Monday, April 17, 2023

Spending Time in the Shower (and other things)


I am in the throes of transitioning from one career to another and the meat of the matter is my new work routine. I have, as of late, been distressed over spending most of the week trying to fill my time with productive hours, ignoring the fact that my income generating days are usually on the weekends for now. It gives me a sense of uneasiness because it's a routine I'm not as accustomed to. 

I'm reminded of an episode of Seinfeld in which Kramer becomes distressed because he thinks he is taking too long to bathe in the shower. He takes steps to improve the situation by comparing himself to the bathing habits of his friends Jerry and Elain and comically goes to the gym to takes notes on other's shower techniques (which turns out to have very negative consequences).  In an attempt to take shorter showers he discovers he didn't rinse properly and still has has soap lather streaming down his neck and leg.

After failed attempts at modifying his shower routine, he finally concludes that he actually prefers longer showers and resigns to simply doing so regardless of his prior distress over it. He purchased a water proof  telephone, installed a garbage disposer in the drain, even prepared his meals in there and resolved to quit trying to take shorter showers

A funny scenario and it's a perspective I've adopted in a way. The fact is I am working.  I'm employed. I'm meeting our present needs with the weekend work in which I'm now engaged and for me to get distressed over my new weekday routine is unnecessary. To have a healthy sense of urgency to find productive endeavors during the week is a worthy pursuit but not one worth anguishing about. In my activities and pursuits of finding more and more creative endeavors, I can rest assured I will find them.  



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