I was taking on a new job at my workplace, taking over an entire office. I was told back in March that I would probably enjoy a luxurious phase-in process over the course of several months and hopefully by the end of the year I would feel comfortable enough to take over the job entirely. Of course nothing goes as expected, so instead of a comfortable 6 months of training, I enjoyed 6 weeks of training before the person I replaced decided to leave early. . . Thanks!
I've been the Director of Finance and Administration (what a long title for a girl like me!) for about three weeks now, and it's going alright so far. No big complaints. Pretty much, I'm a problem shooter, so I just sit around and wait for the next big thing that someone doesn't know how to handle. Then I handle it. Sometimes it's kind of boring (like right now I'm technically on the clock but have no pressing matters to attend to), but sometimes it's crazy hectic. I spent most of my first day on the job in tears, but the tears have subsided for the time being.
I think it might be going too far to say that i LIKE my job, but I'm tolerating it. I'm sure that there's a reason that I'm here, and though I don't believe that God wants us to be miserable in what He's called us to, I also don't believe that my temporary happiness is His main concern.
I wrote a short story like a month or two ago. I posted it on Facebook, but I guess I'll post it here too. Look for it soon. I wrote a song too. It's not here or on Facebook. But I kinda like it so I'm hesitant to share it with you, the general public. I definitely feel naked when sharing things I've created with people.
Also, I've decided that it would be a good idea for me to list the five joys of my day for awhile so a) my parents will know how I'm doing and b) I can be consciously grateful for the joys in my life. I'm not naive enough to think that this will last for more than a week (at the most!), but it's a good exercise in thankfulness. Here are my joys for yesterday:
1. Mexican food with my family - Mikaiah was awesome by pretty much diving in the salsa face first and completely covering herself with her food. It was great!
2. Hanging out with my sister in law - I don't like the in law part, because she's really just a sister to me. I love Christine and I love spending time with her. We had a good chance to be real with each other and talk about pretty much everything, from deep, in depth philosophical topics to more light-hearted girlie things.
3. Driving home alone - Some people would cringe at driving three hours by themselves. I loved it. This time, I pretended that someone was in the front seat with me and we talked for quite awhile until I got tired of listening to them go on and on about themselves, so I cranked up the music in my car and sang at the top of my lungs until my throat was sore.
4. Seeing my parents on my dad's birthday week - I missed his actual birthday, because it was on Wednesday, but I enjoyed seeing him this weekend and getting to surprise him. I got to eat lunch with him too on Sunday, which was fun.
5. Getting back home - No matter how much fun I have elsewhere, it's always a great feeling to get back home. You feel like you can breathe better and relax just a little bit more. Yes, OKC is now becoming home to me. But it will still be awhile before you see me proudly donning Sooner-wear!
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