i've come to the end of my 1st official week back at work, and it surprisingly wasn't that bad. there were struggles, but there were blessings too. all in all, it was a good first week.
some blessings/struggles from the week:
*Struggle/Blessing* attempted to find a starbucks near my project site monday morning, and drove around for half an hour going in all directions before i finally found one! it's crazy how many starbucks you can find in seattle in a one block radius, but on the eastside there's nothing within a half a mile radius!! (later i learned that there's a starbucks inside my building, but i needed to wait until i got my security badge to be able to use that one)
*Blessing* found out how surprisingly easy it is to remember how to be a "consultant" again. it's weird how everything kinda comes rushing back and makes the past 6 months seem not so long anymore.
*Struggle* learned my biggest struggle with working again is trying to go to sleep earlier. i have to wake up at 6:30a, but i still keep going to bed after midnight!! i didn't get much sleep this week, and my body is going to start rebelling soon if i don't figure out how to got to bed earlier. long gone are the days that i got a consistent 8 hrs!
*Blessing* great co-workers! i really like my co-workers and i've enjoyed getting to know them this week. i even had "bonding" time with one of them as we struggled in the office together to get all the necessary software installed.
*Struggle* i'm learning that the insurance industry is a very slow-paced environment. it's going to be tough to stay motivated and productive when everyone does things so slowly. i also find myself checking the time every half an hour, but this will probably get better as i get more things to do.
*Blessing* i'm also learning that the insurance industry is also good b/c everyone works very consistent hours. this project has mandatory 40 hr weeks (yippee) and by 5:30p everyone's gone! it's so weird! i can totally get used to this!
*Struggle* there's one little thing that is going to continue to irk me about working at this insurance company. they're totally obsessed with security! they have all the web-based email sites blocked and no instant messengers too! i feel so cut-off from the world...i can't check email...can't chat with friends...how am i supposed to keep up on things??? i'm actually supposed to work every single minute i'm there?!?!
*Struggle/Blessing* it's great getting to leave by 5p, but the traffic absolutely SUCKS!!! it took me almost an hour on thursday to get to beacon hill and i was in a terrible mood by then...luckily i was able to pray a little and calm down by watching some of the amazing race before bible study!
3 comments:
an hour from redmond to beacon hill? that ain't traffic, come down to LA I'll show you traffic. Like in an hour 15 min to go 7 miles. that's traffic!
Amazing Race was so intense!! Ahh can't wait to the season finale. Glad your first week of work had more blessings than struggles!
~Victoria
one week down, many to go. glad to hear you're back in the swing of things. i have discovered that aurora between 45th and downtown is the secret traffic-free zone in seattle- even at 8am and 5pm, it's pretty much clear. lucky me. i like my 4 mile commute. :)
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