10 things I would do if I didn’t have a job
Sara Ivanhoe
I was browsing through my journal the other day, and I found an entry written several months ago. Essentially, I made a list of all the things I would do with my time if I weren’t spending 40 hours a week at an unfulfilling job. In honor of this being my last week at work, I thought I would share the list from my journal, as well as a few others I’ve thought of since then:
- Work out more
- Get my yoga instructor certification
- Paint more and experiment with different media
- Get better at my guitar
- Improve my photography skills
- Learn to cook (and eat!)
- Learn Portuguese
- Become a jewelry designer/maker
- Join a book club
- Join a writers group
The first thing that pops out at me from this list is the creative nature of all of these items. Clearly I’ve been feeling artistically stifled for the past few years. Now that I have the free time, I probably will look into some of these, though not all. I doubt that I’ll really ever play the guitar proficiently, and as much as I’d like to learn Portuguese, there aren’t really any classes in my area. I’d love to become a yoga instructor, but the certification is expensive, and I am currently without an income. However, I will definitely be working out more, and I’m planning to take a short photography course in November. I found a writers group near my house, and I have an art table set up in my house, so I can paint and make jewelry whenever inspiration strikes. Hopefully, by engaging my artsy side, I can get out of the funk that has settled over me lately and get back to the fun person I really am!
