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!

Today is the first day of my new contracting assignment.

I am so very completely outside of my comfort zones. All of them.

Somehow, I think that’s all part of His design.

Ok.

I trust you Lord. (But I’m keeping my eye on the rest of them!! LOL)

To Fresh Starts,
*~* MsJayy *~*

It really is the little things that matter most. In so many ways. In all relationships - romantic, career, school, etc.

Do you know what gets me about the “little things”?

How come what *seems* like a “little thing” to me (or to someone else) becomes a “MAJOR thing” for others?

I guess it’s the amount of effort required. Maybe it comes at too high a “price” for that person.
Or maybe it’s “major” because of the wiillingness (or lack thereof) of the other person to step outside of their comfort zone, to take a risk. To compromise.

Must be.

All I know is this:

LITTLE THINGS MATTER.

If enough “LITTLE THINGS” are ignored, they band together and become “BIG THINGS”. And generally they become big UGLY things.

Someone is having a “Little-converted-to-big-thing” moment right now and it is NOT pretty by any stretch of the imagination. I can’t feign sympathy. I can’t. I know myself well enough to know when I’m being clear…and to know that, when I’m NOT being clear, it’s by design.

In this case, I was clear. CRYSTAL. Constantly. Your failure to “hear” me is what’s causing you grief now. Don’t expect a sympathy card from me. As the song refrain goes, “Ya brought it on ya self. Ya brought it on ya self.”

Tend to the little things. That would be my advice.

Tomorrow is my last day on this contract assignment. As is my nature in a lot of cases, I gave in to a few moments of “am I making the right choice?”, “what if I’m wrong?”. Just a few moments. And then, confirmation showed up, in multiples, back to back.

I love the feel of peace against my soul. My mind. Better than silk or cashmere Baby. Trust and believe.

Immersing myself in the “little things”,
*~* MsJayy *~*

*~* QUOTABLE *~*

“What we call little things are merely the causes of great things; they are the beginning, the embryo, and it is the point of departure which, generally speaking, decides the whole future of an existence. One single black speck may be the beginning of a gangrene, of a storm, of a revolution.” - Henri Frederic Amiel

“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things. I am tempted to think there are no little things.” - Bruce Barton

“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don’t collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don’t really mean anything.” - Norman Lear