A Smattering of Good Things

It was a long week, culminating in going to bed at 9pm on Saturday completely exhausted, but today I feel completely invigorated.  Here are some good things in my life:

• I have a new job!  I'm now the Guest Services Coordinator at Rolling Ridge retreat & conference center in North Andover.  It's a beautiful place, situated on 38 acres of land on Lake Cochichewick.  I worked a lot of hours last week and think I'm going to really enjoy my work.
• A couple months ago, I started attending services at North Parish, also, coincidentally, in North Andover (right down the road from my new job, in fact).  The first day I was there, they announced that they were starting a new beginner bell choir.  I've always been fascinated by bell choirs, and joined up right away.  It's a lovely way to be spending my Sunday afternoons.  If you've never seen (or heard) a bell choir, basically, each member of the choir is responsible for just a couple of bells, and everyone has to ring their bells at the right moment in the music.  Our set of bells spans 3 octaves.  I'm playing A and B above middle C.  On Palm Sunday, we're playing "Morning Has Broken," and I even get a few notes of the melody.  Woo hoo!
• I just finished my first professional graphic design assignment - an ad for J. Knits that will appear in Interweave Knits.  I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I enjoyed working on it and learning more about Photoshop, Quark, and what makes a good layout. 
• My little gift to myself to congratulate myself on my new job:

This lovely little teapot from Special Teas, along with some decadently flavored black teas: Chocolate with Chocolate Pieces, and Caramel with Caramel Pieces.  Mmmmmm....

Comments

[Teresa C]

w00t! Congratulations Alison. Great commute, huh?

I was in a bell choir for years. I imagine you will graduate to playing several bells pretty soon. Imagine Morning Has Broken as a solo bell piece, which Meg has played. Lots of moving around on that one. You are making me want to join the church so I can play too.

Yum. Tea. We should share a pot soon.

[Teresa C]

Oh, and my neighbor and very good friend goes to that church, Kathy Slade. I'm pretty sure her parents attend as well. Keep a look out for her.

[Danielle]

Congratulations on the new job! It really is a beautiful place. (I used to lifeguard at NACC, right down the street.) I bet it will be even more lovely in the summer. I might just have to come to your church to hear the bells. They only do bells at mine on special occasions.

[PumpkinMama]

Congratulations on the job and the musical addition to your life. What fun!

[Cheryl]

Yay, congrats on the job! That's great news!

[Beth S.]

I KNEW it would happen for you sooner or later. :-) I'm so pleased! :-)

[maryse]

hey congratulations on the job! i believe i did at one point say that the last job disappointment wasn't meant to be. i think i can say "i told you so."

[Kat with a K]

Congratulations!

[Erin]

Congrats on the job!! How exciting.

You'll have to keep an eye out for sights of Cochichie (the Lake Cochichewick monster)!

[Michele]

The job sounds awesome - congrats!

[PICAdrienne]

Congratulations on the new job. I hope it is all you wish.

Bell Choirs are so lovely. Morning has Broken played by a bell choir must be beautiful.