I’m taking a breather while I wait for a work call to come in. I’ve tidied up my to-do list and decided to just stop for a minute and drink a cup of coffee. I’m fighting an evil dead headache, which has been haunting me for the past couple of days. It’s bar mitzvah stress, I’m sure and I’m sure that’s also what’s waking me up at 4am these last three mornings.
I’m looking forward to the bar mitzvah celebration because it will be a blast but I’m also looking forward to after when we can just be bored in gray February for awhile. Not that there isn’t lots going on (such is life) but lots going on AND a bar mitzvah is just a little much, in my opinion. Also we keep forgetting that Noah is having a birthday, too (tomorrow!) and the poor kid is terrified that we’re going to completely space it.
Let’s see — what was I doing thirteen years ago? Oh yeah, I was in labor. And had been for 24 hours. Man, transitions have never been easy for that kid!
Work is busy. I’ve been taking notes like crazy and mostly enjoying the learning curve. I’m getting insight to some aspects of the business that I hadn’t had before and I’m liking that. It’s filling in some of the pieces that I’ve missed at other jobs where I was really only about editorial and/or marketing. I had a long talk with my co-editor yesterday that started to be about work stuff but then was getting to know you type stuff. I’ve met her before but it was all work in NYC so it was nice to hear a little bit about her and her background and how she got to where she is now. Even though she’s not technically my supervisor, she’s been there longer and knows the lay of the land more so I’m grateful to her willingness to help me see the bigger editorial picture. Whenever she’s briefing me on a new part of my job she makes tremendous effort to make sure that I feel supported and have all the info I need. She hasn’t done a lot of telecommuting and I think this makes her more diligent in her communication because she’s always very very clear and if she’s not, is quick to clarify.
I also really like my immediate supervisor who is the person I deal with the most. She’s got this great funky Melanie Mayron vibe and I wish I knew her in real life and that she wasn’t my boss sometimes because I think I’d just like her. And goodness knows you can like your boss but you have to like them more cautiously because you need to be careful and not bitch about work too much. I mean a little, sure, but not too much. That’s just tacky.
Ok, enough. Still waiting on the call (or the response from PR guy about the call) but the coffee is all drunk up and I’ve got things to do.
