Work You Love v. Work You Hate

Lately, I have stumbled upon a person discovery... The exact idea of what creates the battle between "work you love" and "work you hate". You should think of the definition of the word "work" in this example as the following: some hard task or series of tasks to be completed for an employer for 40 or more hours a week.

It is easiest for me to start with what defines "work you hate".

Work one hates is usually something like this... You do everything you can in attempts to make your employer happy with your performance but you just cannot force yourself to enjoy all of it because it does not provide any steps toward your future goals. This means, it is a job which holds a place in time where you need to be working but cannot find a position in your field of work. This sort of job is fulfilling- mostly mentally. Another type of job with fits into this category is the job you would like to enjoy but cannot because of a cruel and unjust boss.

Onto the next thing... "work you love".

Work you love usually can be figured out with a simple formula:

Nice Boss + Well Explained Training/ Duties + Decent Pay/ Hours + In Your Field = Love

This is the more perfect version of the work one loves. The more difficult love comes from jobs in a field you love that are made more challenging because maybe you're not trained down to every detail and eccentricity of your boss, or that maybe your hours are the best. (Personally, I am in the more imperfect of the situations because I am in a my pastry field, but my job is a little more difficult not because of the tasks I am given but because I am trying to learn all of the protocol and pet peeves of my bosses.)

I have been thinking much about this dichotomy because I recently got a second job and I cannot help but compare it to the other time- some months ago- when I also worked two jobs- when I held one job I hated and one I loved. But, all in all, even these bad experiences teach us something and, in the end, everything is good... even the not so good things and events.

Book: Camille by Alexandre Dumas

As a young girl, I could be found many a time in my school's library. I loved to read and could read through a whole novel in at least a week and a half. But, once I started into the working work I soon forgot the allure of the worlds within books. The closeness one gets to characters, and the feel of a story as it unfolds. This is why I have started reading more- it also gives something to do while on buses all the time on the way to or from jobs.

I started this reading expedition off with Camille by Alexandre Dumas.

Camille is the story of a French courtesan named Marguerite and a man named Armand Duval. It details the story of their tumultuous romance right until the kept woman's eventual death. The book itself is an easy read because the plot is not very complex. Even so, when reading Camille, I found myself liking almost all of the characters and, when Marguerite dies, I felt saddened.

If you enjoy light historical romances involving a man basically worshiping a beautiful woman... then I would definitely recommend reading Camille.

Also, YouTube has many clips from the various video-productions of the novel:
- The death scene from Camille starring Greta Garbo as Marguerite
- Camille trailor
- First of 12 parts of the movie with Greta Garbo
- First of two parts to the 1921 version of Camille

A Holiday and Some Advice

Today, July Fourth, is the date that the United States celebrates its independence. Many people travel to family gatherings to partake in oodles of barbecue, corn-on-the-cob, and other American favourites- like apple pie. Unfortunately, neither the families of myself or the Prince planned any events so we have been at home leisurely napping much of the day away.

But that is not to say that we have not had a little fun today~

We found ourselves purchasing some delicious macaroni and cheese, grilled sweet potatoes, roasted corn, mashed potatoes and spicy barbecue chicken. It was all wonderful and I silently wished my stomach had had the room to fit more.

I do suppose I should also use this entry for an explanation as to why I have posted neither in my baking journal nor this journal for a while... Simply, I have been quite busy lately. My full-time place of employment has made certain scheduling moves so that I was forced to, again, wander into the pastry job market once again.

Though this experience was far better~

Within about five days of applying to five positions on the Internet, I acquired two interviews. Then, from these two, I was immediately hired.

So, my dear readers, happy days~! (Perhaps this may inspire some baking either today or tomorrow~)

Now, on to the "advice" section of this entry...

These days many of us are so consumed with the hussle and bustle of the everyday world that we often times forget the simplest, and more necessary, of needs. The one I am speaking of today is: sleep.

Every princess and lady needs it even if your days are long and difficult. Many of us are no longer children and teens and our bodies require a certain amount of sleep each day to function. And, from my experience, no amount of caffeine from tea or coffee brings our bodies up to speed as it should. Things like coffee, tea, energy drinks... they are not what our bodies need to function. They are like giving a computer a temporary surge of power only to have it drop out after an allotted time.

The charge provided to our bodies from sleep is far greater than caffeine.

So I recommend that every lady should go to sleep at such an hour that she a least acquires six hours of sleep a night. I would say that eight is more preferable but, for the busy working lady, six may be more possible.

Happy fourth of July everyone and please look forward to an account of my June 21st birthday with photos~!