Schedule

I really need to get my shit together.

For the past month I haven't stuck with a proper schedule for anything, which is probably why I'm having such a difficult time figuring out things/doing things I should be doing.

I do have a schedule for what days I do certain projects, but that's not enough. I need something that's by the hour.

My current schedule is mostly sleeping around 3am or 5am, and then waking up at 1pm, unless I have to go out, which I would wake up around 11am.

Obviously these times are pretty darn late, so I've been trying to improve lately, but my body gets really tired so I end up taking a nap... then the cycle continues.

I know I take naps because I'm just bored. I don't have motivation to do the work I need to do, which was my fault in the first place for accepting this work. :( But I need to make money/get a real job.

Tomorrow I've got a meeting with a friend on a video project we're doing. Originally it was scheduled for the morning, but I've asked to reschedule for the afternoon, so we'll meet then. I did that because waking up early is a challenge for me. But you know what? Starting tomorrow, I'll aim to wake up around 9:30AM, and then slowly aim to wake up around 8AM... etc.

As for my sleeping pattern, I will aim for earlier.

For my schedule, it should play out like this:

9:30AM - get up and get ready to work
10:00AM - eat breakfast
11:00AM - work
12:00PM - have lunch
1:00PM - Work or do whatever needs to be done during that day
12:00AM - go to bed

That's how it should be. But on some days it's not like that because I have to work with other people's schedules. Here goes to trying to stick to this schedule! I need structure in my daily life. Fit in there job hunting as well! (That can be the 'work' part if I don't have anything to work on.)

In other news, the position the recruiter contacted me for, went to their first candidate, as they were no longer taking interview candidates in. Makes sense I guess, since the position started/starts this week. I also haven't heard from my interview yet, I'm thinking of following up again next Monday, but perhaps to the hiring manager this time. I usually get some kind of notification after an interview after following up... but I haven't heard anything. I'm hoping it's just because they are busy, and not because someone is away, or that they really don't want to let me know.

I've been contacting a bunch of agencies to ask if they're hiring, let's see if they will reply. I also applied to a job posted from a recruiter, so maybe that will turn up too. It's really hard not to just give in and settle for anything, but I need to remember if I do that, would I be willing to stay in that position for a few years? I definitely need to be sure that when I apply, I will be happy. Because if I apply even though I don't think the job will be that great, and I do get an interview and an offer, then well, you know me, I'd be very inclined to take the offer because that's usually the only offer.

I applied for a position yesterday as well, at a company I had interviewed for a while back, but didn't get the position because it was being reworked. I've been networking with a contact from there, so I'm hoping I can get an interview!