OMG, my mom was right!

I had many different kinds of jobs during my career. After I was in the Navy, I worked at a major insurance company supporting the claims adjuster. I worked for a family attorney for a few years and learned a lot about wills, adoptions, and divorces. I eventually became a civil servant, or an employee for the State of Texas. I started working in the legal department of a university system, and eventually moved over to the accounting and finance side of the office. I finally made it to the position I had as a systems and business analyst for another state agency. Amazingly, all of my previously unrelated careers and jobs all contributed to the qualifications I needed to land the perfect job for me. So, as it turns out, my mom was right. Learn how to type and you can always get a job.

Ms. Guardian Frog

During my career, I made a lot of friends. There were some really good times, professionally and personally, and there were some worse times. This picture is of what I call my “Guardian Frog”. I know it’s silly, but here’s the story. I was having one of those worse times at work, and it also happened to be my birthday. Birthdays at work usually just come and go without a lot of fuss. But, that year, my two friends from work gave me this cute frog to cheer me up. It meant a lot to me that they wanted to help. So, I always kept her close to keep a watch over me, and I’m reminded of how important friends are every time I see her.