Finding Lindsay

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It's my new lunch box and I'm extremely excited for this purchase.  Lindsay, why would you buy a new lunch box and why are you so excited for something as silly as a new lunch box? 
Because along with the new lunch box, I also have a brand new job!  A job in an industry that is huge in this area of the country and rather than focusing on my Financial Accounting background, I'm moving into Sales Accounting.  It's a huge boost for me professionally and I'm ecstatic for this opportunity!

Over the past 6 months, I'm sure you've noticed the lack of posts about anything work related.  There is a reason for that.  The job was highly disorganized and I found that even though I have a personality where I "fit in" in nearly any situation I'm thrown into, I was not able to fit in there with the job or with the people.  It made it difficult to get up every morning, it made it hard for me to put in the effort required every single moment I was in my cube searching for answers I would never find based on the lack of training and guidance and it was like pulling teeth for me to wear a fake smile just to get through it.  How do you work with people and not really talk to one another?  Or when they do talk to you they make rude comments about why you're there or how you got your job...it became unbearable.

My new job is the complete opposite of that and I know this only from the two interviews I went on before I was offered the position.  But, I can say from the moment I walked into the amazing office, I felt comfortable, I felt at home and I felt wanted and needed.
Anyone who has known me for awhile realizes I'm stepping out of my former comfort zone for this job as this position it is located downtown in one of our STL high-rises and is at a company that is a major player in a major global industry.  But, it also doesn't feel like I'm stepping out of my normal range (if that makes any sense).  I feel as though I'm growing and moving exactly where I need to in order to be happy.
Friday night a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders.  The stress and anxiety and everything that I've had to grit my teeth and hold in for so long finally was released.  As Coco told me as we were celebrating, "Lindsay, I haven't seen you this happy in years!!  You've found your delightful old self!"  And I realized I finally had found the me that I lost a few years ago.

This new position will not be a cake walk, it's going to require a lot of effort to learn the industry and learn the business but I'm so ready and so set on bringing back the Lindsay that loved her job and the people she was able to interact with on a regular basis and genuinely being wanted and needed helps tremendously as well.

Along with this really cool lunch box, I bought some new outfits for this position.  I feel like it's the start to a new school year and I'm a giddy school girl once again.  Oh and since I feel like a school girl, Happy Pi Day too!!