First Day of Work

I thought the day would never come.. I was dying to start work after being on hiatus for two weeks. It's funny how not having a routine can make you wish you did. For some reason I thought I would love being lazy, but that only lasted 3 days.

Those of you that know me, now how much I detest public transportation so you'll be surprised to know that not only do I take a train to work but a bus too!! And I love it.. There's something carefree and relaxing about having someone else take you somewhere and not having to worry about traffic. Every morning I walk two minutes down the road to my bus station, catch the 319 to Clapham Junction, then I take the overland train to Woking. From the Woking station I walk to my offices. Door to door it's about 40 mins total. The train here is really well maintained. It's clean, air-conditioned, and has really comfy seats. I listen to my Ipod and the time flies. I'm so metropolitan! I just need the giant glasses and the big purse.

So work itself.. It's not Taco Bell but I knew it wouldn't be. The office itself is like any corporate building. The only difference is they don't have traditional cube like offices. It's more like an open classroom setting. The only people who have offices are the executives. My desk is out on the open with everyone else so there is zero privacy. Not even a divider.. So something tells me I'll be getting to know my co-workers quite well and vice versa. Speaking of my co-workers the entire team is all girls except for one guy Luis, who coincidentally works for me. All the girls are around my age and very sweet. Everyone is friendly, which doesn't surprise me since this entire nation is.

The most difficult thing at work has been starting over.. It's been over six years since I started a new job. I forgot what it was like to be the new girl. I have such a learning curve to overcome thse next few months. I went from knowing so much to now being completely lost. It's a hard thing to accept. The other piece is not having friends at work. I went from having an incredible group of friends who I went to lunch with everyday and chatted with throughout the day, to watching everyone else chat with each other and go to lunch without me. It's like the first day of school all over again. Overtime both these things will get better, but getting through this part is never easy. If anything this makes me appreciate Taco Bell even more than I already did. There's nothing like it. If any of you are reading this I miss you!

Tomorrow, instead of going to the office I start in-store training. That's right ladies and gentleman, I will be serving fried chicken to the lovely people of London. One of the requirements of this job is to work in a store for three weeks. At first, I thought it was a joke they were playing on the rookie but when my uniform arrived on my desk I stopped laughing. Don't worry I won't let you guys miss an opportunity to have a few laughs at my expense. I'll be taking plenty of pictures to commemorate this once in a lifetime experience and will post them on this blog.

By the way, everytime I pick up a new word out here I'll be sharing it with you. Today's word- WONKY! Don't u love it.