First of all, I apologize for my lack of blogging over the last month or so.
Moving to a new city and starting a new job all at once has been a little overwhelming so I’ve been focusing on keeping it together and looking poised and professional. Since my job consists of me sitting in front of a computer 8-10 hours a day leaves me with no will or desire to come home and sit in front of a computer and blog. I will be trying to write my blogs a little more frequently though as my job has been teaching me a lot about having a real-life design job.
I’ve been very lucky to land a fantastic job as a Website Designer. This is a great opportunity for a first job and will definitely help me land great positions when I eventually decide to move on in the future. My coworkers and various supervisors have been very welcoming and helpful and the fact that three of my classmates were hired around the same time as me has provided a nifty support group. Starting a new job is always nerve wracking but the experience has been less terrifying simply because of how great the people are.
One of my weaknesses in the past (which has been big regret of mine) is the fact that I have a hard time talking to new people. I’m socially awkward and I always feel strange talking to people I don’t know. This is something I’ve been working on for the past year simply because of how important it is to make new connections and to go out and meet people. However, meeting people is a little easier in college than it is in a brand new city. I’ve made some friends in the office and I hope to keep expanding these friendships.
Another huge problem I’ve had is finding things to DO. I know you’re thinking, “But you’re in the city. There’s so much to do, so many activities!” Well that may be true but how do I find out about these activities? I’ve been keeping an eye out for some design conferences coming up but other than that I haven’t really had the chance to explore the city too much. I hope I’ll have the opportunity to do so in the next couple of weeks.
So that’s a quick summary of how things are going for me so far. I haven’t decided what I want to blog about now but I will probably be reviewing some articles and maybe highlighting some design freebies (who doesn’t love free things?). If there’s something you want me to blog about then leave a comment/tweet/email me and I’ll see what I can do.
As I said, I will be blogging more frequently in the future and eventually hashing out some kind of schedule. I appreciate all my lovely followers listening to my nonsense design ramblings. :]
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