It's official as of today, my first day rolled into the company and on the payroll (with my tiny raise) is next Monday, January 13th!

I do little things that make me happy as I'm getting into this. I bought myself a Scatter Joy! desk calendar that is gorgeous. Yesterday it said 'Joy' and today it's got long quotes/thoughts on Hope. I've brought ( Read more... )

Not too unexpectedly I ended up having my meeting before I could even post the entry before this one. Not surprisingly since I have to work on these around everything else for hours, and that one was start very close to eight when live letters hadn't quite taken off yet for a normal busy Thursday. But, meeting, right ( Read more... )

The world is doing a good job of working on distracting me since I got my news yesterday ( Read more... )

I keep meaning to get back and write a post and the world keeps hammering my to-do list ( Read more... )

Law Firm LuncheonI'd been curious watching yesterday arrive for about a month now, since they put the date out. Once a month we have an Employee Appreciation Taco Breakfast, but this was going to be my first Law Firm wide event, where I might see people from the other buildings we have around the city ( Read more... )

(acccccck. I thought I posted this and it's just been sitting ready behind my browser since last night.)

XXIII - Your dream job

I don't actually know? I have spent so much of this year desperate for a job, any job, that would take me and pay me, that the idea of a dream job is entirely foreign. I couldn't get people to hire me to shovel drivel ( Read more... )

I feel like I'm waking up. Holding on valiantly to my pillow, while barely peeking on this unfurling world ( Read more... )

I was so exhausted yesterday in the really good way, so have some updates while I sit on my bed and gather my head.

I. While I'm still nervous about my job, as being unemployed and feeling pretty worthless for more than half a year will do, I'm slowly losing the I AM NERVOUS ABOUT MY JOB parade in my head. This week was the end of full week two ( Read more... )

I can't even think straight, guys. I bought a suit yesterday, sulky and cranky the whole way. About the money. About the utter dismal state of trying and hoping this last year. And, worst of all, the impossible way my epic chest and medium waist never find fitting clothes together. But I had an interview this morning and it was the first time ( Read more... )

I feel like everything is flooding up toward my throat and down toward my hands in this epic, overwhelming tidal wave. Like one crack in the door, yesterday, and everything in me is rushing toward an onslaught even when only the fingers are pricking at the open space, trying to slide from the dark basement, to taste the light of day. To rush out ( Read more... )