Taking the Long Way Around

So, I'll apologize here for my downer of a last post.  I am more myself these days, but I feel like not much is different on this end.  Work has continued to be an emotional roller coaster, but a little less intense than what it was.  I did finish school, and I think I'm not the only person who is grateful for less stress in my life (sorry Ted and Kati, I know you've dealt with multitudes of madness from me). I've interviewed for a new job, and that may or may not be the next big step for me.  Currently, I'm attempting to figure out what to do when I have nothing to do.  It's an interesting change of pace for me.  I'm also trying to figure out what my dream job would be and where, and all of that good stuff.  It's an odd place that I've found myself in.  I think most people go through the whole "what am I doing with my life" stuff right out of college.  I never really did that.  I knew where I wanted to work, and I knew what I wanted to do, and I did it.  And lucky for me, it worked out well for the past 4 years.  Before Uganda, I thought I wanted to do international work, and now I don't know that it's for me.  I loved my experience (now that I'm looking back), and I'm glad I did it, but I'm not in a place where I'm ready to be so far from friends and family.  Other than that, I'm a 27 year old with no direction in life, and I don't know what to do with that.  I'm lucky to be in a place where I am in no hurry because I do have a job that pays the bills and lets me do things that I want.  I am intimidated by the unknown, and by having to figure out where to go from here.  This potential job would be a step in a different direction, an opportunity to learn some new stuff, and a career builder in the future.  But I just don't know much else besides that.  So while I figure all of that out, I will enjoy watching mindless television for a few more days, and soak up the beauty of having not much to do. 

I'm Thankful:
1. For free time.  I might need to cultivate some hobbies other than my plants because I have officially run out of space on my porch.
2. For the freedom to take my time deciding what I want. 
3. For my plants.  They're so pretty right now!