Employed!

It's been a couple weeks since I last posted.  Since my birthday last month, I originally planned to document "Project 24" on this blog but sort of...fell behind.  I do have updates though, and I hope to start making major changes in September.  Summer is ending, and I am going on vacation this month, so I figure this will be my last "fun" month.

Well on to the news....

I am officially employed.  Woot!  I started temping back in April at a small market research/publishing firm, and throughout the first few weeks of working there, my boss hinted that she wanted to bring me on full-time, but was hesitant because of the way the economy had affected business.  On Wednesday, July 28th, she made me an offer.  I accepted the next day.  My official start date was August 1, 2010.

I had a good experience temping here and the internal transition from temp to full-time employee has been really easy, considering that I was treated as part of the team from day 1 and had already established myself as the "problem solver" and main contact person for the company.  The mental transition from unemployed temp to full-time employee, member of society was a huge one that I am still adjusting to.  Unemployment really takes a toll on you.  I spent the last 15 months awkwardly trying to avoid social events and discussions about work.  Re-assessing careers goals, freaking out about not having any money, waffling between feeling angry and feeling depressed and taking it out on those around me, etc.

I still feel like my peers and I were royally screwed.  I am still pissed about how that economy thing went down.  I deeply resent people who think its cute to NOT use birth control, have a baby or two, and then sit around and suck up welfare money...and then gloat about it.  Retardation should not be rewarded...yes I am still an angry little bean, but at least I feel like I have finally been given a chance.  I don't like getting up early and getting dressed up, but will admit this: I do like to work.  I like to get stuff done.  I like having a schedule and a routine, and I really like making money.  So yea, I plan on making this work for a bit.  Even if I have trouble focusing sometimes.  Even if I still struggle with procrastination just like I did through 17 years of schooling.  I keep reminding myself that this is a means to an end.  And if I happen to build a career in this area, then wonderful.  If not, then I can use this experience as a stepping stone to get to where I want to go.  And I can finally save up some money, so that I can do what I want.