Just bored

Ok, so life in Tulsa has been really good to me lately. Nothing really in particular to report...just enjoying life right now. Been working the 11am-8pm shift now and will be for the next few months at least. It really amazes me how many people call customer service and stay on the phone with us for over an hour! Seriously, everytime I call customer service, the last thing I want to do is be on the phone for an hour or more with someone I don't even know. But I have been lucky and have had some pretty good people call me. I can deal with an irate customer all day, but what I can't deal with is feeling incompetent because I don't know all the information yet. I know it will all come with time, but those of you who know me, know that I want my information NOW and don't want to wait to learn it. So, I'll let you know in a few more weeks how the job is going.

But everyone I work with has been amazing. They took us away from one boss when training was over and gave us a new one and she has turned out to be really cool. She fits in well with our group. It's amazing how you can have 16 people, all of them completely different than each other, have many different personalities and ages, and we all just bond so easily. We're the first class that hasn't had any drama and no one hates each other. So that just tells you the type of people I work with. I'm glad I got this job...but again, ask me again in a few weeks when I know everything more about what exactly I am doing when a customer calls me!!! :)

Aside from work, not much else is really happening. The weather is starting to cool down, and you know me...I am always cold the way it is...but at least I don't have to put up with the Iowa winter this year. Watch by Feb I'll be praying for snow because I will miss it so much! Otherwise, life is good. Been hanging out more with people from work. The bar scene in Tulsa is quite diverse, so I've some interesting experiences with some bars. This last weekend we went to one and some of the guys were actually wearing sweaters draped over their shoulders...needless to say I didn't really fit into that bar...but it was entertaining to watch :) I miss my dive bars!!!

Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well. I know I suck at keeping this updated regularly, but honestly, I work, hang out, and come home and sleep. Nothing really too exciting. But when something exciting does happen...I promise you all will be the first to know...Love you all!!!

First Call!!!

Ok, so I finally took my first call today at work!!! Not bad at all! Granted she was a bit irate, it was still a lot easier to do than I anticipated. At least I didn't get the lady who asked a rep if she should beat her husband up! I don't think I could've kept myself from laughing my a*s off! I'm they will only get more interesting from here on out. On a plus side though...starting next week I won't have to get up at the buttcrack of dawn anymore...Yay me! I won't have to get up until 9am cause I don't have to be at work until 11am! You guys just have no idea how much I cannot stand getting up at 6 in the fricking morning! I am so excited...I am such a night person, and 6am is just not working for me anymore. I know, I know...if that's the worst I have to complain about...

Went back to Iowa over the weekend...well, passed through since I didn't leave Oklahoma til after work and got to Iowa at like 3am and left again Sunday morning to come back to Oklahoma. But it was still good cause I got to have a baby shower for Rachel. So, since that was the reason I went back, it was all worth it.

Well, I don't have a whole lot else to report...I'm sure I will once I start taking more calls. I think I am going to a haunted house this weekend, so wish me luck cause everyone knows how much I hate masks and Halloween! What was I thinking?

Ok, so I guess I have been slacking a bit in the Blog department, so I will give you the latest updates. Really loving my job lately and all the people I work with. I know I am just in training right now, but the people I work with make it so much fun! Otherwise, I am STILL trying to get used to being up at 6am...I'm starting to think it is just not normal to be up before the sun is up. I figure if the sun doesn't want to be up, why should I have to be? Anyone else agree?

Otherwise, I am really starting to like Tulsa. Starting to meet more people and it is really nice to have a job that actually pays something! And since I am supposedly a "Princess" as my cousin-in-law likes to call me, I need to make and save money!

Well, I don't really have a whole lot to report...life lately is just work and coming home and hanging out with Kysa. She's been working on her culinary skills since I moved in...kinda nice :) Anyways, everyone take care and talk to you soon!!!

SLEEP!!!

Ok, so will I always be this tired??? Seriously, getting up at 5:45-6am everyday is not very much fun!!! Call me crazy, but I miss the days when you didn't have to get up until at least 7am. I sincerely apologize to all you people who I would keep up late at night or would make fun of for being tired on the weekends. I now know how you feel! I was so tired on Friday night that I was home by midnight! Oh, well, guess I have to do it for 5 more weeks. After that I will probably work 11am-8pm. So, back to only having to get up at 9am...Woohoo I can't wait! It wouldn't be so bad, but training involves doing stuff on a computer all day and that can make the eyes get a little heavy.

Otherwise, things are great. I've met some great people at work, we all get along really well. Of course I am already being made fun of for being anal, but that's ok...if that's the worst they ever say about me, I'll survive.

Well, like I said last time, life is pretty boring right now...just getting used to the working world and not having my sleep. Hope everyone is doing well and I miss you all!!!

First week of work

Well, I started my first week of work yesterday!!! It actually is going really well...I know, I know, it's only the second day...but I am just excited to have something to do during the day and meet new people. Before I forget - on a great note - that guy that was hitting on me when I went to interview did NOT get hired!!! I know I sound a little too excited that someone didn't get a job, but I don't think I could've dealt with him for 6 weeks straight.

So, back to my job since that is the only exciting thing in my life right now. To all you Cingular Wireless customers...NO I cannot access your accounts or anything...it's in the Code of Ethics that I cannot access anyone's account that I know personally. So, sorry about that. I can always try to answer any questions, but give me a couple months til I learn everything :)

My trip to Iowa last week was a good time. Long drive to make by yourself though, so I had to entertain myself (and I'm sure I entertained some fellow drivers). I got to see a lot of people, who I miss like crazy!!! Wish I could've seen more, but there is definitely not enough time in the day.

Well, that's about all my life really has right now...a wonderful trip to Iowa and now work...does that mean I am a boring grown up now??? God, I hope not!!!

The working world

Well, I got a job yesterday!!! I will be a Customer Service Rep for Cingular Wireless. Good pay, great benefits, and lots of room for advancement. Plus it's a great way to meet people my own age. So, Tuesday after Labor Day I must venture back into the world of the working class. It's going to be weird considering I haven't had a job since the gift shop closed Memorial Day weekend. It will be nice though to have something to do during the days.

On a funny note, while I was doing my initial interview (filling out application on their computer and watching a Powerpoint presentation about the company), one of the guys also interviewing seriously tried to hit on me! I found it a little odd, considering the place and that we were in the middle of something, that he would pass me a note giving me his number...little weird if you ask me. A nice confidence booster going into the interview part, but other than that...no thanks.

It continues to be hot as heck here, but at this moment we are having some nasty storms that keep trying to knock out my power and it's rather annoying. I'm so excited though...tomorrow it is only going to be like 90 degrees out!!! It's the little things in life I tell ya.

Tuesday I am heading back up to Iowa for a little trip to see family and friends. I'm pretty excited to go with Rachel to her doctor's appointment...I thought after I moved I wouldn't get another chance to go with her. Plus Wednesday is my Mom's birthday so I thought that would make her happy if I made it back for that.

Well, that is about all in my life right now. I know it's not very exciting, but when you have done nothing but job hunt and sit around because it's too hot to go out, you find little things to entertain you. Guess that's not such a bad thing though, is it???

A whole new world

Well, I have now been in Tulsa for a little over 2 weeks now. Still trying to get used to the stupid heat! I forgot how hot the South can get this time of year. Don't ask me why I moved here...I really don't know. I just knew it was time for a change of scenery and that I needed to claim my independence at some point in my life, so I figured, why not the present? Is it permanent? Probably not. Where will I go from here? Who knows really. Just depends on my mood. I've lived all over (Nashville and Murfreesboro, TN; Indiana; Peosta, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids, IA, and now Tulsa), so I have no idea where I want to go next. Who knows...it might be back to Iowa. Anyways, not much else to report here...still looking for a job. Had a few interviews this week and hoping to hear something this Friday. Until then, I don't really know much. Later.