Reformat Successful

Made it though another week, almost. At least on Saturday I don't have to leave as early because there is almost no traffic. Saturdays are also usually a little bit slower, but since attendance is a big problem at the call center (and probably most call-centers) the calls are pretty much non-stop. Still, Saturdays are slower and feels calmer. Tonight instead of watching TV I'm writing. The computer reformat went fine and my computer is running well. He guided me through doing it and it was pretty smooth. So far I have only reinstalled MS Office, McAfee and several free spyware programs, the bare minimum. Haven't needed to use some of my other applications or been desperate to play Hoyle card games or the Movies game, a studio simulation that is a lot of fun, slightly addicting.

North Korea nuclear tests are really frightening. I still have a friend that lives in Seoul. Occasionally since I returned and it has been such a disaster finding a stable job and floundering to find a career direction, I have wished I had stayed or wanted to return to Korea. Now I'm glad that I haven't.

Quick Update

Having some computer problems, so my drive is getting reformatted and I'll have to reinstall everything. My brother-in-law, a talented computer tech, will do the reformatting for me. He just started a new job as a network administrator so we are having a family celebration dinner tonight for him. They have moved to Bellevue now to be close to their jobs. The business cards that I ordered for networking arrived yesterday. VistaPrint did a great job and I got to personalize them with the same red tulip photo that I am using now on this blog for my profile. That was taken this April when I went up to Mt Vernon for the tulip festival. I got lots of wonderful pictures at Roozengaarde, a tulip farm. Just making this quick because the computer will be down for a while. Things are very busy. Going to go in to work tomorrow, my usual day off, and to put in some overtime. They are asking all of us to do some and I can use a little extra money. Holiday season is approaching. I had a pumpkin pie latte and a pumpkin muffin this morning for breakfast at a favorite local coffee shop. Those are some seasonal favorites.

New Beginning

Starting again after not writing for a long time. As you can see, my attempt to revive it earlier this year did not last. I have been on the phones as a customer service representative for about 8 months now. Long enough to be worn down by whiny, belligerent customers and struggling to take calls faster. The company’s goal is 300-450 seconds (5 – 7.5 min) per call. I’m at around 800 on a good day. Today I also begin a really determined job/career search. I have been checking in with CareerBuilder and SouthSoundJobs all along, but not focusing on developing new ideas, networking and setting specific goals. Work is not getting any better and I am nearing the breaking point. I need fresh ideas for work and career inspirations. Perhaps what I really need is a husband with a good income and then I can just tutor part time or volunteer in some community programs and not worry about having to support myself independently. Well, I'm not holding my breath on that one.

I have a new favorite TV show, Heroes. The first two episodes are amazing and promise great things to come. I was so surprised by the ending of this week’s episode. There are a lot of questions and a lot of things to discover. I hope the show delivers.

Picking up My Journal Again

It has been many months since I have written or even visited this page. So much has happened since then. I finished the computer and career development classes in October. My sister arrived just before Thanksgiving. This is the first holiday season that we have all been together in 5 years. Now that my sister and brother-in-law are now completely relocated, we can look forward to more. This season we all lived together in the same house through the whole holiday season. That will certainly not happen again in a very long time, perhaps never. It went smoothly for the most part and it is so good to be together as a family. I continued serious job searching throughout the holiday season. In January I started a full time job at a customer service call center. There were 5 weeks of training and now I have completed 3 weeks on the phones after training. It has been a challenge. I’m still learning a lot, but am starting to feel more comfortable. I need to get a bit faster and multitask better. My sister, brother-in-law and my mother have all gotten full time jobs as well. Now everyone is so busy. Today is my day off. I work Tuesday through Saturday.  I am going to church and then straight to the Seattle Opera to see Cosi Fan Tutti. Mom and I have season tickets. I just renewed for next year last week. It will be a very exciting season- La Boheme, Der Rosencavalier, and Don Giovanni are the main attractions. This is just a short update because I have been starting to miss writing and having a little homestead of my own in cyberspace. I don’t honestly know how often I will keep up with updates. I’m still experiencing time management issues with my full-time schedule. Taking it one day at a time…