Stealing

I am stealing two things right now: 1) a brief moment while Teo is asleep and 2) the free wifi internet connection available in my apartment. It is ridiculously slow and will absolutely not do long-term, but it might be a little while before I get on the ball enough to set up my internet properly, so I am grateful.

Today was my first day at work and Teo's first day at a new school. We trucked out of the house at 7:10 this morning, and were very early to both as a result. Mateo seemed to have done well, though the day care called me this afternoon to warn me that he had fallen while pushing a baby lawnmower toy and had had a bit of bleeding. You wouldn't have known anything had gone wrong by the way he was giggling and playing happily by the time I came to pick him up this evening. The girls at the day care told me he did really well and that he didn't seem phased by his new environment in the slightest.

I know you are not supposed to talk about your work on these blog things, but I do have to say that my new gig is pretty decent. Hell, I got a MacBookPro out of the deal, so I can't really complain. They also decided to give me an extra week of paid vacation somewhere down the line, just because. I am confused as to how I got so lucky. The actual position is incredibly challenging and I am going to have to remember to breathe, that I can do this, that I am going to come out of this with a ton of great experience. But man -- it is all a little overwhelming at first. I think I held my own today, but I have a feeling I am going to be doing occasional outside work late some nights. I have a lot of ground to cover. As my quasi-boss said to me today: "You're already a year behind." Meaning: they have been wanting to get some of the projects I am responsible for off the ground but are just now getting around to it. I have a lot to learn. Tomorrow is intensive training for much of the day, and oddly I am grateful to sit back and be in the position of The Learner. Today was a lot of on-the-spot thinking and brainstorming in a company that I am not really familiar with yet, so naturally it was quite tricky. I think in a few months I could grow to really like this job, but for now it stands before me like an enormous beast I have to tackle.

Another enormous beast is my house. I am at a livable but totally chaotic point in the unpacking process. I have my mattress on the floor and Mateo's crib set up. I have one kitchen chair and my kitchen table is both my desk and my eating area. I have garbage accumulating in one corner because I still don't know where I throw out trash. And I have so, so much more to do. I have decided that I will not focus on these issues this week, as everything is all about prioritizing in the end. Last week was the house, this week is the job. And every day is Mateo day.

Oh! And I bought a new car. See how crazy things have been? I forget even big news like that. Pictures will come soon. We are working on a name.

Alright -- I am hoping to go find a garbage bin somewhere while Teo is still asleep so I should get on that. I can't wait for that day when everything is pretty much in place and I can sit down with a tasty peppermint tea and think, "Ok. Time to sit and do nothing else."

UPDATE: Found the trash. Threw out lots. Feels good.