Life is to Short to Get Ulcers!!

Life IS too short to get ulcers, indigestion, compulsive diarrhea (yes I said diarrhea) or any other stress related illness and you may be surprised by how many are caused by stress!

Over the past few months I have literally driven myself crazy....traveling up and down the east coast looking for that good ole 9-5 job that we all strive for as an adult. I've gone from Charlotte, NC all the way up to New York seeking out a "sales" position for whoever selling whatever! After being laid off in January from a job that stressed me out and not to mention, brought out my inner Class A Biaaatch, I saw it as a blessing in disguise. I liked the people I worked with but hated my actual job....ugghh the thought I cold calling for hours, which I never did but was suppose to. Sitting in my teeny office with no door or cubicle and begging and I mean begging business owners just to set up a meeting with me....at the end of the day, IT SUCKED!

So why in the world was I seeking out the same thing once again? I had an ongoing theme song playing in my head by U2 - "But I still havn't found what I'm looking for", which could go for men too but that's a whole other blog!

It hit me while I was in yet another interview. I had to take a "personality test" on the Internet....and we all know personality isn't determined by a stupid agree or disagree Q&A session! Not to "toot my own horn" but I have been complimented on my outgoing personality and witty sense of humor more than once in my life! The results....yep, I FAILED! I never really was a good test taker but come on!! At first I was surprised, then pissed, then upset, which is my typical Jennie reaction steps for most situations. After sucking up my "whats wrong with me tears" I had it...an epiphany! You can't fit a square peg in a round hole, I was never meant to work in corporate America, I'm far too creative, honest and opinionated....the test said so! I've been trying soooo hard to do something that I never even wanted, no wonder!

When I think about a career and "making a living" I try to revert back to when I was a little girl and the things that I loved then. I had my own business when I was 5 for crying out loud. I set up my own lemonade stand at the end of the drive-way and who knows how much money I made or didn't make that summer but I sure did love it! The Thomasville Times even came out and documented my success! I sold custom friendship bracelets, puffy painted tees, t-shirt ties, you name it, I made and put a price tag on it....ask my family! Either way, I digress, moral of the story is...I never wanted to grow up and have my own little cubicle with no door or window, drive to the same hole day in and day out, work for an egotistical a-hole that makes 10x's as much money as I'll ever see, do paperwork, or anything else that could suck the life out of you...all for what! So you can have your entire life planned out for you by corporate America and the government, in case you didn't notice they are not the best decision makers around. I may not have dolla dolla bills, a 401K (which the government is going to steal) a plan for retirement but what I do have is..... Joy, Peace, Happiness and an journey where I am the captain of this ship! Viva su vida.....thats "Live your Life" in Spanish. Did I mention I take Spanish :)