I haven’t blogged in awhile. It’s hard, blogging. I find. It’s hard to have thoughts that you actually want to share with other people. It’s easy to keep your thoughts to yourself. That is one thing that makes it hard for me to sit down and just blog already.
Another thing is that I started a new job recently. My old job, you recall, involved me sending out that birthday email once a month– you remember. With the cake graphic? And my choice of colors? My new job involves large stacks of black and white documents, signed by a notary, utilizing really big words like “deposition” and “interrogatory.” I make extra copies so I don’t lose things. I have 7 different stamps and I know what each one is for– “THIS DOCUMENT SERVED ON __________” is an easy one. “Faxed.” Now that is a stamp I stamp on something that I’ve faxed. Ok, so maybe the stamps aren’t really the hard part of my job. The hard part is, of course, reading people’s minds– the hardest part of any job probably. Figuring out what someone you hardly know or have anything in common with (your boss) expects from you. I’m getting there, little by little.
I am amazing at going and getting coffee. I hardly spill a drop. I’ve been told that the previous secretary spilled all the time and burned her hand. This isn’t a problem I have, although filing motions, I tell ya, that isn’t something that comes quite easily yet.
I love this new job though. I should say (way to bury the lead, Amy) that I am a legal assistant now. That’s my new job.
In other news, I bought this kind of dusty rose nail polish (Revlon) that I am loving right now. Maybe I’m sick of the blues? Never. But the dustiness is what really gets me. I have been sewing etc. I made myself a purse and a blue scarf. The scarf is really long and wraps around my neck approximately one million times. That’s what I love about it. The bag and I have a love-hate relationship. I made it for beauty, not utility, and it’s not holding up to the wear and tear of life very well. Disapointing, but what can you do?
I have this amazing butter cookie with chocolate recipe. It’s amazing because (a) it requires little time and few ingredients and (b) everyone gobbles them up when I make them so I feel like I have bakes something amazing. I think that cookies might be my favorite thing.
And– wonder of wonders!– Trader Joe’s was selling Jonathan apples by the peck today! Jonathan apples are my absolute favorite. They are dark red and round and small and they taste slightly tart like a granny smith but sweet like an apple– no pucker factor. They are good for both eating and baking. Typically, Wayne and I buy them from actual orchards and never really see them at the store. NOT ANYMORE. TJ’s is exactly 8 minutes from our house. I love you, apples.
I am toooootally going to have an apple in my lunch tomorrow.
Yay! Welcome back! It’s great to read your voice!