Construction and Industrial Articles
posted on 18 February 2012
I lost my job six months ago. I have savings so money is not a problem for me yet. However, it's made me re-think my home decor designs. While I was working, I was in "consumer mode" - collecting sticks of furniture obsessively. I was a kind of hoarder. Now I'm unemployed I'm spending more time in my house and I realise what a mess it is. I've sold much of the furniture to create a minimal look (while also raising much needed cash!). I've swapped out my old drape curtains for some light material curtains with velcro fasteners - so much lighter and with a "cleaner" look. I feel that perhaps my redecoration drive is a sign that I want control over something since I've lost my job - and the one thing I can control at the moment is my decor - so I've been making some big changes around the house! |
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posted on 16 February 2012
My job of cleaning slimline oil tanks gives me discipline in my life. When I was unemployed, I became so lazy and would procrastinate and put off jobs I had to do around the house. Now I'm working, I actually do more work around the house than when I had more time at home when I was unemployed!
It's human nature to want to find the path of least resistance - to be lazy. But at the same time, it does us good to have discipline - without any discipline we just get nothing done. And so my job gives me the discipline I need to do other things too.
Having said that, you have to balanace your work - too much work exhausts you, and then you're too tired when you get home to do any work around the house - so it's a fine balance between exhaustion and laziness! |
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