It's really August already?

It's been busy in the Lefeave household. I cannot believe that it's already August. I'm not sure where the summer has gone. July was pretty busy. The month began with us getting our patio poured...that's right, we have our patio complete with table and new grill. It's fantastic. And beautiful. A tax rebate well spent. :) As always, we still have a lot to do (as illustrated by the rest of the yard), but looking back to March 1 when we moved in, we've come a long way.

We spent the fourth of July with the neighbors (have I mentioned they're all awesome??) and had a good time. My birthday was low-key. We went to dinner at Randi's in Arvada and then we bowled a couple of games at the local alley. It was perfect. Other than that, we've gone to some parties for friends; Scott and Cyndi were here at the beginning of the month. Erik B and his friend/business partner Jake came out for a few days, which was a lot of fun. Becky and Jim will be here in a couple of weeks. And yeah--I have no idea where the summer has gone.

It's also been an interesting few months personally. I have found myself questioning my job, my profession, and my future. I like what I do...sometimes. It gets increasingly frustrating as people's roles and responsibilities seem to change on a weekly basis. I was hired as an editor, proofreader, and writer--a position that fit into the newly-formed office. It was not a challenging position, and the way the office was structured, it was not a full-time position. I began to take on more responsibilities and projects. It was good.

In February, they laid off my boss to fit in with another reorganization of the office. My position changed from editor to communications consultant--we are assigned specific schools and colleges and charged with helping them develop and carry out strategic communication plans that support the goals and mission of the specific school as well as those of the university. I was excited. I was assigned the schools and colleges I wanted--I knew it would be challenging with more responsibilities, and I embraced it. But alas, (and not surprisingly) it hasn't been all I hoped it would be. When I feel I've made progress with a client or made a good decision (I'd say strategic but I am so sick of that word...) someone says or inadvertently does something that shoots it down and sets me back. We're now told that our priority is the monsterous university website redesign.

Perhaps I am being oversensitive--all jobs have their ups and downs. And don't think that in all my griping I am not thankful every single day that I have a job (a relatively steady job, knock on wood) that pays the bills. But once in awhile, okay a lot, I think about having a job that I like, that I'm excited about, every day. Does anyone love their job that much? Is there a job like that our there for me? I applied for an editor position last night at a health care supply company. We will see what happens. But today was a good day.

And now, it is time to go to bed. Mike is tired from working on his golf skills with the neighbor; I shoveled some rocks :-) (Mike did rock duty on Sunday.)

Until next time...hopefully not months away.