My first 2 days on the job

Did I tell you I got a job? You can take a moment to do a little jig if you want to. I just did.

ANYWAY, Thursday, I started my new copywriting job at an awesome agency in Chicago. It's temp to perm, which basically means I have a month to NOT screw up and to write my brains out so that they hire me full-time in March.

I gave up a position at another great company that entailed both social media and writing and two other interviews to accept a position that isn't a sure thing. That's just not me. I'm not a go with your gut girl, at least that's what every personality assessment I've ever taken has told me. I'm the girl that takes the time to write a pro con list and make the logical decision. That picks the full-time job with benefits even if she has a feeling that she'd be happier somewhere else, just because it's more secure. But, I fell in love with the agency, and the people that I met were so genuine and appreciative of one another, that I couldn't pass it up!

Also, once a month they have a themed happy hour. Last month it was Mad Men. This month, it's a Sweet Sixteen birthday party to celebrate their 16th year in business. Costumes? Booze? I was practically born to work there.

Adjusting to being in an office full-time wasn't that hard since I had freelanced in-house at a couple of agencies on the regular, but there was one thing I hadn't mastered on day one--the office layout. This office is HUGE, probably 50 times the size of my usual office (my livingroom) and even after two tours, I still had to ask if they had a supply closet.

I also may have lost the agency a free case of beer or two. On day one, a client came out of an all day meeting/celebration and unluckily for him, while looking for the bathroom, he stumbled upon me. Since it was my first day, I made sure to tell him so, and then I got cocky and decided I could probably help him find the bathroom anyway. I walked him over to the ladies room, thinking the male and female bathrooms would be by each other, but...they aren't.

We found someone to ask, and they pointed him in the right direction. I started following, and he turned around, gave me a weird look and said, "I think I can take it from here."

It's not like I was going to follow him IN and watch him pee or anything. I just wanted to make sure he made it okay!

Day 2 was not nearly as eventful because all of my cube-mates were in meetings most of the day and I hardly had anyone to talk to! I did, however, start writing my first project and I did my best to get in good with the people on my team...first, by showing off my Twizzler pen, then offering up some cheeze its and discussing my love for egg-based foods: quiche, frittata, souffle, etc... I'm not sure if any of my attempts at amazing were successful or if they just made me look weird. Either way, I SURVIVED two whole days and I can't wait to go back on Monday.