The end of an era

It has been confirmed and I am SO excited.  As at 1 July 2010 I will no longer be an Executive Assistant.  I will enter the exciting (or not so exciting) world of research, photocopying, basic contract review, longer hours and more importantly, the land of the unknown.  I will be known as a Paralegal. 

I have been working in administration for the last 10 years - initially as a receptionist, then an administration assistant, then a personal assistant, and for the last 5 years an executive assistant.  I have come to the precipice of my career in administration and I'm proud to have reached such great heights. 

As always, I want for more and so I went searching for a greater challenge.

I am 1.5 years into my graduate law degree and it seems timely that I progress into a role where I can begin to use my knowledge and skills and if in the process I get some practical experience - even better! 

When asked the question - am I scared? Absolutely.  I'm the "go to" girl in the office.  I have all the answers.  I am at the top of the assistant food chain and I'm about to be swallowed up by more paperwork than I've ever known, I know nothing and I don't even know where to begin to find the answers.  I'll be the annoying person in the office asking all the questions and taking up heaps of time in the learning process - but it has to be done.

When considering if this is the biggest leap in my career I would say it goes pretty close.  The reality is I'm ending one career and starting a whole new one (albeit in the same office as part of the same team which is such a blessing).  I will be moving out of my very beautiful pod into one that's pokier and has less natural light.  I will however be moving into a team of uber smart junior lawyers who are really kind to me so that's a bonus.

So that's my happy news :) Do you have any happy news to share?

I've written quite a few blogs lately but haven't published them - my uni work has been all consuming and i'm devoting all my writing skills to academic work so please excuse the lack of blogs and the poor quality of those I am publishing.

I do have two new blogs I'm reading which I'd love you to check out.  My bestie in the UK has started her blog which I helped to inspire The List and another friend who is a superwoman with 3 critters is writing at Dragon Within.

Happy reading and to those of you NOT studying, happy weekend.

Elle

NOT *emphasis added*

This is not an original idea of mine - most of them aren't.  Most of my inspiration comes from others.  The ones that are inspired by me I usually forget.

In the meantime... here's a few things I am not:

I am not a halfway or kinda girl.  If I'm in, I'm in the whole way.  Whether it's love, a task, a job, a project, a friendship.  I don't do things by halves.  I'm not myself if not giving 100%.

I am not a good storyteller.  I wish I was.  My imagination is fairly limited.  I'd like to say this is a product of being an adult too long but I think it's really just a 'me' thing.

I am not a MasterChef - aka the tv show.  You think you're not a bad cook until you see those shows.  There is no way I could make half the dishes they do (particularly under time constraints) - cooking should not be pressured... it takes time!

I am not a prude.  There is a time and place for all types of appropriateness and if you heard/saw me with my girlfriends you would know that there are no boundaries for discussion among close girlfriends.

I am definitely not a Labor voter and don't think I ever will be.  I believe in free market economics and conservative values (again this does not make me a prude).  I do however respect the choices of others and love open debate and discussion about the issues.

I am not a vegetable person - this makes for a very difficult no-carb diet I tell you.  I don't hate them... I just wouldn't choose them.  I do love salad though so most of my meals are salads right now.

I am not a quiet or inward person (I can see you all giggling and nodding your heads - stop it!!).  Everyone who knows me knows that if I'm thinking it, i'll say it, if it's bothering me i'll try to fix it and the only way to do that in my world is to be outward focussed and LOUD.  I'm working on the listening part and processing my thoughts before spewing them out ;)

There are plenty of other things I am not but what are you not?  I'm not off to work today - instead i'm going to Court for observations.

Happy Hump Day

Elle

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