Happy New Year! Yes, I'm about two weeks late. What else is new? Here are a few things that 2012 has brought:
A new interest in rock climbing - My sister bought two groupons (groupons.com) to a rock climbing gym in Manchester for $30 each. When she asked me if she should buy them I was intrigued but skeptical. They are good for one month of unlimited climbing and one beginner belay lesson. I had tried rock climbing when I was younger. I remember it being fun, but I also remember being terrible at it. Beyond that, I wasn't sure if I would be around for a full month before it expired in March. After some deliberation we decided to go for it. It sounded like fun. I have to say, this has been one of the best decisions we have ever made. No, neither of us are fantastic, but nothing beats the feeling of reaching the top of a difficult wall. I'm hooked. I've found a rock climbing gym by my apartment at school that I want to check out. Maybe they'll be hiring. (Crossing my fingers.)
Freedom from a terrible job - This one is simultaneously awesome and terrible. I found out a few days before Christmas that I lost my job at home. I worked for a huge company doing a mindless job. While I like the people I worked with, I hated going in to work. Last winter break, I worked there almost every day. I'd go in early, before the sun came up, and left after sunset. It was incredibly depressing. I had been considering quitting since I found out that they instituted a new policy stating that you had to work every month in order to remain on payroll. There's no way I could make it back to MA every month to work, so January was going to be my last month there regardless. Needless to say, when I got the call I wasn't terribly upset. I was actually kind of relieved. Being laid off meant that I now had time to rest and do my own thing.
One less housemate - Here's the big one. I got a call last week from my housemate informing me that she has to move back home for financial reasons. This got me thinking. If I were in her situation I don't think I could do what she's doing. She's leaving school (it must be said that this was already part of her plan) and moving back home to finish her degree at a community college near home, get a job, and help her family pay the bills. If I were in the same position, I think I would fight and claw to stay here.
A whole lot more free time - I have no classes on Fridays and I quit my a'cappella group. It's time I learn to do less. Is it strange that I find this terrifying?
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