Am I a workaholic? Well, didn’t you get the memo?

The moment I wake up and get ready for the day, I can’t stop thinking about what things I need to do and how long they are going to take. Yes, if it passes through me, it becomes my business; whatever the job, however long it takes to complete. When will I be home is not the question, the answer is when am I heading back into work. I don’t know. In school, professors had a list of tasks they wanted to complete each day, and as certain issues took longer to complete than others, most of the time, these tasks were carried over to the next day and so forth. What I consider my life to be is a passion. Why I chose accounting is because it is constantly in our lives and that no matter what we do to avoid it, it is a deadly plague; for richer or poorer.

You could say I am married to “Accounting”. If accounting is like a marriage, and between two jobs I am currently employed, well, you very well could say I am having an affair between two beautiful women. My problem is I never have enough time for them and can’t live without them. I’ll first tell you about the girl that is out of my league, dressing in her corporate business suit emblematic of her economic class in society, not mentioning the cleverness she has as a salesperson. She knows what she wants in life, and will do whatever it takes to get it, if the price is right. She is looking for a team player that strives on excellence and settles for nothing less then giving 100% percent. She is the girl that loves the publicity and will go out of her way to greet each and every person in the crowd. Last but not least, she is the type of girl that will challenge you every day of your life and make you realize that once you have seen the light, the shadows are often too dark to return.

The other girl is a little bit more like me with regards to small business. She doesn’t care how she dresses, just as though it’s considered “business casual”. Similar to loving publicity, she can “sell a ketchup popsicle to a person in white gloves”. She goes after one particular market or industry where there is a demand or need for her services. She and I have a history together, and although she has tried to end our business relationship on multiple circumstances, I have never gone away without a fight. In fact, you could say we have a mutually beneficial relationship. I show up when I want, and do what I have to do; come and go as I please. She gets pretty feisty when she isn’t in control of her finances, of which I seem to have a firm handle over.

Then of course there’s that other girl, the one that the entire family seems to love. I consider her just a friend though. She is definitely someone you can talk to about anything. For the most part, she will listen to you and support you in whatever decision(s) you make. However, I just don’t see a future together, sure its fun, and I enjoy her as a person, but at the end of the day, I’d rather have her as a friend than nothing at all.