Filed under: On Being an Adult
Today is my first day of my new job, a job I know I will love.
I desperately hope this will be my last “new job” for a really long time.
Part of me is concerned at the amount of hope that I have pinned to this new position. However with the roller coaster I have had in the last couple of months, I don’t know what other emotion to attach to this latest “up”. I really believe that the only way I can successfully make it through the expected learning curve is with a serious dose of hope. And possibly a lot of chocolate.
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I went on a date this weekend, and it was kind of awful.
I admit that perhaps I had too much pinned onto this one date, it is entirely possible that there was no way he could have ever lived up to my lofty expectations. That being said, if there was a rubric for Bad Dateness, he would have scored in the “poor”, “very bad”, and “downright embarassingly horrible” categories on pretty much every subject.
I don’t really want to talk about it, actually, the whole experience was just, ugh. Which is really a shame because I was wearing new shoes* and new mascara.
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*Months and months ago I received a “thank you” gift from a group I volunteered with–a gift to the tune of a DSW gift card. That card has been sitting in my wallet ever since, waiting for the right moment. I thought it would be a horrifically bad day that would bring that card out; something like being laid off, twice, or breaking up with someone I care about, or having to deal with insane, passive-aggressive adults who truly ought to know better. I was actually a bit surprised when on one of the best days of my last six months I found myself wandering around DSW, taking in the smell of leather and new footwear fabulosity. People, it was heaven. I haven’t been shoe shopping for what seems like 800 years, and walking around in two dozen pairs of brand new heels was the closest thing to heaven that I’ve had for a really long time.
**Um, just to clarify, I only walked away with one pair of new shoes, but I definitely tried on as many as I could find in my size.
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Good luck with the new job Heidikins! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that its everything you hope for
Comment by Inna 2009 August 10 @ 6:30 amYou deserve great jobs and great men. Maybe, though, the key is focusing on one step at a time. Let this week be devoted to a great new job. And maybe next week will be time for a great new man? And if not, it’s always time for another great new pair of shoes! =)
Comment by SoMi's Nilsa 2009 August 10 @ 8:03 amGood luck with the new job! I can’t wait for an update!
Comment by Jess 2009 August 10 @ 8:45 amCongrats on the new job. I hope it turns out even better than you imagined.
Comment by Monica 2009 August 10 @ 11:05 amUGH. I have so many bad date stories now. Maybe this will cheer you up: one guy told me he lived with his brother. I assumed he meant in a two-bedroom apartment. It turns out, they share a bedroom and sleep in TWIN BEDS.
Ahhhhh!
Comment by nancypearlwannabe 2009 August 10 @ 11:27 amOh, and good luck with the new job! You’re going to rock it.
Comment by nancypearlwannabe 2009 August 10 @ 11:28 amGood luck! Hope your job is fabulous.
Sorry about the date. If it helps at all, I haven’t been on any dates lately, good or bad.
Comment by Stacy 2009 August 10 @ 2:22 pmAgreed. I’ve been mascara since I started my new job after I had completely given up on the old job and was one step away from showing up in sweats. Also took myself on a $500 shopping spree, which included… wait for it… new shoes.
Comment by Lou 2009 August 10 @ 3:29 pmP.S. I’m sure they aren’t as cute as your new shoes
Comment by Lou 2009 August 10 @ 3:30 pmoh yay for the job and new shoes! i hope it went fabulously!
Comment by katelin 2009 August 10 @ 5:52 pmnew shoes = a special kind of heaven
Hope the day goes/went well!!!
Comment by Z 2009 August 10 @ 6:34 pmBut… did your hair look cute for said date? There has to be one redeeming nugget for the night.
Comment by pinksuedeshoe 2009 August 10 @ 10:10 pmI’m sorry I didn’t see this yesterday so I could have wished you luck! I hope it went super well, which, if you’re at the helm, I’m certain it did. I’m at that point you are – I want this new(ish) job of mine to last awhile. The stress, the interviewing and exhausting Charm O’ Meter that follows you around…aaaargh. So, even though it’s belated, CONGRATULATIONS!! I hope this week rocks for you. xo!
Comment by Jurgen Nation 2009 August 11 @ 8:17 amI’m sorry about the bad date. But so excited for you and your new, fabulous shoes, and new job! Good luck!
Comment by Jennie 2009 August 11 @ 2:13 pmI’m going to see if I can rub off some of your good job mojo here. Because I have some great shoes already. Thanks, DSW.
Comment by Noelle 2009 August 11 @ 4:54 pmfabulosity. I like that word. Good luck with your new job!
Comment by Liz Merrell 2009 August 11 @ 7:45 pmThere is something magical about a new pair of shoes. Good luck with your new job!
Comment by Erin 2009 August 12 @ 9:05 pmnew shoes, new job, new horizons! good luck babe sorry about the bad date, but if they were all good you wouldn’t know when a great one came along! seeya hugya *G*
Comment by grungedandy 2009 August 14 @ 3:50 amWhy have I never seen this until now?! I love all of this! Congrats on the new job, shoes AND masacara. All very important things in life. SOO glad you came camping
Comment by Ashley 2009 August 18 @ 1:04 pm