Adventures in Administrative Work
I'm not very good at this updating thing am I? So I started a new job and it's pretty nuts. The company I work for helps to rehabilitate and integrate people who are mentally handicapped and sometimes ill, back into the community. They help them find jobs, and help them handle their money. They provide an invaluable service to alot of these people who would otherwise be written off. I believe in the work they're doing. It's a good cause and it's a nonprofit agency so no one is pulling their arms to be there. The pay isn't that great.

I guess the only frustrating part of my job is that I've been there a week, and no one has clearly outlined what my tasks as Program Assistant are. I'm going through the motions. I'm taking the notes, and typing things on my keyboard but I don't have a clear sense of what it is I'm doing. Everyone is assuring me it gets easier, but no one is saying what "it" is. Maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe the only important thing is that I'm there. The rest will fall into place. I just want to be helpful.

I spent the better part of five months being unemployed and it sucked. I don't really care what my job is, I'm just so happy to have one. When I start to be a Negative Nancy, I just repeat to myself over and over again that I'm lucky, and I could go back to watching SpongeBob and Food Network all day in my underwear again. It was fun for about three days, and then I realized it wasn't going to end, and all the joy of endless cartoon watching was taken from me. Also, SpongeBob began to repeat episodes and that just wasn't cool.
Jumping from one track to another, Flapjack is the new SpongeBob as far as I'm concerned. I am an old lady, and Cartoon Network rocks my socks off. I don't think I'll ever stop watching.

I'm watching an episode right now, and I should be dreaming of filing, or purchasing orders or something. I guess I'll get to it then.
Goodnight.