The day arrived you finished college and got lucky to find a great job and now it is the night before you start your work day. And you think how will it be, will I like the work and my new colleagues? Don’t be nervous. Being prepared is the key to a relaxed first day.

If there will be a little bit of commuting don’t bother taking the car. The first week you don’t know when you will get out and driving will add to your stress. Check out public transportation and you can enjoy the extra time on the bus or the train. Make use out of it and read the newspaper or work related magazines so you will be up to date what is going on in your field of expertise. Don’t forget to pack your mp3 player to entertain you on your way back when you are too tired to read and you want to relax. The apple ipod nano 16gb black is one of the best mp3 players on the market. Black is the best colour to pick because it looks good and you won’t get tired of it. This nano has a built-in video camera. So you can take little movies during your day and put them easy online and share them with your friends. The screen is also quite big so you can watch comfortably video clips or the latest episode of your favourite show. If you are tired of your playlist switch on the built-in FM radio. So you can listen to the latest pop songs or just BBC and the news.

The next thing you should take with you is a steel water bottle. Think about the environment you will not only save a lot of plastic bottles you also going to spend less money on water from the store. Another advantage with a steel water bottle is the dual-wall construction that keeps the outside of the bottle from getting too hot or cold. Most of these bottles you can stick in the dish washer. Refillable bottles reduce your carbon footprint and save the environment. If you dislike steel drinking bottles think about alternatives. There are plastic bottles in stores that contain no BPA chemicals.

Now all you need is a great bag to carry your stuff to work. Personally, I love a tan leather satchel. It is a popular design and this leather satchel for men comes in either brown or black. With this bag you can attend important meetings or travel around town and be stylish at any occasion. The best part is that the bag can accommodate a laptop. So when you look into bags make sure that it can fit the stuff you carry on a daily basis. If you need your laptop all the time check if  the bag fits it and your Filofax.

You first day at work is an important day, but don’t get too stressed about leaving the right impression. Be calm and be yourself. Just be friendly and try to remember the name of your new colleagues. And if you want to relax the night before it watch the first series of “The Office” with Ricky Gervais.

Did you know?

The British show “The Office” was adopted from six other countries. Ricky Gervais makes regularly fun of the syndication system and that it made him rich.

- Mandy

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