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Today was my first official day at work. After a week and a half of inprocessing--four days of which were dedicated to moving and unpacking my household goods--I was eager to get started. Okay, maybe not that eager. I was actually kind of nervous considering I hadn't worked in my Army job for two whole years. I really didn't know what to expect. I woke up at 0430 for PT (physical training), which was a feat in itself. I haven't woken up that early in ages! PT was actually okay. I've been running practically every day since I arrived here, so it's getting incrementally better every day. I actually missed running and I'm looking forward to getting back into shape. Anyway, the work day itself was pretty quiet; not too much going on, but that's only because I haven't been fully integrated into my job. I have a great NCO (non-commissioned officer) who has been running my section for almost a year now, so all the systems are in place. I just need to come in and tweak them a little bit so that they run more efficiently. What's crazy is that I have a section full of females--not a single male. I believe I have fifteen. Too much estrogen in one section. I'm anxious to see how this will pan out as I've had a few bad experiences with female soldiers. My co-workers are all very welcoming and my boss is very approachable and seems to be wonderful to work for. Let's hope I'll be saying the same things a few months from now. Aside from all of this, I was trying to figure out whether I'm in Iraq instead of Texas. That is why I posted this particular picture. All of El Paso is beige and lacks color. The post itself with all its desert-hued buildings and vehicles, not to mention today's windy dust storm really gave the place a true Iraq feel. It was so windy and dusty, you can't barely make out the mountains in the background. I'll have to show Malu sometime. Well, I'm glad to be back on the blog again. It's been forever and I missed it. With everything going on, I haven't been inspired to take any pictures or write about anything. Now I'm back in the game! I'll be updating my cooking blog soon too. I finally got all of my cookbooks and my Kitchenaid mixer unpacked--so game on!
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4 comments:
I'm glad you are getting settled in. Hopefully the job continues to go well.
And I can't wait until you start baking again! :)
I hope your job keeps going well. I'd be a little nervous too with all those females in one department. But hopefully everyone will continue to be as nice as they were on your first day. And I hope El Paso starts to look a little brighter once winter passes!
Glad to hear you are getting settled in. Talk to you soon. M
Hmm... Yah, my NCO told me that Abilene looks like Afghanistan. Now that was depressing! I think you win though. Sheesh. I swear the only colors in west texas are grey and brown and some disgusting mix of those. Female soldiers - like female airmen - are an interesting mix between vixens and bitches. It's crazy. I tried to span the spectrum, depending on the issues my airmen had. GOOD LUCK. I'm glad you have a good NCO. He/She can really make or break the situation, I've noticed. We're definitely thinking of you and Malu -- looking forward to the day you return! :)
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