I'd Happily Have a Job Title Containing the Word "Toucher" or "Dummy"

Here's the thing:  I hate my job.  I've been unhappy for a while now, and it really kind of sucks.  But I try to not be too whiny, because I have a job (for now), which I know is something that many people can't say.  So I'm not going to whine here (for too much longer).


One of the main reasons that I hate my job is because I'm bored out of my gourd.  Seriously.  There is nothing for me to do.  And checking Facebook is only entertaining for a while because, let's face it, most people do have things to do during the day and aren't incessantly looking to be entertained by their friends.


And then there was Pinterest.  That seriously occupied my time fora good couple of weeks, and still does, every now and again. But, again, it can only go so far.


I know what you're thinking: If I could find a place that would pay me to dink around on the internet, read a magazine, go shopping, and paint my fingernails every day (all been done by this girl), I'd be all over it!!  But, after a couple of weeks, it gets old.  Fast.  My brain is turning to mush.  I'm surprised I'm still able to construct a sentence, let alone an entire blog post.  It's truly not as glamorous as one might think.  There are many things that I can think of to get paid for that would be so much better than doing nothing, and yet really require not a whole lot of skill.  For instance:


Personal Shopper - there's nothing better than spending someone else's money.  Except maybe getting paid for it.


Professional Vacationer - I would think you could get paid to go on vacation if you wrote reviews and tested stuff out... Right?


Tester of Things - Speaking of testing stuff out, I would enjoy getting paid to test beds, ice cream, alcohol, candy (well, really any delicious food), lounge chairs, pools, beach properties, cars, the list is endless I think.


Hair model - I LOVE having my hair done.  How wonderful would it be to just have someone do your hair all day??  Sign me up, please.


Vanna White - First of all, I love that I used her name as a job title.  But really, what would you call what she does?  Letter-Board-Toucher?  Yeah.  Pay me to do that, please.


Spa Dummy - Poor word choice, but what I'm thinking is a person who allows estheticians and massage therapists to practice on you.  I'll take a facial today, mani-pedi tomorrow, and massage, well, always.


Movie Critic - Double feature, large popcorn, real butter.


Cruise Director - Those guys have it pretty good, no??


Paint Color Namer - I'm going to go with "Grassy Knoll" for this one.  Next up, "Bunny Tail."  "Spaghetti Sauce;" "Saturn's Ring;" "Purple Paradise;" "Blue Bayou;" I could go on for days...


So, I realize that most of these aren't really jobs.  But it's fun to dream!


Honestly, if I could get a salary (and benefits) to do a myriad of the things that I enjoy to do, I would be all over it.  But, until then, the search for a new job shall continue.


Until I poke my eye out from boredom, rendering myself mostly useless, that is...

Blog Re-Start

There were 71 posts here before today that I've hidden that were written between May 1, 2007 and May 13, 2011.  (There must be something about May that makes me feel especially bloggy...)  I haven't hidden them because they weren't good (they may or may not have been) or because I'm ashamed of them; I just think that it's time to start over.  In so many ways, my life is different than it was then.  I embrace the person I was then (she was funny! And oh, so smart!) and all that I had to say - which is why I've just hidden them and not deleted them - but I am different and life is different, and everyone gets to start over when they want to.


So here we are.


I've been feeling the pull to write lately, and I figure there's no better place than right here.  I want to write to be funny and creative; thought provoking and pensive.  I want to write with no pressure to be anything but what I'm feeling at the moment, no pressure to write to any certain length or topic.  I just want to be able to write and encourage myself to do so on a regular basis, and this is where that shall happen, starting today.