hello old friend

So it’s been awhile since I last blogged. I’ve been taking a break from the computer to give my arms a rest. My RSI (Repetitive Stress Injury) in my right arm has been flaring up lately and that’s a sign that my body wants a break. So I took a couple weeks off before starting my new job and spent a week in Hawaii and then some time at Harbin Hot Springs and camping at Bruinslair.

A lot of the vacation time was to examine this rut I feel I’d been in: uninspired, unmotivated, unhappy … no fun! I spent a lot of time reflecting on an aspect of my personality that I want to change – that part of me that will spend time focusing on the one or two things I’m not happy about despite all the other amazing things in my life. I’d have to say that in the past few weeks, this has all shifted a lot …

My new job is exciting. I’ve been given some good projects to work on so far and they’ve been happy with my work (meaning both internal consultants and clients). It already feels like some of the more senior folks I’m working with want to move me along pretty quickly into a consultant position (though this will still probably take about a year). Until then, I’ll be most certainly learning a LOT, which I am very grateful for. Feels good to use my brain again for work. I could go on for pages about the office dynamics and the ironies and challenges … but I won’t. Suffice it to say, I like the people I am working with and I feel little to no hesitation to speak my mind.

I feel the need to “catch up” on blogging, but I don’t want to do that. I want to get away from the ‘reporting’ blog style I’ve adapted and back into just exploring thoughts and creative storytelling … so look for more of that later.

There’s this woman on flickr whom I have a huge crush on who takes only photos of herself with a phone camera - mostly from odd angles and always catching some movement in time. She is a writer and composes these beautiful snippets of prose revealing glimpses of colorful tales. I think she lives in iowa.

That’s all I have to say for now.