The Working From Home Post

So this is what it feels like to retire at 25.

Well, maybe I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself. I'm still busy. Still working and earning a living. But just out of the comfort of my own home and on my own time schedule.

Long story short, Bill Diggins no longer has his evil, obnoxious grip over me as an employer, and I've moved on, surprisingly enough, back into radio. The clincher? The job requires me to work out of home. No more commuting, no waiting for the overcrowded express bus in the freezing cold, no more $80 Metrocard refills every week and a half. Nothing. The only downside is that I don't start on a full-time, salaried basis until January. So until then, I'm working on a freelance payrate, shoring up my bank account with my godsent Friday night gig (talk about perfect timing) at the Den and doing some side projects and consultation work that contributes to the checking account. So obviously, this new arrangement does come at a price, but I've always been smart with my money and I'm looking at this as a useful test to see how I can manage all my finances and still have enough money at the end of the day to buy some nice Christmas presents.

Another great thing about this new daily routine is my refound complete dedication to the gym. Synergy opened up a gym right up the block (though I do drive there everyday- its cold out!) and I've been going EVERY day. Not so much because I'm obsessed, but more just because I have no reason NOT to go. Three weeks in and I feel great. I figure there's no better time to finally get the body I want and really feel better about myself. Another step towards perfection..

The strangest thing, however, that I find with all this free time is that I still find myself feeling like I have to rush to "get everything done" throughout the day. My brain has yet to really catch up with my body. I'm still always in hyper-multitasking mode, even if my only requirements for the day is to go to the gym, cook dinner and work on a project for a couple of hours for the new job. So I guess it's still an adjustment in some ways.

Whatever the case is, life has been so non-stop for the past couple of years, its nice to be able to take a step back and have some alone time, while still being a contributing member to society.

I'm always hesistant to say "things are so great right now", because that means it will inevitably come crashing down on my head. So I will just leave it at this- it's nice to be able to work from home, where waking up every morning is not dicatated by the shrieking of the alarm clock and work gets done when I want it to get done.

And coming up this weekend....Jay's birthday and the wedding of the century.