August 29th-Tuesday- First day at the new job.

Although I headed this Blog 'First day at the new job', and it is, this week will be all training for next week.  The last few days I have been getting more and more nervous about this new adventure that I chose.  I knew that it stemmed from my own adolescence and peer issues but it wasn't until I was driving in today that some things clicked.  I was listening to my audio book, Hamilton: The Revolution, and was getting sidetracked with my mild anxiety.  It suddenly all became clear... I am so not an adolescent anymore, why am I doing this to myself?  And why am I listening to this book when it just isn't keeping me engaged?  I haven't seen the show, I have listened to some of the music because my daughter has it, but not the whole thing and not all at once.  Yes, I find it intriguing and wouldn't mind experiencing it a bit more.  I will listen to the book in pieces, but not today.  Today I have a new job and I need to relax.  So off went Hamilton and back on went Matchbox 20, You're So Real.  And it was good and I felt better.

The new job is as a paraprofessional in a middle school.  There are privacy things involved with a job like this so I won't be able to share as much as I might like.  I'm pretty sure that vague non identifying things that don't involve students are okay.  Let me just say that I was almost blown away by the amount of happy and enthusiasm that so many people had about starting the school year.  Had some of my trepidation not returned it would have been much more contagious.  I look forward to going in tomorrow and seeing what the day will bring.

Tomorrow, Gideon has his first day of Kindergarten.  After work today he and I walked to his new school and back home again to get a feel as to how far away it is.  They will most likely drive, but now that he knows how far and about how long a walk it is, maybe they will walk there occasionally.  My new job means that I won't be able to help out with getting him to school or picking him up.  It may mean that I will be able to be around more in the afternoon though to do things.  This is  my happy for today.

When these mushrooms were new, they would have made a nice fairy home.