Hard Things

[ysabetwordsmith]

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

Comments

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> My therapist is win. SHe...actually explains things. The workings behind *why* thoughts are the way they are. For us, mechanics help. A lot.<<

Yay! I'm glad you found a therapist who really helps.

Yes, I find the mechanics useful also. It's hard to fix things if you don't know how they work. You need to know how they work and what goes wrong, in order to decide which repair to use or how to troubleshoot if it doesn't work.

>>It's why we like your articles. "Oh hey, the wetware is messed up? Here's why, here's how to fix it. Oh, that's not working this time? Well then try this."<<

I'm happy to help.

>> But....the expectations here are just...unrealistic. I can't. <<

Bummer.

>>And I get this 'Hell no' feeling when I think about going back to Indiana.<<

I agree, at least insofar as going back to your birth family. They might mean well, but they don't see to be doing a great job of helping you fledge successfully. :/

Re: Thoughts

[we_are_spc]

And a lot of them are back there. Granted the one I had there was pretty chill, but she's also a gossip to some degree. She's not the one I'd go to first if I didn't want the mother to know what was up.

Then...then I'd better start thinking hard for a job in Cuyahoga county, otherwise the 'hell no' may well be a likely possibility. Because being here isn't.

...

At least not in the longterm.

-T~

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

A vigorous job search seems prudent. Consider that even if you can't get your first choice of a job type, any job good enough to pay living expenses would get you in the right neighborhood, where it would then be much easier and cheaper to search for a better one there.

Re: Thoughts

[we_are_spc]

Yep.


Although, I've had three interviews (Two coming up this week are included in that) in my field since I started actively looking in Cuyahoga county. That's the most I've had since the job search started.

-T~