2 Year Anniversary & Secret Bloggers Club: I Like To Brag

I am marking my 2 years at my big girl job … TODAY! … Maybe one day these anniversary posts are actually about a boy. HA

You can read about my One Year Anniversary here. Not much has changed other than EVERYONE is in cubicles. I’ve learned a lot through my coworkers but I haven’t even scratched the surface. But some things I’ve learned that everyone seem to have known all through life is to:

• Open up and socialize. You see these people more than you see your own family so friendships are bound to happen … if you let it.

I use to be so focused on getting my work done just to ask for more work. I am social by nature. I love getting to know people, not because I’m nosy, but because I genuinely care so I always ask a lot of questions about themselves. And for some reason, people ask for my advice. People I haven’t talked to in a while. Most tend to want boyfriend/girlfriend advice. Um … I’m single. I don’t know if I’m quiet the person to ask … but okay. I on the other hand try to keep things about myself to myself. But a year into the job, BossMan told me that I needed to open up … so I did. But I’m careful with whom I share things with. Some people are untrustworthy!

• Take vacations when you feel is needed. “Work will always be there.” Something my supervisor said to me when I would say I’ll take a certain day off but end up coming in.

I just hate coming back from “vacation” with a pile of work! It stresses me more than if I was to be at work. But so far, I’m taking it one day at a time. People tend to ask where I go on my vacation days. Answer? Nowhere. I tend to just stay home and work on my side job. Fun stuff!

I dabble “part time” with graphic design and on some projects, I get paid. If it’s for friends and their family, more often then not, I feel like a douche asking for money. Often times, I tell them it’s whatever they want to pay me and if they forget then I don’t speak up. I’m telling myself, it’s good practice. Hoping one day I can get more jobs because I really do enjoy doing it.

• Live life and have fun! I don’t regret focusing on school and my extra curricular activities from middle school through college. I love helping others and knowing that I’ve helped them makes it worth all the while so I know I chose correctly. I just wished I knew how to balance life better. To do all that and have fun. I’m learning slowly but surely.

Every Monday, I go out to the television studio and help out with the cameras for my friends’ show. I do not get paid for this and I’m okay with it. I see it as time spent with friends. Kind of reminds me of high school which makes sense since all of them went to high school with me except for two in the picture above. They’re a goofy, musically talented bunch of kiddos who make me laugh, and truthfully when everyone’s there, it makes my heart smile.

The Secret Blogger Club Hosts are The Blonder Side of Life and Nuthouse with their co-host of the month, Simply Kendall Rose. The topic is to brag about yourself. You’ll find my brags underlined and italicized. I’m sure I’m doing it incorrectly. Bragging can get awkward so this was kind of tough for me. Because of that, I kept it to the topic of my anniversary and what I’ve learned.

Happy Wednesday, Doodies!