i don't know why (or if it should) but i'm surprised to discover that i'm really enjoying my job. i've sat in this cubicle for 7.5 years, and over that course of time i went from being a young new designer, to a capable and knowledgable team member who held down the fort while her boss's husband was dying, to the reliable and consistant employee, to a disgruntled and frustrated minion, to a thriving and challenging designer/copywriter. i'm really grateful, and am amazed that i could experience so many different roles while remaining in this cube.
the approach of my former boss to my current boss couldn't be more different. emma really wants to develop my ability and give me more opportunities to contribute. i'm really happy about this. i'm now in the lead for the newsletter and after a rocky start (i'm not used to managing other people), it's come together really well! i'm pleased!
last night i sat around in the living room watching the tv feeling kind of restless. i couldn't figure out what to do with myself, and finally discovered it was because i was looking forward to returning to work this morning and continuing what i was doing when i'd left. i've gone from "ugh, it's only 3 pm, i still have an hour and a half to kill" to "oh no! it's 3 pm! i only have an hour and a half left to get this done!" i feel like an old married person discovering re-infatuation with their spouse. it's kind of funny how i have a relationship with my job not simply the company or people i work with, it's as though the job is an entity unto itself.
i feel dynamics changing. which i suppose is normal with each change in circumstances. i'm going to have less time to email people. which is crappy because email is my best form of communication. i like connecting and staying connected thru that medium. i'll try to focus on quality instead of quantity. i'll get satisfaction from that.
when b and i were dating i liked cutting his hair. now that we're married the novelity has worn off, and he has to plead with me for a trim. i think i hate it because i get covered in his hair and i'm left itchy for not only the remainder of the day, but also the next time i wear those clothes. does this happen to other people? i don't know how stylists and barbers manage. maybe i need some kind of hair dressing smock.
i love the work smock. it's one of my favourites.
i wanna write her name in the sky.
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The way you're feeling about your job is wonderful!
I also despise cutting Jason's hair. More than anyone else's. It's not because of the hair though, it's because he is my pickiest "customer" and I hate cutting hair at the best of times.
You CAN get hairdressing smocks. I should dig around and see if I still have mine. I kind of think it got a big rip in it and I threw it out. I was always very happy to part with hairdressing supplies I didn't really use.
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