came to live in Edinburgh an not in London or Aberdeen - I think it would be easy to get caught up in the rat-race there.. One thing I've noticed living in The Bourgh is that, while I really like living here, it's not 'special' in the way it seemed when we were first talking/thinking about it. I guess that's pretty normal once routine sets in. However, having had several people to stay, I've also noticed that showing them around reminds me of what a cool place Edinburgh is.
I guess where I'm heading with this is that if a job is all you've got, no matter how fancy that job is, it will always become routine and lose it's 'specialness' - maybe telling friends about the job (and listening to their oohs and aaahs) reminds them of how lucky and special their job is..
You also mentioned some ideas about consumerism, and the never-ending desire to get new stuff - I agree.. we ain't gonna find nirvana from shopping...
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