The month of March is now over, and with it ends the time period where I deliberately allowed myself a chance to organize my life before beginning the search for work. The job hunt is now upon me.
I did some poking around online yesterday. One thought that occurred to me what that if I wanted to get cheap courses, I could try to find a job at a college--staff members usually get deals. But as I browsed the University of Alberta job board, I started to notice an emotional reaction that I was beginning to have to a lot of jobs: I don't want to work in an office.
Based on my experience at BioWare, office work can be sedentary. I like the mental aspects of the job, but I'm really keen on staying more active. The thought of sitting at desks and in meeting rooms isn't appealing to me right now. So I've decided to make a stab at getting a pleasantly active job, my main leads being Canada Post, which claims to be hiring, and possibly some gardening work, which would probably be harder physically but might also train me in more interesting skills. I have a friend who is a nerd for the ecology of a garden, how the mycelium contributes to the soil, and such, and I really enjoy TED Talks which discuss using ecological farming methods.
As a slightly different angle on the same concept, I'm going to hang my digital shingle for editing work and see how it goes. While not physically active work, online freelancing would let me pick my own hours and could earn quite a bit more money than the other options. It would also give me drill on becoming a better communicator.
As for school, my interest in kinesiology appears to be sustaining over the months, so I'm going to give it a shot. And if I decide that some other elective grabs me more, it's always possible to switch streams.
So now that I have a plan, it's just a matter of executing it.
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