I'm feeling indescribably calm of late. Still. Peaceful. It's pretty wild, actually. I've realised how much of my identity has been tied up in the appearance of productivity - feeling like I'm "doing something useful and meaningful" even if the thing in question is not all that well thought through... Doing for doing's sake, almost.
I've also finally noticed how many uncomfortable things I have made the habit of running away from into exercise, and yes, I said I was going to train like an animal on becoming unemployed. But actually, doing the opposite, at least for a while, was clearly the right thing for me. Undoing patterns of escapism and avoidance, the work of a lifetime right there! Life is a fun adventure.
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I'm still unemployed. 4th month now.
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I'm back in Sydney, have been for a while.
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I've been staying with 2 different friends short-term, first in Redfern and currently in Paddington.
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I've had a few cool interviews the past couple weeks.
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Wednesday of the week just gone, a BDM role for a defence distributor in North Sydney.
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Friday the week before, for a defence & space engineering firm based down in Canberra.
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I've got a few cool ones coming up too.
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Weds - the Australian Submarine Agency.
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TBC - Australian Naval Infrastructure (the client of AECOM, of all people!)
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On top of all that, a good friend of mine who runs a small videography company has reached out to me to offer me my first tech consulting contract to rewire his businesses internal systems. Buzzing to have been given that opportunity!
It's fully taking me to the edge of my comfort zone, and I'm honoured at the trust and belief involved, grateful for the opportunity and enthused at the possibility of where it may take me.