As fun as job hunting is...

I now consider myself an expert at job hunting. I can write cover letters and tailor CVs to particular job profiles in my sleep. Then again, maybe that's why its taken me this long to find a job I want to have (you'll notice I didn't say I was an expert at finding a job, just the hunting part).

Anyway, the point is, I've applied to a LOT of jobs over the last few months. And while reading a job profile, I always have this little movie playing in my head. I can imagine the type of office I'd be in, the co-workers, the kind of tasks I'd be doing, and yes, I also imagine the work clothes wardrobe. This lasts all of six minutes and then I move on to another profile and a new movie.

But now that I've actually decided on a particular job, signed on the dotted line, and gotten comfy with the idea of being paid more than peanuts, it's a little sad to be saying goodbye to my movie series. As happy and relieved as I am to have found something I want to do, it also means it's the end of all the endless possibilities and what-ifs.

On the upside, solvency is a good antidote for my disappointment.