I Love My Job

So I got this new job that started right after the new year. It is a big deal, as it meant leaving my old job and taking a promotion of sorts. Leaving the classroom has been easier than I thought but not because I was unhappy. It's because I love my new job. Have you ever thought that someday you would find a job that was perfect for you, even though you had previously thought your current job was the same? I was thinking about the some $30K I spent for my graduate degree, and I admit that I began to wonder if it was really worth the time and expense. In education, you jump through more hoops just to get a few extra duties next to your name on a pretty piece of paper that costs you an arm and part of a leg to obtain from the state. This seems even more true in the state of Texas. So anyway, I thought that maybe, just maybe in a couple of years, someone might take a looksie at my credentials and think, "Yea, she might work out." Little did I know that it would happen in the short space of 5 months. Not to sound as if I'm tootin' my own horn here, but that's pretty incredible. Even more incredible is that the learning curve for my new job has not been quite as steep. It's often nonstop learning, but I don't feel overwhelmed. Everyone is for the most part very nice, and it's been quite a study in finding out who the crazies are in the building. Now, I don't mean to use crazies in offense. Every job, whether it be in an office or in the field has its crazies that add flavor and humor to the day to day. There's one lady who offers me advice at every turn, yet she's never done the job I'm doing. And sometimes she really has some quality stuff. Most of the time, I sit with a half smile, nod every few minutes, and think about all the work I have piled up and waiting for me while she's talking. Now don't get me wrong. I love this crazie. She's colorful and bit irreverant. She's got moxie. I like that because I like to think I've got a bit of the moxie going on too.

I love my job. It's validation that I might be as smart as I think I am, or more so that I might be as smart as others seem to think I am. I love my job....