7 Quick Takes: Office Edition

This seemed like the perfect way to get back into my blog, despite the fact that I'm two days late :)

1. Last Monday marked the last day of my accounting internship! I started waaay back in January, knowing absolutely NOTHING about taxes. Haha they really took a leap of faith giving me that internship. Luckily, I learned a thing or two along the way. Apparently they thought so, too, because they ended up offering me a full-time position!! Aaand they gave me the summer off so that I would have enough time to take the classes I still need. Bonus!

2. I was reflecting on the job offer and the break before it starts, and it reminded me a lot of the 5-month break I had in between my Philippines trip and the start of my internship. I can't say that I spent that time in the best way possible. So I feel like God is giving me a do-over. A chance to make some friends, do some growing, and actually enjoy the lack of responsibilities I have. Here's hoping!

3. Oh you weren't tired of hearing me say a variation of the word "intern" yet? Good! I think one of the most surprising things that happened while I was working was that I became closer to my friends. Because I was working 6 days a week, I had to be more intentional about my free time. Which was great!! I got to read 2 books with a friend and have weekly discussions about them over Skype. I got to see my friends on the weekends a few times and made a much better effort to see how they were really doing, instead of just hitting up small talk. It was so rewarding.

4. Two unfortunate events happened while I was interning. One night after work, I stayed late talking to a co-worker. She told me about a tradition in the office known as "Fiesta Wednesday." Basically, most of the partners on our end of the building are gone every Wednesday, so a couple of times a year, the north side brings in a bunch of food and they have a little party. Sounded great to me! I was at the store the following Tuesday picking up something to bring when it suddenly dawned on me that Fiesta Wednesday happened to fall on what we Catholics call Ash Wednesday...womp womp. No fiesta-ing for this girl. And wouldn't you know it, the same thing happened on Good Friday except the reason for this little shindig was that no one in the office had a birthday in March and we needed an excuse to bring in food. Hahaha. I thought it was very ironic that these celebrations happened on the ONLY TWO DAYS where we're asked to fast. What are the odds? Oh well, at least I know I'll be well-fed when I start again! ;)

5. One of my favorite things about being the intern was that people would bring me tax returns to do and say "here's an easy one for ya" as they were putting it on my desk. I doubt I'll get that treatment for much longer!!

6. Some of the women in the office were in the kitchen eating lunch one day, and somehow we got on the subject of how long everyone's been working at the firm and how things have changed since they started. Most of them have been there since before fax machines, voicemail, computer mouses, and Excel existed. That boggled my mind just a little bit! It'll be funny to see what our "voicemails" and "fax machines" will be.

7. I definitely had some reservations about being an accountant. I didn't particularly enjoy the classes I took in college, and I had no idea what to expect when I started working. But it turned out to be a wonderful experience. I reallly enjoy all of the people I work with, and I found that I didn't mind going into work each day. It was such a blessing.

I hope you've all been doing well! Can't wait to catch up on all of your blogs :)