Hazardous Work Environment

Some of y'all may remember, I recently (OK a month ago) I started a new job. When the job was offered to me, all I knew was that it was for an administrative assistant postition, it was close to home, and the pay was what I wanted. Plus it was in a manufacturing plant so I was familiar with the environment.

...Only, I wasn't.

My last job was at a contract manufacturer that pretty much only made cables and kiosks. Stuff like this. (and this). (oh, and this too). My biggest obstacle for getting a customer's product on time was the fact that cables have a 16 week lead time!

Now I'm here at H.B. Fuller. They make all sorts of adhesives. No, it's not just glue anymore... this stuff is everywhere! Not gonna lie, y'all I absolutely love it here but I absolutely work in a hazardous environment!

The raw materials used require MSDS's. (OK, what's an MSDS, Melissa??) It's a Material Saftey Data Sheet. It's a little piece of paper that tells everyone interested exactly how to handle and store certain materials. It also tells the melting point, boiling point, Ph level, etc. It's FASCINATING! Everything about this place has so much chemistry involved it's fantastic!

This is what you might see on an MSDS.

This means the material is self combustible.

 

 

Most offices have a standard "escape route" in case of a fire. You have to go to the flag poles or something like that. For us, we have to go like half a mile down the road... running! Because if there's a fire here, well, let's just say we don't want a fire here!

 

The best part of this job? My inner nerd gets to come out daily!

 

 

 



Don't Try so Hard

Last week, during Meagan's Friday Favorites link up, I was introduced to the "florkens". One post (Don't Try so Hard) in particular was featured on the Friday Favorites, and it really made me stop and read and think. The post featured this amazing song: Colbie Caillat's "Try".

Jackie and Nicole are co-hosting this link up with the "florkens". I love the idea behind it to promote true natural beauty! I'm definitely one of those women that at least does the eye makeup. Admittedly, I do too much eye makeup most likely, but I tend to feel more confident covering the dark circles under my eyes. (Thanks, kids for not letting me sleep ever!) So, without stalling anymore let's let the picture speak for itself! Please excuse the poor lighting and quality, I don't have a fancy camera and I didn't do any editing! I also took my glasses off so you could actually see my eyes.

In following the rules of the link up, one thing I love about myself: my eyes. They're green on the outside with a brown ring on the inside. I guess that's the reason why I usually only do make up on my eyes, haha.

So don't be shy! Join the link up! I want to see just how beautiful you really are!