Work.

So I love my job. I hate waking up in the morning and I am not sure if I will ever get used to that part, but I actually love what I am doing.

I started here in May and when I interviewed for the position it was supposed to be an 8 month contract with the possibility of extension. When they called to let me know I was the successful candidate they also informed me that there was a 'snag' in the contract. it now would only go until the end of September, but they had already put in the request for my contract to be extended an extra 3 months.

I accepted the position knowing I could not possibly turn down a position in my field. So we had a week to find a place to live, to pack and to move. We picked the 'best of the worst' apartments, which turns out isn't that great. (You can read more about that here.)

Bad apartment aside and the rush and stress of moving, I LOVE my job! It is right in my field, doing what I find interesting and having enough work to keep me super busy at times. I love it, and I love the feeling of loving going to work.

About a month ago however the bad news came. My company is laying off all casual staff at the end of September and no contracts will be renewed. This being my contract. So the job now will only last until the end of September. The news was hard, especially for the other members of my team who have been there between 2 and 4 years. They were on one year contracts that got renewed each January and I had hopped that would be what I would get as well. So the end of September actually will mean an end to our program in general.

As a result of this bad news the summer at work has be busy. My schedule is full of lots of interesting field work.

Today for example I walked through a conservation area mapping various items. Does it get any better than that?

At the end of most days I am exhausted from being outside all day and working hard, but I think that is worth loving what I do.

Also, did I mention I have great coworkers? I think that adds to the enjoyment, but I have people that in the past three months I have really connected with, that I have started to share my life with and theirs with me and it makes it a joy to go to work.

So in conclusion I LOVE my job!  Now all I have to do is find another job I love for the end of September, please be praying.

Princess.

Confession. I miss Chatham. I miss my friends, I miss my church, I miss knowing where I am going and where to find everything. I miss the small town feel, I miss having things to do and people to see but most of all I miss my beautiful niece.

I call her my best friend. Not that she knows what a best friend is. She does know I love her though, and I know she feels the same for me.

She looks for me hiding behind the tablet when we skype and then proceeds to give the screen kiss after kiss. She gets excited when I come home and is calmed when I pick her up. She smiles when I get her up from a nap and giggles when I sing songs with her.

I miss getting to spend every day with her and getting to see every stage of her life. We now live with too short of weekend visits and five minute skype dates (which is forever for a 14 month old).

She is growing and changing every day and I am sad not to spend it with her, but I do thank God that I get to play a part in this wonderful baby girls life. Also, it helps me not want kids of my own yet which makes my husband extremely happy.

She is my best friend, my princess, my tootsie and in my opinion the best niece in the world (yes I only have one!)

Camping in the Spring 2012. 

Swinging at the park. (spring 2012)

Back.

So I have decided to pick this up again. I think I fail at the whole commitment thing. This time however so I do not become completely submersed in the writing of a blog and forget everything else and then just as quickly become bored, I am not going to attempt (and fail again) at being like the bloggers I love to read and blog everyday. I am going to simply blog when I have time to blog, when I feel the need to share a life moment and keep it as simple as that. I have no desire to make money from this blog or to become a roaring success, I honestly am writing this simply to write. To keep myself busy and to document my life. So I am sorry for the super long break and I am going to try and be better.