Why they call it WORK.
Apr 26th, 2010 by jenzug
I’ve always had a tendency to quit things when they get hard. Or at least WANT to quit. I definitely WHINE a lot.
Since I can’t really quit parenting, I do a lot of whining about that.
A LOT of Whining.
There is much whining.
Imagine my surprise (oh!) when I felt like quitting my job every other day because… wait for it… sometimes it’s hard.
That’s why they call it WORK.
It didn’t take long for me to realize I only wanted to quit on the hard days, but on the super duper easy days I was all, I WANT TO DO THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
I think I’m a bit more tempered now. I recognize my job for what it is: an opportunity to earn a little money doing something I enjoy and that I’m really good at. I mean, how many people can say they work at a job they really enjoy? We may tolerate it, we may enjoy it for what it is, but I think it’s pretty awesome that what I’m doing is kinda perfect for me.
Be warned: what you see here is not my best work. It is what Anne Lamott describes in Bird By Bird as a series of “shitty first drafts.” Blogging dragged me kicking and screaming out of creative constipation by getting me to actually write. So I do that. A lot. Without worrying about every word choice or comma placement.
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