Monday, October 18, 2010

I have to drive. I have my reasons, dear.

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of my USA solo road trip 2009. So, I felt it only fitting that I start back on this blog. Wow. It really feels like it was just yesterday that I was packing up my jeep and hitting the open roads bright and early. And honestly, not a day goes by that I don't think of some part of my trip. It's kind of sad but this weekend - on my way to UMASS Amherst for Homecoming - I realized that that 2-hour trip was the longest I've driven since returning home from my trip at end of December. Yes, I did go to Arizona in January but that doesn't count....because I flew.

Going on that road trip was the best decision I ever made in my life. I don't care about the repercussions I dealt with afterward. It was totally worth it. I've come to accept the fact that my credit card bill is never going to be paid off, but I've been trying. Paying a little over the minimum every month, but even then....barely a dent! Haha. I came back to Cape at possibly the worst time to be unemployed. And I struggled for a few months. It wasn't what I call ideal. But here it is, almost November, and things are starting to come together. I would say that the months of January through April were definitely the hardest. Just because you have no job doesn't mean that bills don't stop coming in! I look back at those few months, and it's a wonder that I was able to make all my bills on time and in full. Definitely scrapped by by the skin of my teeth.

When I came home from the trip, it was definitely one chapter of my life coming to an end. I no longer worked at the Beverly Yacht Club - and after meeting with the new club manager, realized that I NEVER would again. I had just completed one of my goals that I had set since college. And now I was presented the same question I seemed to ask myself every year. "Now what?" I worked at the music store for a few months and then got a job down at the Falmouth Yacht Club. Once some sort of money starting rolling in, it was time to make a new plan. I had to set a new goal if I wanted to survive this summer. The highs and lows of job searching had really put a damper on my self esteem. Here I was with, in my opinion, a pretty damn good looking resume and no one wanted to hire me. It was tough. So when the opportunity to work at the FYC came about, I jumped at it, even though the idea of commuting to the Cape everyday was not something I wanted to do.

So I busted ass this summer - worked as much as I could, but still was able to do a little playing. Actually I had more free time then I had in YEARS and sometimes I was making more money then I had been at BYC, in a manager position. Ironic?

So, I'll just get through these next couple of months. I'm basically done with the job in Falmouth right now (which I'm happy about) and full time at Woods Hole and hopefully the music store will throw me some hours soon. I still can't believe that it's been a year. And still every day I get in my car, I just want to drive....

Wish me luck on the next chapter of my life! I'll try to update this more frequently too. YAY!

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Not really sure what I'm going to use this blog for now that I'm done with my trip....

Maybe some movie or concert reviews? Maybe just some random writing? Not sure.

As for now, sit back and enjoy a drink!


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