Blogs are stupid, but is so everything else..

I just finished my university degree and you know what that means? It means that I no longer get free money in the form of the "student loan" and now I have to work in order to get by. This is a concept that is somewhat foreign to me and because I am not quite ready to join the "labour force" I decided I'd just move home with my Mom and Dad.

This has also been problematic because I am simply not used to living in a fully-functional household where meals are served at a specific time each day and rooms are expected to be kept tidy. I have to admit that I am somewhat of a neat-freak in my own way but it does not correspond with my mother's version of cleanliness. There are many other challenges as well such as maintaining a civil relationship with my brother, getting out of bed before my father arrives home for lunch, and not being able to just laze around watching boxing DVD's while getting fried all day.

What makes this a little bit ironic (well no, I'm not sure if this is irony but anyway) is that I am a certified Primary/Elementary Teacher yet I find living with a functional family somewhat difficult. I also find the thought of getting a job a little bit scary but I know I have to do it. And "knowing" this is what will enable me to actually succeed once I finally get the ball rolling. I've just been living a life for too long that was based on a simple business philosophy that goes something like "minimum input to get maximum output." For me, it went more like "minimum input to get adequate results." In other words, I am the posterboy for underachieving but I always managed to progress (or at least not fall behind). I never flunked out of university (I only failed one course) but I never excelled either. I came out of high school with scholarships and high expectations but I finished my educational career with no expectations because by the time I had finished I didn't even know why I started. I just keep telling myself "summers off Richard, summers off."

And to conclude my first blog I will just say that blogs are stupid and so am I.