I've been busy
Jan. 25th, 2005 10:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aroraborealisSome of you may have noticed that I've been a tad busy the last month or so. Others of you will snarkily comment that it's been more like a year and a half or so. Whatever the case, a major milestone has been reached: I am employed.
This is not the Portland job (which they told me they would have offered to me if I hadn't accepted this other position first), but instead is a position with Campbell-Kibler Associates in Groton. I'll be working from home three or four days a week and in Groton the other days (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
palmwiz is generously sharing his car with me for this purpose), and my boss, whom many of you know, knows that I have a plan to join the Peace Corps, and she hired me anyway, so that's kinda handy.
I took this job hours before leaving for Mexico, which was on the heels of a trip to Portland, which was closely preceded by a trip to Wyoming, which was... well, it's been a crazy month, as I said. So I'm still largely reeling, and I know it's trouble when even I think that I'm letting my schedule get out of hand. I mean, I'm nothawkegirl!
It's already strange to be employed, and to think about being responsible to someone else for some reasonable portion of my time. I thought of this initially in Mexico City, where I thought to myself, "Gosh, I'd like to spend more time here... maybe in February... Oh, wait! I have a job!" and I keep having those moments, although not impossibly or in a way that makes me unhappy; it's just different.
The first couple of days have gone well. It's clear that there's a lot for me to get up to speed on, but it's all within my capabilities, and I think my primary challenge will be managing my time in a full-time position that's primarily work from home.
And thanks, all, for the well wishes this morning and today :)
This is not the Portland job (which they told me they would have offered to me if I hadn't accepted this other position first), but instead is a position with Campbell-Kibler Associates in Groton. I'll be working from home three or four days a week and in Groton the other days (
palmwiz is generously sharing his car with me for this purpose), and my boss, whom many of you know, knows that I have a plan to join the Peace Corps, and she hired me anyway, so that's kinda handy.I took this job hours before leaving for Mexico, which was on the heels of a trip to Portland, which was closely preceded by a trip to Wyoming, which was... well, it's been a crazy month, as I said. So I'm still largely reeling, and I know it's trouble when even I think that I'm letting my schedule get out of hand. I mean, I'm not
hawkegirl!It's already strange to be employed, and to think about being responsible to someone else for some reasonable portion of my time. I thought of this initially in Mexico City, where I thought to myself, "Gosh, I'd like to spend more time here... maybe in February... Oh, wait! I have a job!" and I keep having those moments, although not impossibly or in a way that makes me unhappy; it's just different.
The first couple of days have gone well. It's clear that there's a lot for me to get up to speed on, but it's all within my capabilities, and I think my primary challenge will be managing my time in a full-time position that's primarily work from home.
And thanks, all, for the well wishes this morning and today :)
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so whatcha doin?
Date: 2005-01-26 03:44 am (UTC)Re: so whatcha doin?
Date: 2005-01-26 03:56 am (UTC)A gargantuan task, which, thankfully, is not my realm of expertise!
No, I'll be doing research on a variety of studies on the efficacy of various educational curricula and projects.
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Date: 2005-01-26 04:43 am (UTC)I'm trying to keep daytime scheduling at a minimum whilst developing a routine for working from home, but let's think about doing lunch sometime in a couple of weeks!
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Date: 2005-01-26 05:08 am (UTC)Except, I am starting MY new job next Monday, so it'll either have to be this week, or a weekend, or dinner! :)
There have got to be some good Latino restaurants around here. :)
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Date: 2005-01-26 05:11 pm (UTC)*snerk* Mazal tov. It was nice to see you smiling and looking more or less relaxed this weekend.
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Date: 2005-01-26 05:16 pm (UTC)