It is weird being at home and not going back to Omaha when school starts. Granted, I did not do that last year, as I stayed in Omaha during the summer working the front desk (which seems like a distant memory now). It is somewhat sad not going back to Omaha to see other Creighton students...but I am really down on myself as I am happy to be home.
For those of you who haven't really heard from me, I am back in Lawrence working a temporary "Production Support Specialist" position at Hallmark Cards, where my dad works. It essentially consists of stocking boxes, sending the pallets of stock to the warehouse, and using SAP software to do many of my tasks that my position requires. The shift for this job is terrible: midnight to 8:30 am, Monday-Friday, and it took me months before I received all of the training that I needed. It has been nice to make some good money, but the job is not favorable AT ALL. (Plus, it wouldn't surprise me if I was the youngest person working there).
Currently I have been looking for jobs elsewhere, predominately in Omaha and around Minneapolis, also I may be looking elsewhere pretty soon. It has been a rough ride trying a job and working my current job, but it is still nice to be home with a supportive family, especially since they know that a) I am actually working and making money and b) I am actively looking for other jobs. In addition to that, seeing my miniature pinscher Brutus and all of the energy that he has makes me even happier (and the reason he has all of that energy is that he sleeps about 15-18 hours a day).
Even though things haven't gone as planned for me, being at home and spending most of my day without many people around me has actually been helpful. I have been able to sort of reflect on my past four years of college and I have just been able to relax. Also, instead of listening to music to help calm me down, I have been listen to podcasts (most of them being comedy). What started with just Sklarbro Country, has evolved into listening to 'The Nerdist', 'Jordan, Jesse Go!', 'The Indoor Kids', 'Walking the Room', and more recently 'The Mental Illness Happy Hour'. All of them are very good podcasts, and while most of them are for entertainment, I have actually learned a lot of things such as how to deal with pressure and certain aspects of life. In addition to this, it is nice to here that some of the celebrities/comedians actually appreciate what they have earned and are not taking it for granted. These podcasts have really cheered me up in certain situations and have really spiked my interest in comedy. It may not be the most popular things, but you already know how I feel about people who judge me.
Also, it has been nice to talk to my friend Sean, who is now at Creighton Law School. There were times when other people were not available to talk, he was there to help me out with some of the problems I was having in my life. Although I kind of lost contact with him after he started law school, I still found some time to talk to him as well. I am glad that we are talking to each other more often, whether it would be about life in general, girls, soccer, or those law school parties that I promise to get invited to but never do...and maybe that's a good thing.
Anyways, that is an update about me and my life so far. Hopefully those of you that I have been reading my other blog are enjoying it somewhat, even if some of the topics are kind of not-mainstream. These are just stuff that I can talk about that was most interesting to me, some of it which I couldn't talk about in person. Here is the link to that blog http://wernernelson.wordpress.com I hope everyone is doing well and good luck to those starting up school currently.
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