tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post85438138759978204..comments2024-03-28T14:51:39.103+11:00Comments on lifeafterfive*: When I have time...lifeafterfive*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06794307549827999363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post-85464505682940948312011-09-07T15:27:57.534+10:002011-09-07T15:27:57.534+10:00hey danz, love the post. For me, although I know I...hey danz, love the post. For me, although I know I have sacrificed some things they are still in the background. I don't actively 'make time' for them because that would seem like I HAVE to do it, but as they are a function of things I enjoy, I just naturally do them - eg. going to a design gallery in surry hills tonight, sparkadia tomorrow night. <br /><br />On the other hand, I think it's equally as important to be doing something that you think is worthwhile in your career. A job should never feel as though it's going nowhere or it's a waste of time. I think it's important to have fulfilling jobs that expand horizons and grow you as a person in areas that you are interested in (sounds like corny rubbish I know but I believe it!). <br /><br />Personal and professional lives don't have to be mutually exclusive. In fact I think they should be overlapping.Tracy Harbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post-41762494582741652792011-08-25T14:58:44.658+10:002011-08-25T14:58:44.658+10:00yep, that's us! year of exploration!yep, that's us! year of exploration!Alexandra Hsiaonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post-76443300978432932302011-08-25T14:58:15.551+10:002011-08-25T14:58:15.551+10:00Great post Danz, so true!!!Great post Danz, so true!!!Rachael Germannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post-71023019879882292652011-08-25T14:56:53.067+10:002011-08-25T14:56:53.067+10:00ohh soo true..i kinda feel like author has listene...ohh soo true..i kinda feel like author has listened in on the last 5 conversations I've had with friends...creepy! hang on did you write that blog post??Hristina Piltznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post-54450793105932172592011-08-24T08:59:20.235+10:002011-08-24T08:59:20.235+10:00When I read your blog - This quote came to mind......When I read your blog - This quote came to mind....<br /><br />Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life . . . (Trainspotting - My Fav Film)Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681523579258334266.post-71699571208724159372011-08-23T15:48:46.347+10:002011-08-23T15:48:46.347+10:00So true and beautifully written! I think the best ...So true and beautifully written! I think the best way to find balance is to first recognise this conundrum...that we spend 3 to 5 years being "individuals" while working towards... conformity? Life does not fit into neat uni-course descriptions, follow straight lines or turn out they way you expect it to. <br /><br />Recognise it, then decide to change it. <br /><br />Find time. Stop making excuses. Make different choices. Throw yourself into new challenges. Decide that right now is your life and if you don't do something differnt, this monotonous day will string into 1000 of them and you will be old and bitter!!!!<br /><br />But also realise that living your hobby and your "dream" isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Putting in the hard yards, working the sh*t kicker jobs and putting down the foundations of a good career will help you to grow and expand and perhaps come full circle to the wonderful, individual, you that YOU are! You cannot reap good things or really enjoy what you have until you have worked hard for it I say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com