First day on the job...

Well, today was my first day at the Clackamas County Emergency Management team and I would have to say it went pretty freaking well!!! My day started off with introductions to all of the people in the office. The dynamic is a little different as there are 7 women and 1 man as opposed to my last job where there were 7 men and 2 women. They are all super nice and come in and see how I'm holding up. Other than a day of introductions and a few meetings I was able to get logistical things set-up and was even invited to sit-in on a conference call with the Senator on Thursday!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? So crazy.

My supervisor is very dedicated to making me feel welcome and is allowing me to sit in on as many meetings as possible to ensure that I meet everyone that is important to my cause. I really appreciate that he's dedicated to ensure that I will be able to make a name for myself. It's comforting to know that he's willing to help me in so many ways.

A few other cool things about working for the county... All of the county's services are housed on the same lot. 3 huge buildings that hold every county service you need. There is a cafeteria and a weekly newsletter, wellness classes during the day that include yoga and pilates, oh AND every thursday there is a mini farmers market!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? On Wednesday's an email is sent with a list of the fruits and vegetables that will be for sale. I am so excited for that!

Right now I haven't really begun to dig into my actual job description, Hazard Mitigation Specialist. That will begin next week after I have a meeting with my other supervisors that are with the Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience. Once that happens, I will have a clear picture of the set duties and set timelines set out for me. But until then, I will continue to familiarize myself with Hazard Mitigation and the cities of Clackamas County that I will be working with.

In other news... my 8 year old brother broke his arm today :( He fell of the monkey bars and broke it in two places. Poor guy, they had to rebreak his arm so that it will heal correctly. It's funny though because all of the girls in my family never broke a bone... only my brothers. But he's doing well, has pain medicine, and even gets to take the day off school tomorrow (Doctor's orders!).

In other other news... 45 more days til I get to see Andy :) I cannot wait. Counting down the days... literally :)

XOXO,
Someone who doesn't think she can wait 45 more days :(

Trying to adjust to all things new...

So, I pretty much had this long ass post about what has been going on the past 6 months and why I never updated this blog with the whole photo project. But once I published it the formatting was all wrong and I had no way to edit it. So annoying.

 

 

So I gave up.

 

 

Here's a short list of what has happened since my post in March:

-My best friend's sister got in a horrible car accident in Hawaii

-She has since recovered but still has long journey ahead of her

-I went out to Hawaii to celebrate said sister's graduation from the Masters program, and Teach for America

-Got accepted into the AmeriCorps program called, RARE (Resource Assistance for Rural Environments)

-Quit my job at Storitz to prepare for my new journey

-Had a reunion dinner with Summit Peeps (I'm so happy for how well we have all turned out)

-Received news that Andy's sister is engaged!!! Back to Hawaii next June :)

-Got a new job, new car, and new apartment

-My sister got engaged just before moving to Washington DC for her job!!!

-I'm her maid of honor!

-Moved to Oregon, just 20 minutes south of Portland

-Said goodbye to my best friend. So sad.

-Met the new peeps in the same AmeriCorps program

-Anxiously awaiting the first day of my new job!!!

 

 

I think that is it for now. Phew.

 

 

Wish this thing was easier to use,

XOXO

frustrated part 2

how are you supposed to edit posts? this is getting super annoying. how do you peeps actually use this thing. although i doubt it, maybe it's just my computer that won't let me directly publish from the new post section. or maybe it's just my computer that won't let me edit an existing post. but let me tell you: OMG.THIS.IS.SO.ANNOYING.

xoxo,

you have got to be kidding me. ugh.

frustrated...

why won't they let me copy and paste my blog in?? shit. so annoying. all that work and i'm going to have to retype it? ridiculous. it also won't let me publish it. why is there a publish post button if i can't even use it? you're telling me i have to save the post, then go back to the dashboard, select the post, and then publish it? what decade are we in? this is stupid.

xoxo,

frustrated computer user