The Fantasia of an Optimist

Life... Post-UW

I am two weeks in.

Schaumburg is your typical suburb. It is also home to the mall that receives the most foot-traffic in the Midwest. Not good news for a girl with a 1,875% increase in monthly salary. So far, so good. The plan is to stay far, far away. I will not let Woodfield get in the way of my savings plan...

There have been lifestyle changes the past couple of weeks. I no longer have to clean... anything... ever. The hotel cleaning service comes everyday and washes my dishes, changes my sheets, gives me new towels, and takes out my garbage. This is a luxury that I am not used to, and to be honest, am not quite comfortable with yet.

I have found somewhat of a daily routine now that I have started working. I wake up at 6:30am and leave for work at 7:45am. I leave the office at 4:45 and do all of the following in no particular order- go to the golf course and hit some balls, workout, and eat dinner. Then I either read the newspaper or a book and head to bed around 10:00pm. The hotel has a free happy-hour every day from 5-10, so sometimes a drink or two falls in as well. Seeing my schedule on paper makes me feel old, but I have enjoy every second of it.

Tonight, my fellow associates and I are celebrating our first paycheck by going out for sushi. Afterwards I am heading downtown to stay with the girls.

I have been thinking a lot about motivation lately. This may materialize into a blog in the near future.

In short, life is crazy in a very nice way.

posted by Katie80 @ 11:48 AM