Life... Post-UW
I am two weeks in.
Schaumburg is your typical suburb. It is also home to the mall that receives the most foot-traffic in the Midwest. Not good news for a girl with a 1,875% increase in monthly salary. So far, so good. The plan is to stay far, far away. I will not let
Woodfield get in the way of my savings plan...
There have been lifestyle changes the past couple of weeks. I no longer have to clean... anything... ever. The hotel cleaning service comes everyday and washes my dishes, changes my sheets, gives me new towels, and takes out my garbage. This is a luxury that I am not used to, and to be honest, am not quite comfortable with yet.
I have found somewhat of a daily routine now that I have started working. I wake up at 6:30am and leave for work at 7:45am. I leave the office at 4:45 and do all of the following in no particular order- go to the golf course and hit some balls, workout, and eat dinner. Then I either read the newspaper or a book and head to bed around 10:00pm. The hotel has a free happy-hour every day from 5-10, so sometimes a drink or two falls in as well. Seeing my schedule on paper makes me feel old, but I have enjoy every second of it.
Tonight, my fellow associates and I are celebrating our first paycheck by going out for sushi. Afterwards I am heading downtown to stay with the girls.
I have been thinking a lot about motivation lately. This may materialize into a blog in the near future.
In short, life is crazy in a very nice way.
Moonbeams in my Hands
I am at a really good place in life right now. I thought that I was headed the right way, but now I know for sure.
Wednesday night I flew to the Twin Cities for two days of meetings with all of Zurich's Construction Associates from programs past. I was basically shitting my pants in fear, wondering what I got myself in to... However, all it took was 15 minutes of introductions on Thursday morning to ease my apprehension into excitement. I remembered why I loved my internship last summer and what makes Zurich Construction a unique and fabulous place to work. And if I had any doubts left in my mind they surely dissipated when I found out that Thursday night's team building activity was a bar-crawl through downtown Minneapolis on a 17-person bicycle, ending at dinner, followed by a night of open-bar.
After a final drink at the airport Friday afternoon with my new co-workers, I headed back to Madison.
My family is great and my boyfriend is amazing. There are not many people that know how (and willingly) deal with my neuroses.
The weather is beautiful.
I am moving closer to my Chicago loves.
The best 2/3's of me are still traveling, but at some point we will all be re-united... and the wait will be worth it.
I am so full of excitement and hope for the future that I could burst. There is so much to look forward to.
The Time is Now
The time for graduation has come and past. The time for traveling is over. It is now time to relax until I officially begin my first full-time job. Sue is doing a good job of pampering me one 'last' time. My toes have been pedicured, my stomach is full, and my only chore is to lie on the couch and watch movies. Tomorrow we will shop to complete my business wardrobe.
Flash back... Vacation was great. The Greek Islands were breathtaking and the feta was fantastic.
It seems surreal that I have finally parted ways with people that I am used to spending everyday with.
This is the beginning of the new chapter that I have been blogging about for some time now... sink or swim
Valasek.
