The new job that is.

It feels so much better than my previous experience. True enough, I’ve only been there two days but trust me when I tell you they worked a sistah like she’d been there for months. LOL It’s all good though. Felt good to get the gears really going again.

It’s a small department, about 10 people, acting as the liasion between business and IT for larger departments. My job is much less technical in nature than the previous contract assignment which is definitely something I was looking for. The job itself is chock FULL of things I like to do — facilitation, training, analyisis, writing (*giggle*). Yummy. (Now, if I could have found THIS opportunity through my FIRST consulting company? That would have been a dream come true.)

I’d almost forgotten how “interesting” it could be strolling around downtown. For my first two days, I drove and parked in the pay lot right behind my building. Um, me thinks a bus pass is in order cause parking ain’t no joke. I’m sure I could find a less expensive lot but the bus is only $2.50/day. The least expensive parking that I saw is twice that much AND would require a mighty long hike to the building. So, for now, I think I’ll take the bus and drive on days when I have appointments.

As soon as they issue my badge, I’m gonna spend some time walking around reacquainting myself with downtown. Before this job, I rarely went downtown anymore - most of the stores closed, there wasn’t a lot of quality entertainment downtown. They’re supposed to be ‘revitalizing’ the area so we’ll see. (Although I don’t understand why a federal court building is on the main strip. *Shrug*)

Let me tell you, the day of my interview as I was circling the block for parking, I didn’t recognize anything. It should be fun to explore during lunchtime. Except for them dayum hills! LOL It’s ok though - for lunch from “Christopher’s Runaway Gourmet”, I’ll tackle a hill or two. At least I’ll work off some of the calories getting back to work.

Off to relax. Enjoy your weekend!