First day of the rest of my life

I couldn't sleep last night. Tossed and turned, anxious I would sleep through my alarm. Sat straight up at 5:30am certain I had missed it. When I realized I still had a while to sleep, I laid back down and tried to relax, by 6am I was out of bed and working out downstairs. Ya, you read that right-working out...which really only consists of doing "8 Minute Abs" (Seriously, try it sometime, it's a killer!), some lunges and free weights. But hey it got the heart rate going and I was pumped for my new job!

My new job as mentioned before is as an Accreditation Specialist for NACCAS, which is basically an accrediting agency for cosmetology schools. It is a pretty fancy title(which I will get a business card for!!) and basically consists of reviewing applications from schools in the process of accreditation and conducting visits either evaluating schools based on our standards of cosmetology or consulting them on how to apply for accreditation. And for those of you who are like "What the heck is Accreditation?"- it is the process of meeting a national standard, of ensuring educational integrity in schools of higher learning. In this case, we are making sure Cosmetology schools offer their students the quality programs they are paying for. Make sense? Hey, it was just my first day, so I'm still trying to get it too! :)

Anyhow, so yes my first day was today and luckily I had a partner in crime whose first day was also today. She and I were able to bounce ideas off each other, study the standards together and just share our concerns. Everyone was really friendly though and basically this whole week will consist of training, which will entail reading and learning all the standards, rules and what not that goes with accreditation.

We learned also that we'll be traveling to the Agency's workshop in Vegas the end of February, as well as another trip to Cleveland to witness how a school visit goes. Once I'm familiar with the process and comfortable with the information, I'll be traveling all over the country to different schools about 2 weeks a month! Which you all know is perfect for me! I love to travel and am eager to see every nook and cranny of our country!

All in all it was a steady first day and I honestly don't feel too overwhelmed, like any new job there is lots to learn and it will just take time and I've got plenty of that. I'm just so grateful to be here, for this really is just a great fit for me. I'll keep everyone posted on the progress of it all, for now I gotta figure out what to wear tomorrow!