tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30745985886860299342023-11-16T11:41:47.895-07:00A Day in the LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793269423182390397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074598588686029934.post-12310088342859600652015-08-27T17:55:00.000-06:002015-08-27T17:55:35.109-06:00Stephanie (re)joins the workforce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The mountains on my way to my first day of work! Unfortunately, the air quality hasn't been the best around here lately, but the day was beautiful anyway.</span></div>
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I have just about finished my second week of work! </div>
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I work in the administration building on campus, doing processing and imaging for admissions. Basically, I go through a lot of paperwork and organize and scan it and make sure it gets into our system. It doesn't sound <b>super</b> thrilling, but I like it a lot! </div>
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I like it even more when I think about how I was unemployed all summer. I remember being so frustrated as I went to several interviews a week just to be rejected again and again. It was tiring and disheartening.</div>
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However, now I have a great job that I enjoy, and where I can take pride in my what I do. It works perfectly with my school schedule, <b>and</b> I have some awesome coworkers. Despite all the frustration of the past few months, now I'm feeling pretty happy and extremely blessed! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This is my rubber finger tip! I get to use this contraption when I flip through giant stacks of paper. It makes it easier for me to grip pages and it is extremely useful. I added the smiley face myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Also, there's this old school water fountain right outside my office! I mean, maybe it isn't <b>that </b>old school, but I've never seen one where you have to twist a knob to get your water! </span></div>
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It's no secret that I love desserts. I mean, who doesn't?? They're fun, delicious, and the perfect way to end a meal (or start a meal, or take a break in-between your meal...). Anyway, as much as I love baking, sometimes I just don't want to go through all the <b>waiting</b>-- preheat the oven, grease up the pans, make sure everything's done all the way through, clean up all the mess you've made....</div>
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Well, this week we have to do some deep-cleaning for our final cleaning checks before fall semester starts. One of my lovely roommates cleaned the oven so beautifully I couldn't bring myself to do anything that may ruin it when the urge to bake struck.</div>
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Thankfully, I had <b><a href="http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/no-bake-brownie-bites/" target="_blank">this</a> </b>awesome recipe on standby for such an occasion! It's simple, easy to clean up, and downright <b>decadent</b>. It only has a few ingredients, which include: chocolate, more chocolate, and butter; so, it has to be good, right?!</div>
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I consider myself a chocolate aficionado. A fanatic, if you will. And let me tell you, after one or two of these, I was almost chocolated out for the day. It was awesome.</div>
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Soooo, let's just get this out of the way now; there is quite a bit of butter in the recipe...That's probably why it's so delicious. I melted a stick and a half of butter in the microwave and it smelled super good....</div>
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...But then I added the box of brownie mix and it smelled even better!! At this point I was tempted to just start eating it straight out of the bowl. But I pressed on.</div>
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The recipe says you can also roll the dough in chocolate pudding mix for an extra chocolate kick, and I thought I might as well....But then I didn't add as many chocolate chips as the recipe calls for, because I just had to draw the line somewhere.</div>
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And here's the finished product!! I have no idea how I'm going to finish all of them because they're <b>so</b> rich. But definitely worth it-- they're an easy way to satisfy any chocolate fix. :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to start writing a blog mostly to keep my friends and family updated on my day-to-day life, and also kind of to see how long I could keep one. This should be fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My summer has not been super eventful. I moved back to Provo in the middle of June, hoping to secure a job soon after my arrival. For whatever reason, the job I had hoped to get fell through, and I have been job hunting ever since! I've had interview after interview, and rejection after rejection. and it has not been fun. I expressed my frustration to a friend a few weeks ago, who told me to think of it as "getting halfway to a lot of cool jobs" and "really good practice". Ha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been able to use my free time to bake, be with my friends, and go to the Provo Temple whenever I want, so the summer hasn't been </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">completely</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> wasted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However, this past week I </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">did</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> get a job!! I'll be working at the Administration Building on campus working for BYU OneStop. I'll be in the office that does imaging and processing for admissions! I start on Monday and I am so excited! (For new experiences as well as a regular paycheck...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, I'm pumped. I can't wait!!</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unfortunately, I haven't taken too many pictures lately....but here's one of me and my friend's car!</span></i></div>
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