Long time, no post. Here’s a list of things that have changed:

• I’ve moved full time to Georgia (until my company tells me to move otherwise).
  • Speaking of which, I started a full-time job with GEICO as an Emerging Leader (EL). I get the very interesting opportunity to rotate through our different operations departments and learn more about insurance while I network and mingle.
  • I’m also studying for a variety of CPCU tests (an advanced certification for insurance professionals) which reminds me very much of cramming for AP/IB tests in high school.
• I am now dog-mom to not one, but TWO gorgeous babes.
  • Ovieda is a 7-month-old ‘borador’ puppy (lab-border collie mix). She is rambunctious, 3x the size of Sasha, and she hasn’t quite learned how to walk on a leash.
• Ian and I tied the knot! October 23 saw the start of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks— more on that later.
• I was appointed to the position of District Director for a chapter of my business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi. Very interesting, it’s teaching me a lot for our (hopeful) new alumni chapter.

Those are the major changes, at least. It’s a very different dynamic, working full time without going to school/participating in 101 different student orgs.

Here are some projects that I’m working on:

• Lamp Revamp- I’m trying to remodel the lamps in our common functional spaces so that they share a common theme (that way, when Ian and I leave this house we’ll have a thought for our apartment).
  • As of 01/14 I have updated the color of two lamps to sparkly-metallic charcoal grey. I’m contemplating adding a pattern, but I haven’t made a final decision.
• Adventures in Monotone- A series of greyscale photographs that capture the simplicity/nothingness of a garage. I started out with monotype film for a fujifilm mini camera, but I’m hoping to shoot some macro with my DSLR too. I think that American garages are overall very boring, but hopefully with the right lighting/angles/magic, something new can be uncovered.
• Insurance Identities- a collection of stories about real people working in insurance. Insurance is one of those weird industries where we tend to lump the associates all together as dirtbags— a similar feeling generally goes out towards car salesmen, realtors, and attorneys. Working in the insurance industry can feel, at times, very demoralizing, especially when you’re working in a call center.

Keep your eyes peeled for a real post (with pictures!) on Tuesday that documents my first 100 days of marriage.