It's a job, it's not a career. That is something that I have to remind myself. I have been at my "temporary" job for almost 3 months. I'm starting to not feel like "the new girl" anymore. (Luckily, we've gotten 2 new girls, so at least they don't call me that anymore).
So, what I am doing: I work for this company (Lisa's Cleaning Service, LLC), and we clean up and prepare new homes from the construction phase to being ready for the homeowner walk-through. May I just say- if these people paying $500,000+ for new houses knew what they looked like before we clean them up.... (maybe I will take some before/after photos for your benefit).
It is a physically demanding job, I am sore and tired a lot. It is also very emotionally demanding. Most of the women that I work with are 40+ and think of me as just some kid. Most of them have only a HS level of education (and a few don't even have that), which is an adjustment after working with all college/graduate students for 4 years. I had forgotten that not everyone is educated to the same level as the people I had come to know as my peers.
Why am I doing this? Well, I ask myself everyday. The most obvious answer is $$. I need a steady income to stay on top of the bills I have to pay.... I also needed something to do, I was going crazy not working for 2 months.
But what am I getting out of it?? God is really teaching me a lot. I am learning about patience- for my life, His plan, and the people He loves. I am learning about loving others unconditionally. I am learning about judgement and pride- both things I was quick to come to without even realizing it. And I am learning about grace. What it means to live in it and extend it to those around me.
I don't know what my future holds- i still want to be working in higher ed, or recreation, I want to live on my own, I want my old life back sometimes... but I have to remember that God has me in this time for a reason, and when I transition to the next thing I hope that I will be a changed person, and even more thankful for the things he has placed in my life.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Saturday, September 02, 2006
i'm back (maybe)
well, I have been away from my blog (and life on the internet) for a while now. I'm attempting to come back and see what kind of connections and reconnections I can make.
I recenly completed my fourth year with a campus ministry organization, and decided that it was time to move on. Around that time everything else in my life changed as well, and now I find myself back in my parents' house in the room I haven't lived in since 1998 and all of my worldly possessions are in storage. (if they're okay in storage- do I really need them?? but that is another topic for another day).
I'm working on my masters in Higher Education from geneva college, and after 4 years of what we'll call "casually taking classes", I have decided to be serious about the program. of course, it will still take me 2 more years to finish... And so, I feel in limbo. I am over-qualified or under-qualified for any jobs that I am interested in, and yesterday sent out resumes/applications to my 26th and 27th jobs. It is frustrating.
In the mean time, I was growing weary of the inside of this bedroom and restless (and poor), and realized that I needed to be working in SOME capacity. So after an interview w/ Starbucks where I realized I'd work for months before I could pay off any bills, I took a job w/ a cleaning service that my sister's boyfriend had a work connection with.
I am cleaning houses that are in the final stages of building- we scrap out the building materials and clean out all of the dust and dirt so that they are ready for the new home-owners final inspection. I will not go on with the details or rules that I am required to follow (they are so funny they deserve their own blog), but I will just say that it is hard work- 10-13 hour days all on your feet or hands and knees scrubbing- and that it is a challenging place to find myself in the first non-Christian based job that I have ever worked.
That is a bit on what is going on with me... I will share more with you soon....
becki
I recenly completed my fourth year with a campus ministry organization, and decided that it was time to move on. Around that time everything else in my life changed as well, and now I find myself back in my parents' house in the room I haven't lived in since 1998 and all of my worldly possessions are in storage. (if they're okay in storage- do I really need them?? but that is another topic for another day).
I'm working on my masters in Higher Education from geneva college, and after 4 years of what we'll call "casually taking classes", I have decided to be serious about the program. of course, it will still take me 2 more years to finish... And so, I feel in limbo. I am over-qualified or under-qualified for any jobs that I am interested in, and yesterday sent out resumes/applications to my 26th and 27th jobs. It is frustrating.
In the mean time, I was growing weary of the inside of this bedroom and restless (and poor), and realized that I needed to be working in SOME capacity. So after an interview w/ Starbucks where I realized I'd work for months before I could pay off any bills, I took a job w/ a cleaning service that my sister's boyfriend had a work connection with.
I am cleaning houses that are in the final stages of building- we scrap out the building materials and clean out all of the dust and dirt so that they are ready for the new home-owners final inspection. I will not go on with the details or rules that I am required to follow (they are so funny they deserve their own blog), but I will just say that it is hard work- 10-13 hour days all on your feet or hands and knees scrubbing- and that it is a challenging place to find myself in the first non-Christian based job that I have ever worked.
That is a bit on what is going on with me... I will share more with you soon....
becki
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