Today is Friday. It is also the "first of many last days," as I will call it. Today is the last day of my current job, and also the first of many last days. I have had a range of jobs in my short years of employment experience, ranging from babysitting to camp counselor to customer service, flight instructing, and restaurant working. I have enjoyed most of them-from their quirky moments to the nail biting times. Mainly, I have been able to look back on each one and see how far I have come in the time I had been in each position.
In my most recent job as an Administrative Assistant, I have gained (really expanded upon) priceless people skills, office skills, as well as the balance of maintaining a certain level of "crazy" yet sanity when nothing is going right. I have met a number of people who have and will continue to be beneficial in our lives, as well as the ones that have come in and faded away as I have grown stronger roots here at Oklahoma State.
The office threw me a "Birthday/Going Away Party" today. The group bought ice cream cakes (yummy!!) and my replacement, Kelly, made cookies and tasty ham rollup thingies (you know those tortillas with cream cheese, some seasonings and ham all rolled up?! yum!). It was more than I expected, as I am really not going FAR-just across the street to my new position as "Graduate Assistant to the Facilities Manager". However, it was a wonderful time and I really appreciated Delton rounding up the group to give me a farewell. They even got ME birthday gifts!!! WOW! Several wrote me nice notes and cards and Delton got a nice black notebook-you know those ones that the "big wigs" always have at meetings with the legal paper pads and pens...? They look really official. I told Delton-"I'm like a BIG kid!"
While I am still working at Oklahoma State, the short chapter of my Admin Assistant days are now closed. I still will drop in and have coffee now and then...and of course come by to say hello. I couldn't help but wonder what the future holds...and how many more "first of many last days" there will be.
So Cheers, my friends, and Happy Friday to you all!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Biggest Loser Season 7
For those of you who are not big "TV-watchers", today's post is a reflection on the TV show "Biggest Loser".
This show is about people who are overweight and selected to go to "the ranch" (a work-out place/resort)to lose the weight the individuals have been struggling with. With obesity being an ongoing problem in America, this show is a BIG hit. No pun intended! hehe.
Each season, there is a group of people from across the country selected to go on the show, aired on national TV. The season is usually around 4-ish months long, but naturally, they only show one week on campus at a time, so us viewers get to see it all a bit delayed.
I began watching this show religiously over the past year or so. It's not so much that I enjoy seeing people be "tortured" by their trainers, but I enjoy watching people genuinely change their lives for the better. I also think that it is quite empowering to see "real" people tell their stories. There are SO many people across the nation who want to lose weight, but "don't know how." My assessment from watching this show is two things:
1. YOU have to decide you want to make the change.
2. YOU HAVE TO DO IT AND STICK WITH IT!
SO, feel free to read the story below-enjoy!
Click to read full story:
Biggest Loser Winner!
This show is about people who are overweight and selected to go to "the ranch" (a work-out place/resort)to lose the weight the individuals have been struggling with. With obesity being an ongoing problem in America, this show is a BIG hit. No pun intended! hehe.
Each season, there is a group of people from across the country selected to go on the show, aired on national TV. The season is usually around 4-ish months long, but naturally, they only show one week on campus at a time, so us viewers get to see it all a bit delayed.
I began watching this show religiously over the past year or so. It's not so much that I enjoy seeing people be "tortured" by their trainers, but I enjoy watching people genuinely change their lives for the better. I also think that it is quite empowering to see "real" people tell their stories. There are SO many people across the nation who want to lose weight, but "don't know how." My assessment from watching this show is two things:
1. YOU have to decide you want to make the change.
2. YOU HAVE TO DO IT AND STICK WITH IT!
SO, feel free to read the story below-enjoy!
Click to read full story:
Biggest Loser Winner!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Robin VS the Copy Machine
Final Score:
Copy Machine: 65
Robin 0
This afternoon was an adventure. I ventured over to Iba, a building just across the street and diagonal to the building I work in. I needed to make around 700 copies of a form for students for check out. So, like any person would do, I went to the copy room. From the moment I stepped in there, little did I know that I was in for a battle.
I started the copies and visited with a few people while the copies were being made. When I walked back into the copy room, the copier had stopped. I glanced at the tray, and not even 100 were done. I saw that there was a jam. Oh-no big deal, I thought. So I un-jam section 2 of the copier and it whizzes back into copy mode. *phew! I thought-got it!*
A few minutes later, the copier stopped-again. What?! i JUST fixed it-surely it's not the same thing...oh it was. So I soon got into a rhythm of every 12 papers or so, the copier would stop, give a double, consecutive beep three times (for a total of 6 beeps), then I would un-jam section 2, close the door and the vicious cycle would resume. A couple of times i got anxious to fix the jam and caused a bigger jam, including sections 3, 3b, 4, 5...etc. SO i soon learned that if i just waited for all 6 beeps to go before i opened the side door, i would save myself time and not cause a bigger paper jam.
I thought-this is going to be a LONG process for some copies.
After coercing the copy machine to making all my copies, I was off to the safety of my building. I am thankful that there are copy machines, but disappointed that the technology was not as efficient as i would have liked.
On another note-the things I was making copies for was for the students who are moving out. YAY! Students go home and my office gets quiet!! yay! Well, kinda good, kinda bad. I am sad that it will be so quiet...I might have enough time to keep up with facebook this summer! yikes! I WILL be bored!
Until next time, be ware of the copy machines...they are ferocious!
~Robin
Copy Machine: 65
Robin 0
This afternoon was an adventure. I ventured over to Iba, a building just across the street and diagonal to the building I work in. I needed to make around 700 copies of a form for students for check out. So, like any person would do, I went to the copy room. From the moment I stepped in there, little did I know that I was in for a battle.
I started the copies and visited with a few people while the copies were being made. When I walked back into the copy room, the copier had stopped. I glanced at the tray, and not even 100 were done. I saw that there was a jam. Oh-no big deal, I thought. So I un-jam section 2 of the copier and it whizzes back into copy mode. *phew! I thought-got it!*
A few minutes later, the copier stopped-again. What?! i JUST fixed it-surely it's not the same thing...oh it was. So I soon got into a rhythm of every 12 papers or so, the copier would stop, give a double, consecutive beep three times (for a total of 6 beeps), then I would un-jam section 2, close the door and the vicious cycle would resume. A couple of times i got anxious to fix the jam and caused a bigger jam, including sections 3, 3b, 4, 5...etc. SO i soon learned that if i just waited for all 6 beeps to go before i opened the side door, i would save myself time and not cause a bigger paper jam.
I thought-this is going to be a LONG process for some copies.
After coercing the copy machine to making all my copies, I was off to the safety of my building. I am thankful that there are copy machines, but disappointed that the technology was not as efficient as i would have liked.
On another note-the things I was making copies for was for the students who are moving out. YAY! Students go home and my office gets quiet!! yay! Well, kinda good, kinda bad. I am sad that it will be so quiet...I might have enough time to keep up with facebook this summer! yikes! I WILL be bored!
Until next time, be ware of the copy machines...they are ferocious!
~Robin
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