Little Victories

The battlestation I cobbled together works perfectly for my needs. Cheap-o mirror + desk lamp = lighted mirror, plus decoupaged Birchboxes to hold all my makeup. Repurposing is awesome.

 

I love their Cures. I find them so helpful for motivation.

 

So I sent in my lesson plans to my colleague for the class I'm teaching for her for two days next week. She has over 15 years of experience, and she said my lessons looked great! I'm so happy, as she is less laid back about those kinds of things than my mentor was, so a compliment from her on my lesson plans is high praise indeed.

 

I just mapped a network drive! All on my own! In XP! (with the help of a google search on the topic) Thanks for giving me a place to share this victory. It's stupid and little, but it makes my life so much easier.

 

I <3 statistics.
Increased the sample size, significant. Whoo hoo!

 

"And I can't deny the fact that they like me, right now, they like me!" (paraphrasing Sally Field)

I'm getting good feedback at the moment on my work at my new gig.
Actually, a couple saying things like "we're moving forward faster than I've seen in a long time" and "we're light-years ahead where we were"
And so far, the CFO is liking where I'm going.

Paranoia - isn't it a lovely thing to have at a new job?? (you'd think I be used it by now...or that I'd be confident/experienced enough to be unconcerned)
But it's very nice to get actual positive feedback.

I can't tell you how many times I've worked in a black box or dealing with people's pettiness and whims.

Then again, we'll see where we're at in one month or six or 12...
What have you done for me lately??

Man, I'm worn down...I'm ready for my energy to come back.
Springtime, take me away.

 

Well, one thing I've learned, if your instincts are telling you this.
Start putting your name out there, see what options you may have.
Because, you don't have to take one...but its better to be employed to get another job, than not.
(yes, companies/mgmt are selfish pricks who want "proven" people and will steal others' to get it)

And even if they act first, you'll already be rolling by the time they do.
OR if they don't act...you can use your knowledge of the market to leverage your position and confidence.

Personally, I always keep my name out there. (and I periodically tweak my resume)
I do it under the premise that I take other off-hours side-jobs. (purposefully, noting that to them while emphasizing that they are priority)
And this IS true...but a bonus is knowing who wants you and what's available, where's the trend in your area.

You can always ignore/delete any email/call that comes your way. You don't have to do it actively, it can be a passive/periodic thing.
Why should you not play the field??
They do.

 

A student I've struggled to connect with all year is coming around. I don't care if a student likes me; I don't expect that. But I do like to have or know some common ground we can share, and that seems to make a difference. Turns out this kiddo loves DBZ. He couldn't believe I knew what it was.

 

I said, "YOU FOOL! This isn't even my final form!" and the kid just about died.