Fantastic Friday!

Do you know why it’s fantastic, ladies and gentlemen? Because it is my second day of my new job.

Yes! I’m employed!

It took 13 months and 2 days for me to get back into the workforce, but I’m back with a vengeance and SO happy about it! I got the first call Tuesday morning, had my first interview Tuesday afternoon, my second interview Wednesday afternoon, an offer within an hour of me leaving the building, and my first day was less than 48 hours after getting that first call. It all went so fast, I think my head is still spinning! Although it’s been a long time since it’s been an issue, I’m still not going to do a whole lot of talking about my workplace on my blog. Suffice to say that I’m working 15 to 90 minutes from my house (dependent on traffic), and I’m working as a customer service rep for a company that makes stuff and things. Good luck figuring that out.

So yesterday was my first day, and I wanted to make a good impression. It’s a casual dress office (yay jeans to work!) but I wanted to look nice for my first day. I got up early, showered, did fancy things to my hair, and set off for work an hour before I needed to be there. It’s roughly 11 miles or so away, so I figured an hour should cover it.

Boy, was I wrong.

I had gone less than 5 miles in the first 65 minutes of me being in the car. I had to call my brand new boss and tell her I’d be late on my very first day. There was a huge accident involving a bus and several cars that shut down the freeway. Awesome. That’s how you make a first impression, folks. Show up 30 minutes late on your first day of work. It took me an hour and a half to go 11 miles. Thankfully, I have the greatest boss in the world, and she was completely kick back about it. Turns out, she had a similar problem the very first day at her new job years ago. I still felt awful, but no one there was the slightest bit upset about it. Fantastic!

I’m so excited to be working again. I think it’ll be challenging and fun, and way better than staying home feeling sorry for myself. I’d been pretty depressed as of late, and it wasn’t getting better. This job came out of the blue, and sounds perfect for me. I’m very happy to start this new journey!