Three Years Later

Today marks the third anniversary of my employment at my first "real" job out of college. In some sort of poetic justice, this anniversary also marks my last check that I will ever get from my former company. Since I have decided the take the summer off of real working, it will be my last "real" paycheck for a while. Thinking about not having a steady stream of income has made me uncomfortable several times after thinking about it, but I think removing yourself from the working world for a bit is something that everyone should do. Taking some time to work on your craft, whatever that may be, helps put you in a place where you can really make a better decision on where you want your life to go. When stuck in the day to day tasks you never really get a chance to look at the big picture and think about if what you are doing is what you are suppose to be doing. Hopefully I am not being too optimistic and this summer will provide me that opportunity.