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"we were just crazy kids," they say without regret, and look to the future. the future always looks good in the golden land, because no one remembers the past...Following
I stole this shirt from my brother, wore it to work, and was predictably mistaken for a high school student while on my lunch break.
Although, I have always said that the best part of working with kids is dressing like a kid.
This is the perfect entry for my post graduate life.
I’m going to a baby shower today. By virtue of attending both an extremely high stakes academic high school and a liberal arts college, I know very few people who have children. Since I’ve started working, I’ve come to find out that not necessarily a lot, but more than I’m used to, of the people that I work with have children. And while the baby shower is for our office HR rep, and not one of the recent college grads it makes more sense to me.
It felt very strange to be in Babies R Us yesterday looking through racks of tiny clothes to find the ultimate gift [a robot footie onsie with hat and bib], because the last time I went to a baby shower I was a little kid and it was for someone from my mom’s work. Going to a baby shower is a concept that is alien to me. But then again, so is navigating this whole post graduate world.
Babies fall into the same category as weddings: something that sounds/seems nice, but I’ll definitely be putting off for the next five to ten years.
a friday afternoon craft project for one of my kids. because we all need a little bit of silliness now and again.
![I once worked with a chick named Alex, who after graduation wanted to work in a place that was shoes optional. True to form, it is the little things that get us by in the big scary universe.
Nine months out of school and six months into work and I’m still surprised by the little things. Every time someone comments on my colorful socks, I smile, because I have the kind of job where I’m never wearing shoes and a kid will notice if your socks are pink or bright green or two different colors. I’m happy that my most difficult kid [who is arguably my favorite of the bunch] is staying in the program, if only for another month or two or three and not the year that we’re hoping for. I’m motivated by people who are advancing in the company, and seem to be one of a few who see a future in what we do, not just a means to an end. But I think that has everything to do with my laid back, Southern California attitude that has come back since returning from the East Coast. I’m starting a new kid soon, which means new challenges, new triumphs, and new reinforcers. It also means more hours, which is not too bad in my book.
I had no idea this is the path my life would take, and for now, I’d say that I am more than content to follow and see where it leads.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyiwjf36Du1qzmz0no1_500.jpg)
I once worked with a chick named Alex, who after graduation wanted to work in a place that was shoes optional. True to form, it is the little things that get us by in the big scary universe.
Nine months out of school and six months into work and I’m still surprised by the little things. Every time someone comments on my colorful socks, I smile, because I have the kind of job where I’m never wearing shoes and a kid will notice if your socks are pink or bright green or two different colors. I’m happy that my most difficult kid [who is arguably my favorite of the bunch] is staying in the program, if only for another month or two or three and not the year that we’re hoping for. I’m motivated by people who are advancing in the company, and seem to be one of a few who see a future in what we do, not just a means to an end. But I think that has everything to do with my laid back, Southern California attitude that has come back since returning from the East Coast. I’m starting a new kid soon, which means new challenges, new triumphs, and new reinforcers. It also means more hours, which is not too bad in my book.
I had no idea this is the path my life would take, and for now, I’d say that I am more than content to follow and see where it leads.
from here: http://jezebel.com/5424513/tgif
aw to the extreme.
i call this one the accidental schoolmarm.
i went to one of the suitcases i still haven’t unpacked from summer to find something to wear, because i haven’t had a day off in two weeks and i took a shower and brushed my hair. i want to look pretty.
one of the perks of my job is the dress code is less business casual and more on the go comfortable. i have to be able to sit on the floor for two hours, run and jump and swing like the older kids do, and look presentable in the office. most days it’s jeans, a t-shirt and a cardigan/sweater to hide tattoos. having spent all of my formative years in a uniform, wearing jeans to work everyday is wonderful.
but sometimes i am too tired to even get properly dressed on my days off. it is a little sad, because i remember that i really like my clothes. all of last year, i was overdressed everywhere i went, because i worked in an office. it was best when i would show up to dissect something in bio wearing a dress and tights.
i love the way nice [and also clean] clothes make me feel. like i can take on the world. or at least like i have a life [because i don’t, not at all].
now if only i had the money to do something fun in my fancy clothes.
(via bitchville)
![i probably made about $40 today. so far so good on the new job front.
solo and fill in sessions coming up. here to putting my best foot forward and hoping that i can keep my head above water.
in other life fulfilling news, i’m dubbing this the summer of fresh tomato sauce. there is nothing better than stopping at the farmers’ market, picking up tomatoes and fresh basil, and cooking up a big batch of pasta. i’m getting very spoiled by having all this locally grown food, i can’t wait until october to see if they have pumpkins so i can make real pumpkin pie. i think i’m going to retire apple pie and move on to peach, etc berries, and fresh pumpkin in the coming months.
as always, continuing to be a sunkissed, windswept, girl of the moment.
[and that’s how i chose to remember it.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpqlpgEqp31qzmz0no1_500.jpg)
i probably made about $40 today. so far so good on the new job front.
solo and fill in sessions coming up. here to putting my best foot forward and hoping that i can keep my head above water.
in other life fulfilling news, i’m dubbing this the summer of fresh tomato sauce. there is nothing better than stopping at the farmers’ market, picking up tomatoes and fresh basil, and cooking up a big batch of pasta. i’m getting very spoiled by having all this locally grown food, i can’t wait until october to see if they have pumpkins so i can make real pumpkin pie. i think i’m going to retire apple pie and move on to peach, etc berries, and fresh pumpkin in the coming months.
as always, continuing to be a sunkissed, windswept, girl of the moment.
[and that’s how i chose to remember it.]
