The countdown begins!

So, just a short post tonight...

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! In eleven hours I get to start my new job, which officially starts my new foray into life in Maine! I am super excited to be starting my job, which is a blend of several student affairs areas: student activities, residence life, judicial affairs, campus radio, greek afairs, student senate, etc. Yep, that's all going to be part of my job! Plus, this is my first time I get to supervise full-time professionals and student staff, so this is very exciting!

With the excitement, comes the nerves and worries, of course. But, I've spent the day preparing as much as I can with the information my supervisor provided me to prep me, and tomorrow morning at 8am I am out of the gate running!

(Speaking of running, I've taken that up too....doing the Cool Running & Robert Ullerey Couch to 5K program....and I almost have been able to complete the first week series of intervals without completely dying, which is a HUGE success for fatass who only ever runs when getting chased! YAY for changing my physical habits and making a new me out of this body!)

Anyway, tonight is a lot like that night before your first day of school as a kid. My closed are ironed and laid out (hahaha, I finally have a job that I have to look nice....so folks that know my style and sizes, please feel free contribute towards changing my wardrobe and keeping me cool looking and send care packages), my lunch is packed (shoot, I need one of those insulated lunch bag things), I have an "office only" nalgene water bottle and coffee mug all set, my work bag is packed with my necessary items, my iPhone and earbuds are charged and ready to go (even with a morning motivational podcast that takes 12 minutes...which should be just about how long it takes me to walk to work!). I even got a new thing of deoderant so I don't stink (just for you, dad). My leather portolio pad has a fresh pad of paper and pens, and a picture of my girlfriend and I so that I can keep my spirits high in my nervousness.

Even Betty the Cat seems to sense something odd is up tonight...she keeps pacing around when I am moving around the apartment getting ready. I hope she doesn't get lonely tomorrow when I am gone all day....

Wish me luck! Let's hope my klutzy self doesn't trip walking to work or do/say something stupid. :-)