It can be a struggle to get through the second half of the day.
I bitch about work a lot for somebody unemployed. The truth is I never wanted or intended to retire early, it was a mental health decision. I often think about rejoining the workforce. But most of my jobs were things I stumbled into, not career choices, and at this stage of my life I want to do something I’m passionate about. And I finally know what that is. The other day while scrolling through The Daily Beast I came across an article about a Swiss town hiring a hermit. The story was from 2016 so unfortunately the position is filled. The next day Buzzfeed ran a piece about historical jobs we should bring back and number 5 is garden hermits – basically living garden gnomes for rich people, housed in specially-built huts on a landowner’s estate. I even found a website devoted to the hermit lifestyle. Now that I know what I want to do with my life let the job hunt begin! I’m also willing to consider village idiot, although I may be overqualified for that position.
That’s a great link & I am all for bringing back historical jobs. I would be the perfect Ale conner! It is the job I have been training for my entire life! Unfortunatley, if I did find that position my wife would be competing with you for Garden hermit. Then again, it would also free me up for Orgy planner. Hmmmmm.
If it came back in a big way your wife and I could be colleagues instead of competitors. We could share notes on things like which is the better dwelling, cave or hut? How to sew a muslin shift, delousing. You know, typical hermit issues.
I think there’s an overlap in Ale Conner and Orgy Planner. You can do both!
My takeaway on the “monthly nurse” job is that there was better maternity policy leave back then. “In the 18th and 19th centuries, women were expected to rest in bed for at least a month after giving birth.”
As far as what I’m qualified for, I’m an excellent Tucker In-ner and I would happily Strew Herbs all over the damn place.
Only the well off women got the nurse and confinement. Poor women gave birth and probably had to get right back up and cook, clean, tend to the garden.
I have a feeling the Tucker Inner faced a lot of sexual harassment, stick with Herb Strewer.
Herb Stewer it is!
Ale Conner. I was apparently born way after my time. Should bring that back.
You could live in Hermit Peak, where an actual hermit lived. Don’t go into town though. You’re better off without their company.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_Peak
As a hermit in training I would definitely avoid the town.
Can a hermit also be Extremely Online?
I don’t really know. But since I’m not EXTREMELY Online I don’t care. I’m not on FB, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, or other social media. Aside from Deadsplinter my only other online activity is the occasional GroupThink comment or post.