7 should be a lucky number. But not today. Today, I hit Day 7 of my new job.
After almost a year off doing fabulous things like writing, cooking, crafting, reading, making cheese and making new friends, I went back to work. I love my car too much to let it go, so the Financial Gods told me to get a job. Go ahead! Lose 40 to 50 hours of personal time a week, plus at least 10 hours of commute time. Not to mention a few hours of sleep.
Today is Day 7. Not lucky perhaps, but interesting…
The top 7 interesting revelations of my new world:
- Downtown Dallas is a cool place, complete with a subterranean alter ego worth exploring.
- $3.84 is not too much to pay for a comforting drink at Starbucks, especially when you’ve gone back to work after almost a year.
- Anyone can learn how to ride the DART light rail, but not everyone is meant to do so. I have learned I’m not a mass transit sort of person, especially in the Texas heat.
- Downtown Dallas is confusing, especially if you work right in the area where the East-West streets collide with the Northeast-Southwest and vice-versa streets. The confusion is heightened if your building is symmetrical, and all sides look the same.
- It is worth paying a few dollars extra to park in a covered lot connected to your skyscraper via the underground tunnels.
- There is no substitute for comfortable shoes.
- Meeting new people is fun, but missing the ones you’ve met in the past year sucks.
I miss my writing buddies, time with my friend Deb, walking with my dog, my cooking shows, and making good food every day. And I haven’t blogged since I started this new trek, but I am vowing to blog now. This new life is too interesting not to pass on.
As my writing buddy Michele says, “Carpe diem.” And I’m gonna. No matter how tired I am.
