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You know, for the most part I really enjoy temping. For the few times I've done it I've been ridiculously overqualified for what I was asked to do, which has meant that the people at the company where I've been sent to go are thrilled with me, think I'm absolutely marvelous (the upbeat persona also helps), and when the job or day is over, I walk away and don't think about it again. This time I was at a claims company and did a bunch of folding and stuffing for mailings, date stamping, but also filing using a rather ingenious system of numbers that incorporated an operator number, the calendar year, the Julian calendar list of days, and actual numbers on the document pages. So I did a lot of mindless stuff, which was just fine by me, got to fix files, which always makes me happy, and made a very positive impression of folks there, which should also mean that a glowing review will go back to the temp/placement company who sent me there.
Because I worked Friday and we had errands,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
evannichols and I didn't really settle into dinner and our usual evening rituals until late. Well, late for us is 7:30-8:00 since on most Fridays he picks me up from my place at 4:30 or so. Saturday was his niece's birthday party, so we helped out with pre-party preparations and cake retrieval, had some lunch, made an appearance at the party, and then took off to run some of our own errands to get away from the noise and general chaos of having something like 19 3 and 4 year olds running around above our heads. Included in the errands was a stop in Dollar Tree, a place that, to be candid, I thought evannichols could well have never set foot in. Turns out that he has, and we had fun and went up and down every aisle, just to be sure we didn't miss anything. I got out spending $10, which wasn't bad at all. We watched a mockumentary called "Sex Sells: The Making of Touché" which was surprisingly entertaining. Another highlight was two long and much-appreciated phone calls with friends (massive hugs to emansil_12 and cim_halfling).
This week is shaping up to be particularly productive and could quite potentially herald a sea change in my life here in Portland. I have a final conversation this morning with a person who could be my supervisor at the company with whom I've been interviewing. They seem keen to bring me on board and I'm keen to put my skill set to work for them— and to stay a while. They are particularly supportive of their employees in the professional development realm, and I would love to be in a position where I can really sink my teeth into the job and plan to stay for several years, moving into another position if that fits. And if I want to! What struck me yesterday afternoon as I was lying inevannichols' arms and chatting about things was the fact that nearly everything in my life right now is win/win. I'm so grateful for him, for my friendships, for these work and self-employment possibilities… I did cry a little bit, being so overwhelmed at how phenomenal things are. I feel that I've paid dearly for being where I am now, and don't ever want to go down that dark path again.
I'll definitely keep you all posted as I know more! :)
Because I worked Friday and we had errands,
evannichols and I didn't really settle into dinner and our usual evening rituals until late. Well, late for us is 7:30-8:00 since on most Fridays he picks me up from my place at 4:30 or so. Saturday was his niece's birthday party, so we helped out with pre-party preparations and cake retrieval, had some lunch, made an appearance at the party, and then took off to run some of our own errands to get away from the noise and general chaos of having something like 19 3 and 4 year olds running around above our heads. Included in the errands was a stop in Dollar Tree, a place that, to be candid, I thought evannichols could well have never set foot in. Turns out that he has, and we had fun and went up and down every aisle, just to be sure we didn't miss anything. I got out spending $10, which wasn't bad at all. We watched a mockumentary called "Sex Sells: The Making of Touché" which was surprisingly entertaining. Another highlight was two long and much-appreciated phone calls with friends (massive hugs to emansil_12 and cim_halfling). This week is shaping up to be particularly productive and could quite potentially herald a sea change in my life here in Portland. I have a final conversation this morning with a person who could be my supervisor at the company with whom I've been interviewing. They seem keen to bring me on board and I'm keen to put my skill set to work for them— and to stay a while. They are particularly supportive of their employees in the professional development realm, and I would love to be in a position where I can really sink my teeth into the job and plan to stay for several years, moving into another position if that fits. And if I want to! What struck me yesterday afternoon as I was lying in
evannichols' arms and chatting about things was the fact that nearly everything in my life right now is win/win. I'm so grateful for him, for my friendships, for these work and self-employment possibilities… I did cry a little bit, being so overwhelmed at how phenomenal things are. I feel that I've paid dearly for being where I am now, and don't ever want to go down that dark path again. I'll definitely keep you all posted as I know more! :)