Work... Life?

When I was about to graduate high school, I had this depressing epiphany. Everything I do in high school, I realized, was done in pursuit of a great college experience at a great college. Then, I concluded, everything one does in college (at least academically) is in pursuit of a great job or great graduate school. But that's when it ended, right? Wrong.

I've entered the working world, the professional world, full speed ahead. My boss encouraged me to join the professional organization of fundraisers called AFP (the Association of Fundraising Profesionals). Not only have I joined, but I have joined a committee (the collegiate chapter - sounded like a good idea because I am so recently collegiate, and it feels more like a college club than it has any right to be) AND joined the mentorship program. I'm a little overwhelmed. Mostly because since I joined AFP, work has been insane. But the larger problem than stress is this: all of the professional advancement I am undergoing is causing me to think about it ALL THE TIME. As an example, while running today (yes, sometimes I exercise), I ran by a garage sale - and thought to myself, "I wonder what they do, I should go and take some business cards." Truly desperate, I am not. Truly INSANE, I am.

So I have decided to begin a new full-time career on the weekends of chilling out. Also, no more AFP extracurriculars for awhile. We all have our limits. This is my new one. And I will begin being more lazy right after sending an email to the guy at the Dartmouth alumni mixer I attended on Thursday... AHHHHH!!!

My brother would be so proud. That alone is enough to make me question my actions.