Erincita

Monday, July 18, 2005

I can't sleep. It's one of the first caffeine-free days I've had and I spent most of it sleeping. Didn't even change out of my pajamas. It was kind of a ceremonious occassion because this is the last day of my unemployment! Yay me! I found a new job! Thought you might like to know and even if you don't care. It's such a relief, because I worried about going through another year-long stint of unemployment.

So anyway, I'm working for a company that shall remain nameless. I need some ideas, but for now I'll just say it's a bank. It's a global bank based out of WA, like Starbucks and Boeing. Benefits start in 10 days and there's 5 full weeks of training, which is really attractive. I'm only disappointed because I was supposed to get a little higher pay rate for being bilingual but they've suddenly decided to transfer all Spanish calls to the California call center. Maybe they'll reconsider because it was part of the original offer, and I really wanted a chance to use my Spanish. The more time passes, the less Spanish I remember. Already I feel a need to aplogize or justify the job somehow, like "at least it's not Starbucks", or "hopefully I can move up in the company". When am I going to be content with what I'm doing?

Mom and Dad have been up here visiting for a few weeks because the lease was up on the Mercer Island house. They found another renter, made some improvements and painted the exterior, it looks real nice. They'll be leaving Wednesday. Uncle Scott came up for a few days to visit so we could all be together for awhile. He took me and Dana to Anthony's Home Port in Kirkland for belated birthday dinners and Dana and I both had Mai Tais and regretted it. Mine hit me so hard I got a migraine and I was so nauseous I could hardly sleep. Still a lightweight I guess. Runs in the family.

I've had a month of forced vacation, and for the first few weeks I was seriously looking into my options regarding Chile. I still want to go back but God just isn't calling me there and it's a big undertaking when no one you really trust, including God, is telling you to go for it. I need more support than that. I'll just do my best here and try to glorify Him and help people around me. Those values never change.

8:04 PM |