New Job And New School!

[Candleflames]

After being a stay at home mom for 15 years I am going back to work and college. Both will be part time. What I make at my job will cover the cost of school so our family finances will stay the same. I'm very excited that while I am changing so much in my life something will stay consistent for our family as a whole.

I found the job pretty quickly which has been a huge relief. I'm working for a cleaning service that uses natural products so I can feel good about what I am doing. One of my favorite things is to leave an area better than I found it so this job plays not only to my sense of industriousness but also my sense of greater purpose in the world. It also feels great to get my body moving while working.

I also applied to my local community college. I'll be making up some of my prerequisites that have expired before transferring to a four year university. I have several universities in the area that I can apply to but I'll worry about that when the time comes.

So excited and yet so scared at the same time!

 

[franciemarnie]

Congratulations!!! I'm excited for you vicariously. You are going to do great. Enjoy!

 

[DMerish]

Cool Candleflames!!! :tup:

 

[arfie]

Do that do, Candlflames! Hope it is the adventure of a lifetime!

 

[InsideAWord]

Wonderful news! That's a huge accomplishment and the experience will stress you out, but in a good and generative way.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Good for you Candle! :)

 

[Candleflames]

Thank you everyone. I did get a response from the office manager that everything looked great after my first day. I hope to continue to impress.

 

[The Albatross]

Great, congratulations and I'm very happy for you. Nice to get a validation on your first day too.

 

[Candleflames]

Thank you Albatross. The validation did feel good.

 

[The Albatross]

:tup: Hold on to that thought and if ever there are difficult days, let it buoy you up and bolster your confidence. I try to do that myself, retrieve the good or great things when something not so stellar happens to provide counterbalance to the icky self messages when things aren't going very well.

 

[BlueOcean]

Congrats!! When I got a job that gave back to the world, I felt much better about myself. I felt more at home working to bring positive change to the world :)

 

[Candleflames]

Thank you BlueOcean. It can be hard to "walk our talk" but it feels good to do so.