Day 1: A Brief Report

I made it through my first day back to work at a real company for a real full day.  Actually, it was even enjoyable.  Except I kept getting hungry.  Like starving.  But the chica who is training me is very nice, and has a nice sense of humor, and doesn't take herself too seriously.  Also, she's the team lead, so those are cool traits for someone in charge of you to have.  I think.  Anyway.  I did start to fade a bit around 2:20.  This was my old fading time back in the day, as well.  I might have to start an afternoon coffee habit.

I was able to blog during a break, even.  I don't think I've ever had a job where you had to take scheduled breaks.  Which brings me to my next point:  This job?  Not my future.  Not my career choice.  Just so you know.

I am so exhausted.  Workin' for a living makes you tired!  I look forward to getting into the swing of things, though. I have junk I want to blog about, but I'm just too beat to formulate a string of thoughts.  I need the sleepy.  'Night.  Sleep tight.

Hey, hey! It's starting!

I report to work for training at 8am this coming Monday morning!  Nervous, excited, and all that, but mostly just ready to move forward.  After like 3-4 weeks of training, my normal working hours will be 10am-7pm.  Which is good and it's bad.  Good, in that I'll avoid all rush hour traffic, which can be a bitch and a half on I-71.  Good, in that on weeks I have the kids, I'll be able to easily get them off to school/babysitter/daycare/wherever.  Good, because I'm kind of a mini-night owl.  Bad, in that I'll be working until 7pm.  Totally outside of traditional daycare hours.  Gonna have a lot to figure out with that.  Also lots to figure out with the ex about child care, both immediate and long-term.  And schedules.  Not looking forward much to that, since we have wildly opposing styles of communication, and any conversation lately usually ends with him getting pissed at me, and then me getting pissed at him for being unreasonable, and finally me getting pissed at myself for letting myself be affected by it all.

Lots to do!  OMG, I have one outfit I can wear to work.  One business casual outfit.  Wait, possibly two.  I'm going to have to get some more pants, for certain. 

Whew.

Tonight is part one of my Families in Transition class that you have to go through if you are divorcing and have kids in the KY.  Not looking forward to it and don't appreciate being forced to (1) have to attend such a class when likely a pamphlet or webpage would give me the same information, and (2) have to pay $50 for the freaking thing!  Part two is tomorrow afternoon.  Way to fuck up my weekend, Kentucky.  The only good thing I can see coming out of this is the people observing.  I'm sure there'll be all kinds of folks there.  Blogging material, for certain.

About everything moving moving so crazy-quick after being stalled out for so long (jobwise) I am jazzed!  Spazzed! Crazed!  Before you know it, my new normal will be happening.  Yeah!

Stuff that's up

Hey yo, yo!  I got a job yesterday.  Don't have lots of details about it yet, but should know more today.  As far as I can understand, the position is the one I described a few posts ago (the quality control-ish one) - not a lower level one.  I'll get more details and get stuff figured out and, of course, pass it all on to you guys.

I am happy about being employed!  I'm also cautiously excited.  I haven't been able to let myself get too crazy over it yet.

Having a major stomach dysfunction.  Very uncomfortable and need this to end pronto.  Honestly.  (and I don't understand how my body has gotten this messed up)  Maybe it was all the cheese talk last week.

I'm not doing very well at following through with certain things.  For instance, I agreed to post a pic a day with some friends.  I've sucked at that for the last month or so.  Need to get back into it.  I'm not doing well at watching films, either.  I have 3 dvds on hold at the library, waiting for me to come get them.  I'm not very far into the novel I'm reading.  I've been wanting to hike for weeks...have I gone?  Nope.  Don't want to get sweaty.  Or muddy.  Just lazy.

I found a cool new coffee shop.  OK, I didn't find it - my B&B owners told me about it.  And it's not new, but new to me.  Anyway, it's not far from the B&B, and it's got a great atmosphere.  And free wifi.  Another place for me to go to get junk done.  And be alone.  Also?  Good coffee!  At least the medium roast/breakfast blend was delightful.  

The craziest/coolest/most ambiguous thing that's been said to me lately?  "The corn guy was at the moose."  My response: "I understand the words, but I don't know how to interpret them?" 

I have been enjoying salads lately.

Also cherries.

And strawberries.

I appreciate air conditioning.

Also naps.

And honesty.