Next Step...

Tomorrow morning I begin my new job. It's been a wonderful 11 days off- and the long weekend away from home was very needed. I did a lot of relaxing, a lot of refocusing, and I feel I'm mentally prepared to jump into something new and unfamiliar tomorrow morning.

In a way this feels very much like the first day of school- at a new school. Tonight I've had the same night-before jitters than I remember having when I was younger- especially going into High School or College. The social anxiety is certainly in full force- but is balanced by the excitement of the job itself. In fact, I'm not worried about the job at all- it's meeting new people and trying to get a feel for the new environment that I'm much more concerned about.

But I am looking forward to going into an office that feels like an actual work environment as opposed to a place where people work. My last job was just that- there was really no social cohesion there- I came in, rarely talked to anyone, sat in my corner and did my work (or blogged, or surfed the net, or otherwise killed time). I didn't feel like I was really 'working' there. But it sounds like I can expect a much more social atmosphere at my new job- which is potentially an environment I may thrive in (my theatre days are evidence of that).

It'll be an exciting day tomorrow I'm sure.