First Days of Work

*Starting a new job. It always has anxious yet great feelings.

*Getting a badge that lets me into NASA...I finally did it!

*Getting in on a new project from the beginning. Since I am the primary full time person on the task and it is brand new, I have less catching up to do and very little juggling of multiple tasks.

*Actually being able to give input. I got assigned specific things to do and can actually do them or ask real questions in my brainstorm meetings and mention how I would expect things to look.

*Meeting with the Director of the branch. I got to meet with the director, which some people don't get to do in their first 2 years, and I did it on the first day! It is very interesting to see your boss' boss reporting to his boss. A very different situation.

*Getting my car. I got my car on Wednesday evening, and is nice to not have to get rides to work all the time, even if the car isn't doing so well.

*Hearing that the moving company should be here early Saturday morning!

*Making friends with some of the people in the branch. A lot of them are near my age (<6 yrs older) so we get along pretty well. This definitely helps.

*Enjoying the first 4 days. Lots of meetings and some work, and tons of paperwork, but actually enjoying it and looking forward to more years of ever changing projects.

*Sitting on my couch. This is still quite pleasant, and not taken fore granted! Comfy Comfy