Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The "Someday" Fallacy

My ideal "someday" is hopefully not in the far-off, impossible to determine future. By this time next year, I hope -- expect? -- to be moving into my first apartment and starting grad school (some place far from Ohio, of course). I have no major expectations for this imaginary Apartment in the Sky, other than a) I get to have my princess bed, and b) a wall-to-wall bookshelf (no one will ever succeed in convincing me that it's better to have a Kindle for books because it's not as much of a pain in the butt to schlep across the country. Forget that, my books are as dear to me as flesh-and-blood children).

Except...here's where the fallacy part comes in...it will not be the perfect escape I imagine it will be, simply because perfection doesn't exist this side of heaven. Case in point: this entire summer. I can't believe LT is over already. I can't believe I've been home (whatever "home" is) for exactly a week now. I didn't have any plans, per se, for the summer, only expectations. And nearly every single one of those expectations were turned on its head. My plans for "someday" will inevitably be flipped as well. This does not necessarily have to be a bad thing. It's just an inevitable thing. And you would think, at 22 years old, I'd have figured that out by now.

I got a new job! I am now making yummy bagels at Bruegger's (see Facebook job info: "Makes yummy bagels"). Quite a fitting job for a born-and-raised Jewish girl. And it literally *just* happened. Hadn't even been home a full 24 hours and already got hired. In this case, the "someday" fallacy surprised me in a good way. I'd been feeling an increasing panic about what the heck I'd do for money as the summer was coming to an end and not one of the 30+ places had called me back yet...and then I got this one. I feel more at ease now.

Oh and I adopted a new member of the Caplin family...say hello to Pippa!


And this little dude was very grateful to see me after 3 long months (and I him, of course):



Apparently laptops are more comfortable than his designated place on the fleece blanket on my bed. Hmm.

Pray that the "someday fallacy" doesn't completely mess with my ability to handle real-life hardships. I pray so much for patient endurance.
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  1. JordanAugust 24, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    remember waiting until something happens to be happy never works, I thought i'd be happy when I got ot pharmacy school, well not only did i realize i was happier before but it made me a little depressed. Be happy now

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  2. joshSeptember 3, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    that's a start. build your networks. getting that bruegger's job is a good sign you are marketable--people know you in H-town.

    in today's world, women are better off than men. Use that to your advantage. More men have lost jobs than women, and that's because women network better and have greater interpersonal skills.

    they're able to get roommates easier and not have to move home--they share apartments with other career-driven women, whereas men have to live at home due to less male contacts. it is harder for most males to live on their own vs. women. also, more women have better jobs than men their ages as a result of a changing world.

    jobs are tough to come by, but use your talents to the best of your ability. don't do journalism or heavy industry.

    good luck!
    josh

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