i will not miss working nights, however.

I'm settling in for my last night in the college library where I've been working the past couple of years. Classes end today so there isn't a soul around, and I predict a very quiet evening, just the way I like it. I'm so grateful to have found this job when I did -- it fit perfectly into my life and gave me a lot of valuable experience. My boss has been wonderful, and I'm hoping that she'll still want to be my friend even when I don't work for her... I mean, I still want to be her friend even though she's not going to keep paying me...

I've been pretty good at keeping new-job anxiety at bay so far. It's my nature to worry, without pause, up until a new job starts. On the bright side, I've historically fretted so viscerally and so imaginatively, I probably burned quite a few calories in the process. Maybe I'm becoming mellow in my old age, but this time around I'm taking my hands off the worry wheel and trying to focus on enjoying the calm and the quiet before the whirlwind of the new job begins.

I have two goals for the next two weeks: 1) Relax and 2) Take Control of That Which Is In My Power (i.e. healthy eating, getting paperwork squared away, cleaning my house, and tidying up my person in order to make a good impression).

And no, these two goals are not mutually exclusive. I find control exceptionally relaxing.