On Sunday, Connor declared it would be Taylor Swift week at our house, so we’ve been listening to Taylor Swift music all week. My new favorite Taylor song is “Bejeweled”.
It’s one of those songs that took a while to grow on me. When I first heard it, I thought, “Hey, it’s okay,” but the more I listened to it, the more I liked it.
I also wore red lipstick every day to work as a tribute to T-Swift! In the photo above I’m wearing MAC Retro Matte in Feels so Grand.
You know how sometimes when you put on red lipstick, one side looks a little ragged, so you try to fix it, and then the next thing you know, the other side looks ragged, and you fix the other side, but then another part starts to you look funny, and it goes on and on? This is what happened here. Miraculously, it finally worked and I made it in time.
Speaking of work, it went great. I enjoy helping instructors and students, and every now and then I brush up on my writing and editing skills.
The pace is very different compared to what I’m used to in marketing/creating in the private sector. People hang out, you know, at the water cooler. It’s so wild for me, especially after years of social interaction exclusively on Zoom. When you’re working online, there’s never really that much time to run into someone in the hallway or the break room and chat. It’s refreshing.
I find, however, that although I enjoy the social aspects of the job, I need time to be alone throughout the day. Occasionally I’ll go to my office and just retreat (I call it a “hermit crab”) for a while so I can be alone.
Speaking of offices, I recently realized that there are things about shared office spaces that I haven’t had to think about in forever.
(Ahead, by the way, TMI moment.)
I used to eat whatever I wanted during lunch because it was just me and Rosie in the house, but now that there are other people in the mix – forget it.
I realized that there are certain, ahem, gassy foods that I now have to avoid at lunch if I’m going to be around other people. One cannot simply eat lentils without suffering the consequences!
The other day I brought an eggnog in a bowl dish with tons of shredded cabbage, and it was so hard to keep things to myself, if you know what I mean.
Did I mention I share an office with someone and we have a window that won’t open? HAHAHA!
Anyway, overall the job was fine. It’s such a weight off my shoulders knowing that I have something solid that isn’t going anywhere (knock on wood because you never know).
It allows my mind to have a lot more mental space to be creative.
I hope things are going well with you. Good Friday!
Your neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
