Just a note on what's going on...

Finished my 3rd week at Nelnet. This was Baptism by fire week. I'm pretty thankful I'll only be at work on Monday next week. Then I fly to Florida to drive back with Chris and his cat, Happy, as he moves from the Ft. Lauderdale area to Omaha. That's a big change! :-)

Trisha is pregnant and due in February. A new niece or nephew! Wowsers!

I'm at the farm "convalescing" and doing homework. Only two more classes to go and my master's degree will be done...and just a couple days later I start my last "real" class for my English degree.

Mom and I are watching a movie while we work on "projects". She's making teddy bears and I'm putzing around on the internet. My plan is to do some apartment hunting and some homework.

This is nice. :-)

2 Weeks Down

I can't believe I've been working (for real working - not temporary working) for 2 weeks now! Seems like less and more all at the same time. Still rather unreal. Still think I should be seeing Comtech people in the hallway. Still think it's cool I am in my own office (though someday I might be sharing it). Big windows with a view of downtown. :)

The drive is taking a toll, though. I am tired a lot. That makes it really hard to function by the time I get home. If I do too much reading at work I start to fall asleep - also bad. I hope I can find a place that will shorten the drive even if only a tiny bit. I need to get into a better schedule, though. I have my fingers crossed that as my master's degree wraps up it will get easier and easier to have a life and get sleep.

This week won't quite be a full week at work. I'm working a half day (in the a.m.) on Monday and on Friday (in the p.m.). Chris is coming this week to find an apartment for himself. So, there are trips to/from the airport in my future. Should be a nice long drive from Lincoln tomorrow. :-p

Next week will only be one day since I am flying to Florida to drive back with Chris and his cat. It will be nice to have a break and go on a roadtrip, but I am taking it all unpaid, so that will be a small check.

After that it is all business as usual...actually, the bulk of my duties will kick in at the beginning of July. Thank goodness we get the 5th off for the Independence Day holiday. I think I will lose my mind (quickly, too, as there's not much left) after that as there are no breaks until September and about then I start my next class (and last "regular" class) at Midland. Twice a week I will drive from Lincoln to Fremont. That will last until December. But my master's will be done!

Day 3 is over.

So, today was my 3rd day at the new job. I am exhausted. Mostly that is because I am not getting enough sleep. It also may have something to do with sitting in the car for an hour at a time to drive first to and then from downtown Lincoln. Hopefully this weekend I can recover and be in better shape for next week when the real training starts.

It is strange to say "I'm going to work" and then to get there and realize I'm not at Comtech and none of my friends from Comtech are there...especially since I use my Comtech jacket to keep from freezing to death in my office (yes, an office!) like I used to in my cube back in the day. It's somewhat surreal. And, I noticed today that I have not really been nervous there. Sometimes seems like an out of body experience. I guess it has just been too long since I had a real job.

Meanwhile, I am still trying to do the apartment hunt thing (with little to no success) and still have school going on. In fact, that's what I'm supposed to be doing right now...homework. Yuck!