I’m a Blog Slacker
Oh, I’ve been such a blog slacker the past few weeks and I think the holidays coming up won’t improve things much. I really need to make sure I set aside time to write more often. Not just while I am trying not to burn dinner (AKA writing while cooking).
I am still adjusting to working at my new association—but it’s been great so far. I had to learn PageMaker again (haven’t used it in about 10 years) and learn how to use iMIS and Excel as well–all great new things to learn. Right now I am the entire publications crew: writing, editing, layout and design and publishing. It’s pretty cool. I am also starting to tackle some of the member questions without having to turn to someone else all the time. I imagine that’s nice for others and not just me.
I still have quite a bit to learn however and sometimes it almost feels overwhelming. But I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life (due to being a military spouse for many years) and they all start out like this and only get easier over time.
I wish I had something interesting and more prophetic to write other than, “The job’s going great and I am still learning a lot.” But that pretty much sums things up.
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November 18, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Caron, I know exactly how you feel. I started my new job about 3 months ago and I feel like I’m just catching up. A friend of mine once described the feeling as “it’s like getting a sip of water from a firehose hitting you in the face. The good news, there’s lots of water.” Good luck as you get up to speed.
November 18, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Just as a heads up, you might want to switch to indesign. Pagemaker is so old now that many printers won’t be able to support it soon, and the results you receive in terms of reliable output is really going to be iffy.