A Great Day
Yesterday was my most favourite day in a long time. This is perhaps surprising when you consider the day started with getting up early and walking to the tax office!
I wanted to check whether I had to register to be self-employed with the HMRC. Turned out I did, but my situation is a bit odd so I haven’t done it yet. Instead I’m booked in to attend a workshop on self-employment next Monday. Basically I’m going to be learning about tax, but I’m actually quite excited. It makes things more real.
After that I spent a few minutes checking out a war memorial and dedicating some of my thoughts to the troops. That always humbles me.
Then I went scouting for a job, which will support my self-employment in the early days. I got a couple of leads for basic shop assistant work. Although I probably didn’t come across amazingly, I did enjoy the interaction. There was a certain pressure there for me to impress and the atmosphere of the exchange was different to a shop/customer exchange. The whole thing felt like a mission.
Then I realised I could get a lift home if I waited about an hour; otherwise I’d have to catch a bus. I decided to use this an excuse to check out the library. I’ve not been in a library in too long, and although this was nowhere near the quality and size I’m used to, I felt immediately at home. I think I’m going to visit more often.
I did all this before lunch. The tax office and job hunting were things I really didn’t want to do, but I pushed through them. The war memorial and library were impulse stops and are just always incredibly worthwhile things to do. To some people this probably doesn’t seem like it would make a particularly amazing day, but self improvement is all about pushing yourself a step higher that where you were previously. It doesn’t matter which step you reach; just the fact that you are one step higher.
I’ve decided something I really need to do is travel to the cities more. It takes about 50 minutes to get to Cambridge from my town, but I have to find my way to the local station first. If I can make use of that time somehow, I think it will be worthwhile commuting there more frequently. I may just spent the time in the library, but my main purpose is just to get used to travelling around and meeting people. London is only 2 hours a way, so I should do that too (though that is 4 hours travelling total). A lack of funds is still stopping me in both cases though.