5 months! (and 6 months, 1 week)

It has officially been 5 months since I started my job.  And a little over 6 months since graduation! Time has definitely flown.  I thought time went quickly in school between classes and finals and breaks,  but I started working at the end of June and it's already December!  Since graduation, I talk a lot less to my friends (they are so far away! :( ) and I wake up and go to sleep a lot earlier!  Since I started my job (really, it doesn't seem like 5 months ago already), I have learned sooo much about RF-EME and cell phone antennas.  Ok maybe not too much of the technical stuff, but I can author and review a modeling report within 2 hours!  And that includes all the little things in the template that I change in every report...  I've also recently taken a new view on this job that I have.  When I started, I didn't know what to expect, so I went into it loving that I had a job and hoping that it would be something that I would sincerely enjoy doing.  At some point, I realized that I didn't actually "like" what I do on a daily basis, and got really down, thinking that if I didn't like my job, I should look for one I do like.  Recently, I've settled on doing the job that I have to the best of my ability, and seeing where it leads me.  I'm pretty grateful that I have a job at all, let alone a full-time job that is within the realm of "environmental science."  Eventually, I'll end up at a place where I need to move on with some useful experience.  The job I have is a good starting point, and I'm sure that the coming months will bring new things as the department continues to grow.  At this point, I need to figure out what to do with my non-working time, and make sure it doesn't turn into more working time.  Of course, probably after the holidays!  Now I just get to prepare for the holidays, and hope for snow!