A feeling of Independence.

Well I had a fantastic week.

First the parents were gone for 10 days on a well earned vacation. So I got back a little bit of the independent feeling that I had when I lived on my own. It made me realize a few things about being independent that I had not really thought of before.

The first is cooking. I had forgotten how much of a pain in the butt it is to have to make my own meals for days at a time. It was both a very liberating and irritating experience.

The next was cleaning up after myself. Most of the time when my parents go away for a few days I typically let the house go. But this time I truly put forth a concerted effort to make sure the house did not get out of control as it would have 10 days do become a true disaster area. I am pleased to say that I was able to really keep the house in a good state and that only about an hour or two was required for the final clean up on Thursday before the parents came home. I am understandably proud at this accomplishment.

Finally it was nice to have the parents gone for this amount of time. They put a great deal of trust in me to make sure that the animals were taken care of, the house stayed in one piece and most important of all that I did not spend all my money while they were gone. It was needless to say a wonderful feeling to be able to do all this and keep myself honest.

Anyway I know that this may not be my most exciting or thought provoking post but I truly felt the need to express what this week meant to me.

Til we meet again,

Paul

P.S. For those of you who have been following my job hunt I am very pleased to announce that I got the Customer Service position at United Health Care and will be starting on Monday at 8:00 a.m.