Inspirational Quote Day!!!

I am feeling very "quotey" today and so now you shall be treated to a compilation of some of the ones going through my mind. I hope you enjoy these lines of inspiration as much as I do.

"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off" - Gloria Steinmen

"If you can't handle me at my worst, you sure as hell don't deserve my best" - Marilyn Monroe

"You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do"  - A.J. Kitt

"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling" - Margaret Lee Runbeck

"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain" - Joseph Campbell

"Where I have been does not determine where I will go" - Unknown

"Enthusiasm moves the world" - Arthur Balfour

"If you can't be a success, be a story" - Brandy Broderick

I will stop now. Of course there are more wonderful thoughts that could be shared, but there is wisdom in knowing that not everything can be shared at once. As an inspirational quote addict I can say with some confidence more will be appearing on this blog at some point in the future.

One smile can change the world

PUGS on a Toboggan!!!

I know I already posted today, but I was just over on BuzzFeed wasting time I mean doing research, yeah that's it research and I found this gem of a video of pugs on a toboggan and just knew I had to share it. I personally love the pug in the front who starts to bark around the 40second mark as if to say "let's get the show on the road".

Enjoy!

I Work Part-Time Now What?

I have, like so many people I know, been struck by the part-time work monster. There are many reasons why this is troublesome i.e. having to work more than one part time job, usually no benefits etc, but people rarely sit down and think of the nice things that come with working part-time. This blog post aims to start a new conversation "the things I like about working part-time", these things include;

1. Easier Access to Time Off. When working full-time your employer can require up to 1 full year's notice when you are requesting time off for vacation (I know sometimes you can get a few days off with less notice, but work with me). As a part-time employee I can take time off basically whenever I want and if I want to go away for 4 days or so odds are I can do so without taking any time off and not having to wait for a long weekend.
2. Sleep. This can mean sleeping in more, just because you can or sleeping in because you spent most of last night out (and it was a Wednesday!). This can also mean going to bed early because that's just what you like to do, but you don't have to you just wanted to.
3. More "Weekends" than Weekdays. Unlike your full-time counterparts you don't have to call it an early night or worry about how you are going to feel in the morning because tomorrow is one your many "Saturdays" and you will just sleep until you are ready to get up.

Basically a part-time job means more time, more time to use in any way you would like. I am currently using my extra time to do some long over due writing (this post included) and to start volunteering in an area I have been thinking about going into for a long time. I am making a commitment to do something valuable with all this time I get to have right now. I know some day soon I will have to get a full-time job and refuse to look back wishing I had done more when I had the time.

What do my other part-time comrades do with their time off?