the new gig

this is not a blog about my life. the posts here cover the topics that excite me, and what is on my mind regarding them, not necessarily the happenings of my daily activities. (although much of the time those areas overlap, thankfully.) i know i’ve said so, but i write when the subject provokes an urge to get my bottle-necked thoughts on paper, and i publish here when those recorded thoughts seem like something i’d want to catalog for future reference. (or when i think it’s an online conversation-starter!)

what i’m getting at is that in the year since i started this web journal, i have been conspicuously silent about one area of my life: work. this may not seem odd to the many who compartmentalize work into a separate category from hobbies, but for the majority of my employed years i have sought positions in areas that are my hobbies. work has always been my play, my mission, my passion. last year i  talked about my shift in philosophy when i accepted my first just-a-job position. later i whined about how i was struggling with that decision. but otherwise i have not felt compelled to write about métier since this area of my life was relegated from enthusiasm to obligation. however, since most (all?) of my readers are friends and family, and everyone is curious about this, i figured the blog is the new mass email. so here’s the scoop:

i thought i would have no need to change jobs while i’m in this take-advantage-of-my-pre-mommy-years, degree-using, debt-obliterating phase of my career. however, i was approached by a former colleague with an offer that has more compensation & flexibility with less stress & hours, so i jumped at the chance. (plus, you know me…i crave periodic change. protracted routine kills me.) so, no more advertising for me! now i get to get a little techie. the vitals –> this is who i work for: inkwell business products, and this is what i do: managed print services. i consult with CFOs about managing operating expenses in a commonly overlooked area – document storage and output. i’m actually kinda excited about it, partially because so far the job environment has delivered on all the improvements i’d hoped for, but mostly because now i’ll have time to work on building my own budding language business! (more on that to come…)