New Chapter

Ok, I know it sounds cliche, but this last week I dove into a new chapter of my life. I call this one "One Step Closer."

My previous chapter, "I Think I Can, I Think I Can..." was an interesting experiment involving me and a normal job. Not a combination that has lasted long in the past.

Summer 2000

20 hours a week

I worked at a desk in my dad's office. I had three responsibilities: greet guests, answer phones, enter data. I really liked it for the first week. After the first week I noticed I had a hard time sitting that long so I started looking for other things to do, like organizing my dad's desk for him. I was very happy with my work, he was not so happy because apparently he couldn't find anything anymore (poor Dad :). I went back to sitting. I lasted 6 weeks.

Fall 2005

30 hours a week

I'd never tried retail before (except for an unfortunate cheese job the Christmas after graduation) so I thought I should. I started a job in a home decor store at the mall. Loved it for the first month. They let me redecorate the displays sometimes. After that I realized I don't like redecorating that much so I started looking for other things to do, like telling the owner things that would make her business run much more smoothly. I was very excited about my work, she was not so excited because apparently she liked the way she was doing things already (poor owner).  I went back to sitting. I lasted 2 more weeks.

Fall 2006-Summer 2008

40 hours a week!

My dad was so proud that I was actually working full time. I was an admin at an actuarial firm. I answered the phones, greeted people and got to help with making the company more efficient. It was really good, and I enjoyed working with the employees there. But I was still sitting. Darn. I lasted 22 month. Pretty darn good.

Lesson learned? Ashleigh + sitting job = not so good. I think Pilates and I will get along much better.