The worst part of my job

... is that I kill about 20 trees every day with the amount of printing and copying I do.

I have to give a hard copy of my work to this engineer, and that engineer, then it needs to be edited and reprinted 534232222857 times, then printed and handed to this other woman for approval, then printed for my boss, who has to make 23294288 more edits.

I like being environmentally friendly. I don't wanna kill anymore trees. :(

I guess if that's the worst part, that's not all that bad. :)

Work and exhaustion

Wow... the past month has just flown by. I just finished the 4th week at my new job in technical writing. So far so good.

However, since I started at my job I have been absolutely exhausted. I have been so exhausted that I nearly fell asleep in a conversation at work, and I have fallen asleep several times on the metro. A few times I've been so tired that my stomach was churning and I felt nauseous. I'm getting used to the schedule (which involves waking up around 5:30am, and not returning home until 6pm), but my body doesn't adjust like it used to. I feel older. I can't go several days in a row with just 6 hours of sleep. My mind ceases to function normally.

With the new job I don't have as much free time, so I have missed out on some of the things I really enjoy: spending copious amounts of time with people, blogging, listening to sermons, baking, cooking, watching movies.

Here’s a brief summary of my month, by the numbers:
Read 30+ chapters of documentation at work.
RSVPed for 3 weddings, all happening in the next month.
Met and memorized the names of 20 new people.
Hosted 2 travelling friends.
Visited my mom for just under 3 days (68 hours).
Had one delicious steak dinner.
Spent a combined 45 hours in daily commute.
Had 9 encouraging or challenging conversations about spirituality and religion.

I'm praying for energy, and that God will give me love and compassion for those around me. Work is hard, but fun, and I'm really enjoying meeting all the new people.