A Year Later!
This year feels like it's going by so fast, which is kind of freaky but I guess good in the long run because it reflects how busy I've been.
After working on a project-to-project basis doing archaeology, it seemed like a good idea to find a more stable & consistent job as the economy worsened, so for the past 7+ months I've been a case manager for the local Department of Social Services. It's an intense job that definitely takes a certain type of person to focus on the positive of actively assisting people on a daily basis instead of succumbing to the negative energy of listening to the depressing stories of dozens of people a week. In general, it's not something I want to do long term at all, but for now, the pay is alright & I guess working for the state is good for the resume.
Still living at home which can be good and bad. Even though I do what I want and go where I want, it's still not the same as that feeling of independence you have with your own place. However, it is nice being able to see my brother grow up, he'll be in 11th grade next year and is a good kid. He's worked at the same part-time job for a year now, although sometimes it seems like he settles for mediocrity academically when I know he's smarter. I'm also saving a little bit of money living at home, which will come in handy with my impending car purchase. It really is about time since I've been battling my jeep for so long, but I'm not fond of spending so much money on something, I keep thinking of all the other awesome things I could be doing with my savings instead. Also, I'm kind of intimidated by the whole car purchase experience since I've never done that with a dealer and while I'm pretty knowledgeable on a lot of topics, cars is not one of them so I don't want to get screwed. I am excited about finally having reliable transportation because the very real possibility of breaking down (plus crappy gas mileage) has kept me from traveling as much as I'd like.
Friendship is awesome. I'm really happy that I was able to reconnect with my home friends after returning from college. I've also been better lately at opening up to people, attempting to be more social & balancing my time among friends, but still can't help but feel slightly overwhelmed and awkward at huge social gatherings. Also, I wish I kept in better touch with more St. Mary's people, but it's sometimes hard with everyone doing their own thing and being scattered about.
Speaking of which, I've been dating a great guy, for about 4 months, who is also a St. Mary's alum. It seems like this happens a lot with alumni...what better way to connect with someone than over a shared college experience at such a beautiful place. It's made me believe a little more in things happening for a reason, since we did meet once when I was in college but didn't really talk since we were dating different people. Back then, I don't think anything could have happened, but meeting again, we're just on a similar level in a lot of ways. Our relationship is going well and many of the friends have said they like him and he's a nice guy, which is always good and I know they'll give it to me straight. Who knows what the future holds, but for now I'm really happy. : )
After working on a project-to-project basis doing archaeology, it seemed like a good idea to find a more stable & consistent job as the economy worsened, so for the past 7+ months I've been a case manager for the local Department of Social Services. It's an intense job that definitely takes a certain type of person to focus on the positive of actively assisting people on a daily basis instead of succumbing to the negative energy of listening to the depressing stories of dozens of people a week. In general, it's not something I want to do long term at all, but for now, the pay is alright & I guess working for the state is good for the resume.
Still living at home which can be good and bad. Even though I do what I want and go where I want, it's still not the same as that feeling of independence you have with your own place. However, it is nice being able to see my brother grow up, he'll be in 11th grade next year and is a good kid. He's worked at the same part-time job for a year now, although sometimes it seems like he settles for mediocrity academically when I know he's smarter. I'm also saving a little bit of money living at home, which will come in handy with my impending car purchase. It really is about time since I've been battling my jeep for so long, but I'm not fond of spending so much money on something, I keep thinking of all the other awesome things I could be doing with my savings instead. Also, I'm kind of intimidated by the whole car purchase experience since I've never done that with a dealer and while I'm pretty knowledgeable on a lot of topics, cars is not one of them so I don't want to get screwed. I am excited about finally having reliable transportation because the very real possibility of breaking down (plus crappy gas mileage) has kept me from traveling as much as I'd like.
Friendship is awesome. I'm really happy that I was able to reconnect with my home friends after returning from college. I've also been better lately at opening up to people, attempting to be more social & balancing my time among friends, but still can't help but feel slightly overwhelmed and awkward at huge social gatherings. Also, I wish I kept in better touch with more St. Mary's people, but it's sometimes hard with everyone doing their own thing and being scattered about.
Speaking of which, I've been dating a great guy, for about 4 months, who is also a St. Mary's alum. It seems like this happens a lot with alumni...what better way to connect with someone than over a shared college experience at such a beautiful place. It's made me believe a little more in things happening for a reason, since we did meet once when I was in college but didn't really talk since we were dating different people. Back then, I don't think anything could have happened, but meeting again, we're just on a similar level in a lot of ways. Our relationship is going well and many of the friends have said they like him and he's a nice guy, which is always good and I know they'll give it to me straight. Who knows what the future holds, but for now I'm really happy. : )