Back to the Professional Grind

Thank you all for your sweet congratulations! It was so nice to finally be able to write it down and get it all out!

This really is a big step for me. I tremendously enjoy being comfortable in my routine and I like job security (which is certainly enhanced when you know your job and can do it WELL). Don't we all? :)

Not only does the new job come with a much shorter commute but it will also be a promotion as well, new job responsibilities and more perks, really I'm still coming to terms that this is real! I keep expecting to wake up and find the whole thing a joke of some sort. :) I think I must severely underestimate God. Let this be a lesson for me.

The one very slight drawback to the new job is that I will be going back to business casual. My current job allows for basically anything as long as you are somewhat clothed. Pajamas, sweats, ragged teas, jeans...I've seen it all. Not to mention the fact that we have a a number of different cultures represented in the office which certainly brings in additional style versatility.

I have definitely enjoyed getting to wear jeans but have still always kept it classy. I draw the line way before the little matching track suits!

Ironically, I finished a closet clean-out just a few months back, convinced that I didn't need all the button-downs and quite so many dress pants. Whoops!

On the bright side, it necessitates a shopping trip in my near future. Hubs took me for a bit last weekend (the Ann Taylor group had 40% off their entire stores, anyone pick anything up?) and I think I am going to hold off getting anything else until I get in there and get a feel for the environment. But I have decided that I definitely need a new purse or two. :)

I have a ton of vacation days that work will be paying out to me. Most of that money we'll use towards normal sensible things (like student loans!) but Hubs has graciously agreed that I need to retire my current purse that is falling apart and bring one or two new beauties home with me.

I know I need something in black and I'd also like to get something in a nice light neutral like a nude, blush pink, stone or light gray. The black I've narrowed down to this stunner:



The lighter neutral I have yet to settle on anything, though there are several contenders...






Or maybe I should just hold out until we need a diaper bag??? ;)




Anyone have any suggestions for some fun light neutrals for the summer?

The Big Update

Well I have kept you in suspense long enough. I actually had no intention of keeping quiet for so long but things have spiraled out of control since I last posted.

First an apology of sorts, I realized (after I got several inquiring emails) that my post may have led many of you to believe that I was pregnant. I am not. I'm sorry to have accidentally led you on or hyped it up, that was certainly not my intention! Believe me, when I'm pregnant, ya'll will know! :)

The announcement is in fact that I quit my job!

Turned in my two weeks notice last Monday and Friday will be my last day. There has been quite a bit of "intensity" in the atmosphere since then if you catch my drift and I have just barely been holding on to my sanity this past week-week and a half.

Needless to say, that has a lot to do with why I haven't posted.

I had a few reasons for giving notice, the biggest one being that I was offered a new job MUCH much closer to home. I haven't talked about it much on here but my current commute (it should only be half hourish in mileage) takes about an hour each way. My office is relocating in the Summer to a new location much further away, which would have brought my commute up to about 2 hours each way.

With gas going up to $5-6 a gallon and four hours spent driving in my car, I was having to seriously wonder how much money I'd actually be bringing home. Not to mention the fact that I'd have needed a new car. To say I was dreading it would be a HUGE understatement. It appears that God had other plans in the works!

The back story.
Out of the blue I received a call from my favorite recruiting firm about how they'd heard the office was moving and they knew how much that would suck for me and that they'd found me a better oppurtunity. At the time, I liked where I worked and wasn't exactly at the point of mentally preparing myself for another job change so I sort of hemmed and hawed but eventually agreed to at least allow them to submit my resume and interview.

I got a call back that very day requesting an interview the next morning before work. That apparently went well and they called me back in for 2nd/3rd interview a few days later. I showed up to interview and there was a test! First thing in the morning! It was like being in college all over again, hah!

It was sooooo early and I really felt like my brain wasn't working yet but I must not have bombed the test too badly or the interview because they liked me enough to send over a job offer within just a few hours.

Going into the interview both Hubs and I felt like I was going to stay where I was but were praying that God would make it abundantly clear what we were supposed to do. After walking out of that interview, I called up Hubs and told him that I knew I was going to end up there. I can't explain it. I really liked both the people I talked with but it also felt like a series of events had been put into play and I was going to be carried right along. We both felt God was very clear after the company made their offer. We prayed for a flashing arrow smacking us upside the head and that's what we felt like we got! :)

I am very excited to join this new company. It will be a mix of what I am experienced with now and lots of new opportunities for growth!

These's been ridiculous goings-ons since then...but I guess that jealousy always seems to rear its head at times like these. :/

So that's the big news! Fill me in on all the other stuff I've missed, I've felt incredibly out of touch these last few weeks with all this stuff going on behind the scenes.

A Quick Update

I'm sorry to have lapsed so long in my blog updates. There have been some BIG changes going on over here in our household. Changes that have been quite time consuming and left zero time for blogging.

I'm hoping I can discuss in much more detail in the next few days....just gotta sit tight for a bit.

In the meantime, I highly highly encourage all of you, if you are not already reading, to check out Lyr's blog. This month, she and her husband are blogging openly about marital infidelity and how they have dealt with and are working to overcome this battle. When Lyr asked me to consider partnering with her on this series, my immediate response was YES!



Everyone needs to read what she has to say. Please go read it and share with your friends and family. This is important stuff.