I just had a realization about my impending second job, which I start on Thursday. I’m going to have soooo little free time. (I know, duh.) I will make time to knit, of course–I already do that in the mornings before work and during lunch break, if I’m not reading–but I’ll be coming home at night around 9:30, at least, and if I want to get any sleep I won’t have much time to do stuff at night before bedtime. Maybe check email or blog or whatever. Which means I’m going to have even LESS of a social life than I have right now. Granted, my current social life is practically non-existent anyway, but it’s going to be officially non-existent pretty soon here.
I keep reminding myself that it’s the big picture I need to focus on–getting out of debt and saving up enough money to move out on my own–but I feel so frazzled about all of it right now. I guess I’m wondering if I can handle the extra stress. 
What’s really surprising is that I work with a girl right now who is younger than me by several years and not only is she working full time and taking FIVE classes (I nearly keeled over when she said that), but she also is married and has a child under 3. Good grief!! And here I am whining about working two jobs. It could be worse, I suppose. I could be working two jobs AND trying to go to school (which is soooo not happening in the near future, though I would like to finish my degree sometime before I die).
I have trouble with perspective. It’s so easy to get caught up in the world of me when things could always be much worse.
Having said all that, I am still nervous about the new job. I’m *always* nervous when I do something new–I’m not one of those people who goes into new situations with wild abandon and no fear, though that would be nice once in a while! But since I tend to obsess over things, I’m always worried that I’ll hate it, or the people will be mean, or something. (I’m a pessimist, what else can I say?)
I’m sure (at least, I hope) by Friday morning, I’ll be saying great things about the new job. But for right now, I’m so nervous and kind of scared!
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
You are going to do great!
I get nervous about new stuff too. You’ll be just fine though and I bet you’ll love the new job =) Just keep telling yourself all that social time lost right now will be oh so worth it when you have no more debt. Then you’ll have time *and* money to spend knitting and hanging out with your friends (and making new ones!)
Good luck on Thursday =)
Good luck, lady! I think the majority of people are nervous about starting something new and big, no matter what they might say. You’ll do great. Especially once that first day is over!
starting a new job is always pretty scary! ok, so usually the first day is totally easy (paperwork, let me show you where you hang your coat, here’s the bathroom) or totally insane (ok, here are the 14 phone lines you will be answering for TWO car dealerships, and the 3297408 other jobs you have to do, which we never told you about! — why yes, that DID happen to me, why do you ask??
) I’m sure it won’t be so bad, maybe you’ll even like it! 
and hey, as for your social life, maybe you’ll have some nice co-workers 
Thanks for all the encouragement!
I’m still anxious, as always, and kind of just want to get the first day over with! 
New jobs are always jittery. I know you’ll do fantastically well. I think we cope with whatever it is we need to cope with, you know? And you think things can’t get harder, but when they do, we cope with that, too. You’ll do great!
Try to be excited instead of nervous! This will be hard, but seems like it is something that you want to do. Plus you can daydream about the parent-free apartment you will have