Its OFFICIAL! I am DONE with school!!

atleast for now :)


Last class ended a little while ago..

last projects, presentation and speech completed.

wow.

Portfolio returned-- aced it.

now just awaiting my diploma :)

(e:paul) is done too WOO HOO!
congrats! yay!

now on to bigger and better things...


so, mark this day, Thursday August 24, 2006.

First day on the brand spankin new job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very interesting..

There is so much to learn!

I went around and introduced myself to so many people today-- people from different departments that will be part of helping me to fulfill my job duties. Its complex..

Runnin' with the big dogs now..

There is a different dynamic being part of a leadership team. Being involved in long term strategies along with current business is fascinating. Chatting with the CEO was intriguing for reasons I am not quite sure yet.

and a few other encounters that just plain tickled me-- but this is going back a few years... good stuff.

I have received a lot of positive responses from people throughout the organization. It was nice to hear from some people..
I am sure to encounter some negative responses.. it is to be expected with change. People respond positive, negative or neutral. It is normal and usually has little to do with the actual change but how the person perceives change. I am part of that change and people will most likely respond according to how they perceive themselves amongst that change.

I aim to touch base with as many people as I can over the next week or so-- especially those that I sense will be weirded out. I can understand where some of them may be coming from.

But I am here to serve those that are doing their best in their jobs to make a positive differnce in the kiddos lives. I expect to learn a lot about my job from those that are already in the positions that I will be supervising.

I didn't feel freaked out at any point today-- It felt pretty natural-- but give me a moment to think to hard about it and I will feel all sorts of inadequecies-- then will have to quickly talk my self out of those thoughts. I am confident.. i know I will make mistakes.. but there are important lessons and opportunities that come out of that. Besides, the culture is supportive-- I can ask anyone anything-- I am not doing this alone-- and that in itself makes all the uncertainties bearable.

And I can always turn to (e:peeps) with all of your experience-- in life, work, relationships, education-- this is a resourceful group!!!!

so if I freak out.. please be gentle.

Tomorrow is my last class and I am DONE--incase I forgot or anyone else did, hahaha.

btw--
I was asked to write a letter of reccomendation for a professor. Has anyone ever done that??

good night..
Carey

omg I have to write a final paper for school, then I am done. I am DONE this Thursday. HEHEHEHE!! woooooooo!

Now, I didn't exactly procrastinate on this paper. I figured I would work on it Mon, Tues and Wed as I have a scheduled two week break from work, which just started yesterday. The kids are off from school and since I work in a classroom, so am I. Its nice to know when my vacations are, even if the summer ones aren't paid for. So no work would give me ample time to get the paper done. I had this planned alll summer-- no other time to do this paper as every week there was somehting else due. blah blah blah

I could have worked on it this weekend.. but I had other things going on..

But alas, I go into work tomorrow.


But how could that be?

well.. the resume (e:theecarey,231) I was putting together was for an internal position.

I had the interview...

I awaited the word..

and I heard from HR today: I GOT THE JOB!!

Major step up. Major change all together..big promo here. good stuff.

It is a leadership position.. It compliments my degree.
It is all scary and exciting at the same time.
My mindset is already there.. it has been for a long time.. but now having the official title. very cool.. I think I will feel like I am in my element.

I am told it has a long learning curve as it is such a dynamic complicated position.. I am ready to jump in a start learning!

oy, now I have to go shopping for truly professional attire. Although my days of wrestling kids aren't entirely over, I will be in the public much more than what I was.

advice? pointers? food for thought for the recently promoted recently graduated?

wow.

so, for old times sake, I am writing a paper in its entirety tomorrow night after work. The next day is another work day (ofcourse) and then class.. so I also have to look fabulous and be ready to give a presentation and a speech. busy busy-- I look forward to the weekend already :)

Then after class, a short celebration at Dave and Busters. I originally had off on Friday, so I could go wild Thursday night.. but now I have to behave myself a bit and make sure I get in early.

No complaints.. Its nice to start a new degree related position two days before I officially graduate.

So yeh, it has been a interesting and good week, (e:theecarey,236) of which I have a lot of gratitude for and people to thank..

more to come..

Good night peeps :)

sipping lavender infused african red bush tea, working on a bag of gummie bears and listening to my collection of the dandy worhals - it just fits my mood,particularly the sound of:you come in burned. Im thinking a little her space holiday is next. the makers of gummie bears now make gummie fetuses. ok so they r marketed as gummie babies,but just go look in the bulk section and u will find a bin of brightly colored gummie fetuses. off to read for a bit before bed. night peepr.

Alright- what is this about?..
I sit down to watch tv (a rare thing) without the laptop (even more rare) and with remote next to me on the couch, I grasp it like a Mouse and rotate it a couple of times before I fully realized what I just did.

now on to more mental sloughing..

• The weekend is over. How did two days go by so damn quickly?

• I went 24 hours without computer/internet access, it was weird. Withdrawal sets in quick.

• I am amused with the As-Is salvation army store. I wasnt there long enough to pick through everything, but it was fun for the twenty minutes I was there. I picked up a super comfy Barcalounger for $5 --score.

• Saturday's rain made for excellent puddle stomping opportunities. I always reccommend playing in the rain.

• It was so dark today that it sucked the energy right out of me. I worked on a little bit of school work before I moved onto other 'unactivities' (tv, read the sunday paper, play with kitties, etc).

• Eventually had to muster the energy to go to my stepdads house and clean- for pay, which is always a good thing. He keeps it picked up, but he has giant furblobs (Himilayan Cats- super long fluffy fur), and combined with the dust, my nose was itching the entire time. I am borderline allergic to cats and dogs (and dust). At worst my face itches and I cough for awhile as the dander/fur/dust enter my lungs. Its worse when the creatures are super furry or are indoor/outdoor. My furblobs are short hair and indoor only. Plus I groom them regularly much to their unamusement.

So the cleaning is done. I did some redecorating as I cleaned. I left a note stating that if he can't find something, to give me a call. It all took longer than I wanted, only because I intended to work on my own apartment. ah well-- there is tomorrow.

• I really dig the Bacardi Mojito commercial: "Tonight, do the Mojito" and there are people dancing and a bartender crushing mint leaves. Havent seen it in awhile and just caught it as I make this post. Not sure what it is; well, other than that I like Mojitos. Maybe its the cool beat or the male hip action..mmmm, what was I saying? I'm very visual- so this commercial just does something for me.

• Dont hate me, but I hate football. It seriously bores the hell out of me. I wont ever pretend I like it. This is the season that many of my friends abandon me for the games. I just can't join in; I just can't get into it. Sports are fun, watching them is fine.. although I would much rather be playing them. Some sports that I don't particularly care for are still fun to go to see live games, but there is nothing about american football that I like. It moves too slow, not enough blood or fractures.

Hockey, yes. Rugby, hell yes.
american football, hell no.
I'd watch bowling on tv first--EXTREMEbowling- full contact-- not your grandparents game. Think i'll pass that by the network..

Now that we have that understood.

• I bought a SWAP sheet for the car section. Last time I purchased one I was under the impression that it was primarily for private sellers.. not 99% of the car section ads coming from commercial auto dealers?? I am miffed at this development. Maybe I will be able to find something in the sunday paper.

• I have to write one more paper, two more presentations and a speech, and I am done with school. < One week. woo!

• One chapter ends, and another begins.. I just await the word..

THats about it. Good night, peeps..