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my first week at my new job is over.  i started on wednesday, so i don’t know if you really count that as a “week,” but oh well.  i get up way earlier than i used to, but the drive isn’t as bad as i was anticipating.  despite that, i’m hoping to relocate closer to the office in the near future.  everyone there is nice, but i feel a little out of my element.  i’m used to knowing everyone and being able to take part of conversations and such.  to those that know me well and are familiar with my outgoing nature, it may come as a surprise that i tend to be rather shy and reserved in new situations such as what i faced this week.  i kept to my own pretty much and just worked on the things i was assigned.  i think the decision to go with this company was the right one, though.  i’m already learning a lot and it seems that i’ll have the chance to work on some pretty fun tasks.  i know that in time, the other stuff will fall into place.  i’m want to find some things to spruce up my office this weekend.  i’m in a room with three white walls and a bright light, so i plan on making the space a bit more personal in the next day or two.

jeromy and the boys (sarge, neo, hambone) are out fishing.  i wish there was an extra kiyak for me to go, but that’s fine.  i’m actually doing some productive things at home – there are lots of files i’ve been needing to back up and burn off, so i’m sitting in my pj’s doing that.

jeromy and i saw little joshua last night.  everyone is at home now and doing good.  man – he sure is cute.  it’s been so long since i’ve been around a baby for any length of time.  it’s a pretty cool thing.   i can’t even imagine the range of emotions a new parent feels for their little one.  so crazy.  i’m just a pseudo-aunt to the little guy and i’m just amazed by him.

i need to organize my life.  somehow, i’ve just become a mess.  everything is disorderly and i’ve fallen from a routine.  my closets need to be gone through and i need to do some serious cleaning out.  time management also needs to be improved.  for the last month, i feel like i’ve just been hurling myself from place to place and it’s time to ground myself a bit more.  now that i have a job that is a little more demanding and requires more drive time, i am provoked to re-examine my resources and how they are used.  i plan to take my winter clothes to my storage so that my closets have more room.  i also need to get a shelf for my dining room so that i can more effectively manage my photography business files.  i’m concerned that i won’t be able to devote much time to red brick now that i have this new job… but we’ll see on that.  i may just reduce the amount of events i cover and/or devote my time to smaller photography projects.  it’s something i still want to see work, but i just need to make sure that i’m not running around with my head cut off.  i refused to be stressed out all the time.

my parents are still on their road trip… they left a week ago and went to yellowstone and to utah and such.  mom got food poisoning this week, so that drastically reduced their momentum.  i don’t know when they’ll be back, but i need to go over and hang with my grandmother some and check on things.

nothing else to report.  gotta go get ready for another action-packed day… whee!