Boy has it been a long time since I posted...
I am officially graduating in May. I would have been done in the fall but scheduling issues and then crazy insanity at work (oh hello 60 hour work weeks because every one of my coworkers dropped like flies the moment the holiday rush started to hit) meant dropping one of my classes.
So. I just filed all my paperwork for my diploma. I'll be handing in my notice at work in a few days. The bakery has been pretty much unbearable for the last few months. I'll be relieved to find a new job somewhere where the expectations are at least somewhat based on the reality of what one full timer, one part timer, and one person who's been there less than a week (and has been tasked with spending all her working hours doing test batches of new items) can actually produce while handling nearly all of the pastries for a bakery that operates 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. So I'm giving myself a month off before graduation to finish this class, find a new job in a new city, a new apartment, and get ready to move.
A friend of mine from college is opening a bakery in June and offered me a job. It could be a great opportunity and I know we work well together and could transition our relationship to boss/employee just fine. I'm worried that it's just outside Dallas though. If I'm going to stay in Texas I'd much prefer to be close to my sister. And personally, I'd rather be in a city. I'm a city person. So I'm looking in Austin and San Antonio. But this job offer is kind of throwing me for a loop. I need to talk to my friend about it more.
Basically my entire life is up in the air right now which is exciting but also frightening and I really don't want to mess it up or undersell myself. I don't want to miss out on doing something great or getting something great for myself because I'm afraid of messing it up or not being good enough. I've been down that road before and boy does it suck.
Anyway, that is the news here.
So. I just filed all my paperwork for my diploma. I'll be handing in my notice at work in a few days. The bakery has been pretty much unbearable for the last few months. I'll be relieved to find a new job somewhere where the expectations are at least somewhat based on the reality of what one full timer, one part timer, and one person who's been there less than a week (and has been tasked with spending all her working hours doing test batches of new items) can actually produce while handling nearly all of the pastries for a bakery that operates 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. So I'm giving myself a month off before graduation to finish this class, find a new job in a new city, a new apartment, and get ready to move.
A friend of mine from college is opening a bakery in June and offered me a job. It could be a great opportunity and I know we work well together and could transition our relationship to boss/employee just fine. I'm worried that it's just outside Dallas though. If I'm going to stay in Texas I'd much prefer to be close to my sister. And personally, I'd rather be in a city. I'm a city person. So I'm looking in Austin and San Antonio. But this job offer is kind of throwing me for a loop. I need to talk to my friend about it more.
Basically my entire life is up in the air right now which is exciting but also frightening and I really don't want to mess it up or undersell myself. I don't want to miss out on doing something great or getting something great for myself because I'm afraid of messing it up or not being good enough. I've been down that road before and boy does it suck.
Anyway, that is the news here.