Score: me - 1; Kohl's - 0

Previously, I wrote about how much I enjoyed Kohl's but after two shifts of being all but ignored by the surrounding staff, I'm just about fed up with it already. I don't plan to quit (I even have a shift tonight) but oh, how I wish I could. I think it has something to do with maturity and the lack thereof I've seen in even the store manager....but let us move on to happier things.

Since a temp job I had ran out last week, I've started looking for another job. I even interviewed for a part-time position with a Washington tree care business. But, the temp agency may be saving me again. Next week, I'm to start a position as a--get this---"production artist" with a company located just over the state line in Idaho. (It'll mean a half hour drive, minimum. Ouch.)

The temp agency had the vaguest description of what duties will be entailed, mentioning only Publisher and Photoshop. I do have some graphic design experience, so I hope I don't let these people down.

But, let me get to the heart of the matter, finally. I want this job to be a new path for me. I want it to be a more creative and less boring new direction for my nonexistent career. I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up too high. I could simply be sitting, doing the same action over and over in some graphic design programs with little room for creativity. But, I hope not. I really hope not.

Sometimes, I look back on my time with the Vanguard and ask myself why I didn't invest more of myself into the creative process. I had some ideas, at times. I thought about creating small sections and graphics to add to the entertainment section that I put together every week. I just never got around to it...There was always something else to do....homework, work, laundry. I invested the bare minimum amount of time into that job and I have regrets about that very often. (Sad part being, many of the editors invested less time than I did.)

Still, I can put my regrets to work. I can use those past mistakes as a reminder that I should try harder next time, invest a little bit more of myself into my work.

When it matters...when it means something to me and others.