Last Day in Phone Land

As of this moment, I have 30 minutes left to my current job. It's been good to me. When jobs were scarce, it came along and helped me financially squeak by while I got through school. I am still finishing school. In fact, I have about 10 weeks of school left, to be precise. 10 weeks of full-time school, while I begin 10 weeks of full-time job.

I couldn't have been more fortunate. I have been working as a customer service representative for a large arts organization in Pittsburgh for the past 2 years. What are the odds that a postion for a graphic artist would present itself through an inter-office email? So, after scrambling to put together promotional package (in lieu of my unfinished portolio which will be in production over the next 10 weeks of school), and after several interviews and a long wait, I am content and pleased as punch to say that was offered the job. And I start on Monday.

I cannot stress enough how blessed and lucky I feel to have had such good fortune. But, as Oprah Winfrey once said, "Success is preparation meeting opportunity", and I believe there's something to that. I will work as hard in my new position (learning a ton, I'm sure, along the way), as I did (and currently do, actually) in school.

The pressure is off for graduation. Making the "perfect" portfolio, having the "perfect" promotional materials, giveaways, etc. What I provide will still be my best, it will be adequate, and classy, and enough. I don't have to stress myself out in attempts to lure prospective scouts to my display, sweating how long it will take me to find a job after graduation. Thank you, God. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Wow. Thanks.

I can start paying student loans. (This is going to suck, but I'll deal.) I can go to the doctor, the dentist, the chiropractor. I can buy shoes when the old ones wear out.

It's a great feeling.