As my birthday draws ever more near, I tend to get a little focusy on the previous 12 months. This year has been quite the melting pot of bubbling activity... and I can't say that the result has been an mm-mmm tasty treat of thrilling proportions.
I've been at the same job for about a year and a half now, and I'm currently smack dab in the middle of a major software implementation. I say middle, even though our go-live was last Monday. I just spent four months on configuration and pilot testing (and training myself as the Expense System Administrator) The next six months are going to be spent de-bugging v8.0 and listening to the constant ringing of my phone.
Ten years ago, I never expected my career in Accounting to bring me to a place where I'm troubleshooting IT issues five days a week (or more). Don't get me wrong, I'm proud of where I am and of the things I've learned and accomplished - but I think the biggest part of my hesitation is that I don't have any formal IT training - but I'm armed with enough intelligence to really grab ahold of this project and OWN it. I'm up for a promotion, and I should have a call on the matter within a few weeks.
The last year with my living situation has seen it's ups and downs - totally normal, and not astounding. I guess I'm just disappointed that I'm still in the same boat with some old issues that could have been avoided. Maybe next year I'll learn how to say no and do without some of the pleasures that I should be getting help with. I believe that life should be filled with lots of good things - you can't take money with you when you go - but at the same time, I don't like being the only person reaching for the check at the end of a meal. Maybe a sense of feminist equality is too much for some people, I'd be happy with equal "billing", myself. Nothing more, nothing less. That's fair in my mind. I can wholeheartedly say that I don't live beyond my own means.
School has not yet kicked my ass to the curb - but this semester I had to break it on down to only six credit hours. Nine and twelve like the last three semesters were just too much during the software conversion. US History (Pre-19th century) and Algebra rule my life three days a week. Well, five if you count the investment in homeworkiness. I'f I'm not working, I'm studying or in class... or sleeping. That's my life these days. Not much room for enjoyment or frivolity.
This blogging situation has been a source of MIGHTY controversy for me in the past. I'm pretty hesitant to go into specifics here about anything other than how I personally feel about matters in my life. I'm going to try and keep the speculation of the intent and focus of other people to an absolute minimum. I'm also going to keep the topics online with current events - how I see the world around me.
My sweetie-pie-honey-bunny-pseudo-girlfriend is coming for a visit this weekend! I'mma have a BLONDE AMAZON for my birthday!
Eat THAT, Bitchez.
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