Things I Learned This Week

So I survived my first week on the new job!  Hurray!

I learned quite a bit this week.  Perhaps the most important thing being that I need to have more faith in myself and my abilities, that I am better and more capable than I sometimes think I am.  The proof will be in the "pudding", of course, but so far training is going very well.

I like my coworkers, both the group I am training with and the older hires.  They are a bright, positive and fun group of people.  You can't ask for more than that in coworkers!

I am still figuring out how to balance the job, school, blogging and still having some semblance  of a life, but I am starting to get the hang of it.  Hopefully I will be able to snap some pictures and get some new posts in the works this week!

Back to Work!

Hello Lovelies!

Today was my first day on my new job!  This is the first full-time job I have had in a while,  I've worked two jobs from time to time, however, since being married I haven't had a full-time job.  So exciting!!  So far I like my coworkers and my boss seems to be a decent sort.  All good things.

It is an adjustment, without a doubt.  My goal is to keep up with the blog and my school work while working this job.  Am I crazy?  Probably.  I guess the only way to see if I can make it work is to try, right?  I foresee a lot of scheduling in my future.

Do any of you have advice for keeping all the *hypothetical* balls in the air?  I would love to hear from you if you do!

Five Things About Me

Life has been busy around here lately.  I've been catching up on appointments and the like before I start my new job next week.  Anywho, I've been trying to come up with a post idea and this was something I haven't done yet.  So here are five things you may not know about me:

1. I am an avid Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit fan.  I love the movies.  I occasionally have LOTR marathons and can't wait to watch them all in order starting with The Hobbit.  I am not ashamed of this little quirk!

2.  I didn't get my ears pierced until my late twenties.  It took me months to work up the courage to actually get it done and I still took my bestie with me for moral support.

3.  I love to paint, and I am not talking about landscapes.  I love painting rooms, I find it relaxing, almost meditative.  My family thinks I'm a little weird!

4.  I love to bake and I do not do it often enough.  I prefer to bake from scratch and the ensuing mess is a bit daunting to clean up when a dishwasher is lacking.  The results are usually well worth it though.

5.  I lived in England for years as a child and still get desperately homesick for the place.  I would love to return one day, maybe even to live.

So, there you are!  Five random facts about me that I'm pretty sure I haven't mentioned here before.

Rolls we had at Christmas.  I am extremely proud of this photo!