The new kid

So, this week I started the new job. It’s always hard to know how to act on the first day of a new job. Everyone else has stuff to do and knows what’s going on, while I’m trying to figure out how to turn on my computer. Okay, maybe I figured out turning on my computer right away and then just set about trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing.

It’s a start-up, so it’s fairly disorganized with not a lot of structure in place. So, this week has been sort of crazy, just doing ad hoc projects and getting a handle on how to get them headed in the direction they need to go, design-wise.  It’s been a big adjustment shifting from my cushy part-time schedule at the paper (11-6, with a night shift and a Saturday thrown in there) to a full-time 7:30 – 4:30 schedule (YIKES!) I’m hoping that it will get easier as I go along, because this week of work was pretty much brought to you by caffeine and force of will.

But on the whole, I’m excited to be in Seattle. It was fun to hang out with friends after work and explore new running routes and all that. My friend M took her first step in getting back to being my awesome running partner by SUGGESTING a run with me after work and I did a great solo run on the path that goes past the Sculpture Park. Both of these runs took place on gorgeously beautiful evenings with amazing scenery, it was pretty hard to beat. I think I’m going to like it here…