Laboring To Be Human

I've always lumped Labor Day into a generic group of holidays that are anything but to me. Don't get me wrong, I fully understand the point of Labor Day, Columbus Day, MLK Day, President's Day, etc. etc. But truth be told, my family has almost zero tradition of doing anything for these holidays. Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are generally the only holidays that see real celebration, namely because they are "the big three" - holidays that seemingly all of America celebrates.

So for this Labor Day weekend, I'm doing nothing more than my usual: working, working, and working.

I'm also trying my hardest to plan ahead for some things that I would like to roll into my daily routine. First and foremost, I'm spending a couple hours outside everyday, mainly to enjoy the tail-end of summer, but more so to prepare myself for a daily, schedule exercise routine. I'm not talking about lifting weights or running five miles. I'm looking to take 30 minutes to an hour out of my day to be active - either lightly or extremely. Fall will be a great time to do this, as I will have a variety of things to do. Come winter, I will have to be a little more diligent about it (probably spending time at the Community Center).

Also, I'm ramping up my job search after being rather dormant for the past month. With everyone back to school, I'm hoping to get more time poured into my job search, and I'm trying different avenues of seeking openings (newspapers are a wonder!). Still, I'm not terribly excited about moving up in the world, especially since my skillset is apparently not up to anyone's standards. Thanks, BGSU.

I'm also experimenting with some new toys. I will elaborate later, but the short list looks like this: Chandler for organization, Google Sites for quick and dirty information sharing, and Apache on Ubuntu for finally hosting my own web server! Fun times!

Now I'm off to bed for a long Labor Day at Meijer!