On March 31st, my work contract came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of now, I am officially unemployed. For some people, that word might bring a sense of anxiety \u2014 but for others, it might feel like a well-deserved chance to rest and recharge. For me, right now, it simply feels like I suddenly have a lot more time on my hands. Yes, I’d say I’m a pretty optimistic person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what does one do with all this free time? Well, first of all \u2014 I go to bed early. I love the idea of crawling into bed around 9 PM and just lounging around. As for mornings, my cat Nyan wakes me up somewhere between 4:00 and 4:30 AM. Every time I try to go back to sleep, she pesters me until I give up (ha!). My husband, on the other hand, puts up a good fight and manages to hold out until around 5:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once I’m up, I feed Nyan, boil some water, start the laundry, make my husband’s bento and breakfast, and sometimes pop into the gym during my morning walk. The gym is nice and quiet in the early hours, so I can breeze through three or so machines and be back home before I know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was full of motivation \u2014 and yet, for the first two days, as soon as I’d seen my husband off at 7 AM and finished vacuuming, a wave of sleepiness would hit me out of nowhere, and I’d end up sleeping soundly until around noon. Interestingly, when I nap during the day, my cat doesn’t bother me at all. I’ll wake up to find her quietly snoozing right beside me. So sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the third day, the tiredness seemed to lift, and I was able to stay active all the way until evening \u2014 well, 10 PM at the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than making the most of my free time in any grand way, I’ve mostly been tackling things I never had time for while working \u2014 sorting through stuff at home and at my parents’ place, and getting rid of things we no longer need. The local waste disposal center is only open on weekdays, and secondhand shops like Book-Off tend to be much less crowded on weekdays too, which makes things go smoothly. On top of that, my grandmother’s house is scheduled to be demolished within the month, so I need to get it cleared out before the removal company arrives. With that deadline looming, my father and I are gearing up to tackle it together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s pretty much how the first five days of unemployment have looked. The housework itself hasn’t changed much from when I was working \u2014 I’m really just filling the hours I used to spend at work with sorting and tidying instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The one difference? Mornings. No more scrambling to clock in by 8:30. Such a small thing \u2014 and yet somehow, every morning feels a little more graceful, a little more free. I intend to make the most of this vacation of a lifetime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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