exciting new adventures
Things are definitely looking up...well, some things are looking up. Some things are eh but I'll deal with them.
Work: Work is going great, I think I've been making the exact impression that I think everyone should make at their first job. The impression that I'm the best and you couldn't imagine not having me. At least that's what I've been trying to do. I've been busting my ass to prove that I am the best editorial assistant in the world and I think I've been doing a good job. This weekend I'm even working on an article from home because it needs in be in by Monday so I volunteered to do it from home on my own time. I think that shows that I'm dedicated and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. I'm pretty pleased with myself, you know I'm always enthusiastic about every assignment they give me, no matter how small it is and I think they really appreciate that. One of my bosses the other day told me that I was "being awesome as usual when it comes to things that need to be done." That just makes me feel so good. It feels good to get positive feedback like that because it lets me know that all the work that I'm putting in is being noticed and that's what I want. So I'm very happy with that. I obviously don't want to be an editorial assistant forever so in order to move up and move on I need to do the best at this job to show them and everyone that I'm capable of the next level. yay busting my ass! :)
School: I've decided to take a couple of classes to further my career and my knowledge. The community college near my house is offering a couple of non-credit classes online that I think I'm going to take. One is "Keys to Effective Editing" I have never felt that comfortable with editing, even though that's a large part of my job, and when I interviewed for this job they told me I got a perfect score on the editing test. So I'd like to improve my editing. And the best part about the class is that it's online so I can do it from home, but there's still an instructor leading it and everything for help. AAAnd my job will pay 100% of the price because it's job-related.
The other class is "The Craft of Magazine Writing." I never took a magazine writing class in college but now I work for a magazine so I'd like to learn more about writing for a magazine. Also, my job will pay for this because it's job-related. whoo-hoo. I'm really excited to learn more, further my career, and do it for free. :)
Life:I've also decided to start a few other side projects that I think will be fun, but I don't want to talk about them quite yet until I really get started on them...I'll explain later.
Oh, also I've decided to live at home a little longer than I planned/wanted to. I'm not extremely happy about the decision but I'm learning to be ok with it. Basically I decided that I can't afford an apartment on my own and I shouldn't move out thinking that Ryan is going to get a job and move in with me. In this economy it's going to take several months for Ryan to find something so I'd rather save my money by living at home and then maybe buying a townhouse instead of renting an apartment. My parents actually offered to help me with a down payment on a townhouse so I'm going to take them up on their offer. I realize that I'm incredibly lucky to have parents that are generous enough to do something like that...I couldn't even believe they were serious when they told me that the other day. I'm excited about getting a townhouse someday with the help of my parents. I'm not excited about living at home with my brother and my parents for longer, but the reward is definitely worth it. So I'm just going to suck it up, save my money and get through it. It's not the end of the world, it's just a detour on the road to something fabulous.
I'm really happy with my life, and I'm glad I'm happy.
Work: Work is going great, I think I've been making the exact impression that I think everyone should make at their first job. The impression that I'm the best and you couldn't imagine not having me. At least that's what I've been trying to do. I've been busting my ass to prove that I am the best editorial assistant in the world and I think I've been doing a good job. This weekend I'm even working on an article from home because it needs in be in by Monday so I volunteered to do it from home on my own time. I think that shows that I'm dedicated and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. I'm pretty pleased with myself, you know I'm always enthusiastic about every assignment they give me, no matter how small it is and I think they really appreciate that. One of my bosses the other day told me that I was "being awesome as usual when it comes to things that need to be done." That just makes me feel so good. It feels good to get positive feedback like that because it lets me know that all the work that I'm putting in is being noticed and that's what I want. So I'm very happy with that. I obviously don't want to be an editorial assistant forever so in order to move up and move on I need to do the best at this job to show them and everyone that I'm capable of the next level. yay busting my ass! :)
School: I've decided to take a couple of classes to further my career and my knowledge. The community college near my house is offering a couple of non-credit classes online that I think I'm going to take. One is "Keys to Effective Editing" I have never felt that comfortable with editing, even though that's a large part of my job, and when I interviewed for this job they told me I got a perfect score on the editing test. So I'd like to improve my editing. And the best part about the class is that it's online so I can do it from home, but there's still an instructor leading it and everything for help. AAAnd my job will pay 100% of the price because it's job-related.
The other class is "The Craft of Magazine Writing." I never took a magazine writing class in college but now I work for a magazine so I'd like to learn more about writing for a magazine. Also, my job will pay for this because it's job-related. whoo-hoo. I'm really excited to learn more, further my career, and do it for free. :)
Life:I've also decided to start a few other side projects that I think will be fun, but I don't want to talk about them quite yet until I really get started on them...I'll explain later.
Oh, also I've decided to live at home a little longer than I planned/wanted to. I'm not extremely happy about the decision but I'm learning to be ok with it. Basically I decided that I can't afford an apartment on my own and I shouldn't move out thinking that Ryan is going to get a job and move in with me. In this economy it's going to take several months for Ryan to find something so I'd rather save my money by living at home and then maybe buying a townhouse instead of renting an apartment. My parents actually offered to help me with a down payment on a townhouse so I'm going to take them up on their offer. I realize that I'm incredibly lucky to have parents that are generous enough to do something like that...I couldn't even believe they were serious when they told me that the other day. I'm excited about getting a townhouse someday with the help of my parents. I'm not excited about living at home with my brother and my parents for longer, but the reward is definitely worth it. So I'm just going to suck it up, save my money and get through it. It's not the end of the world, it's just a detour on the road to something fabulous.
I'm really happy with my life, and I'm glad I'm happy.