So much has happened already in 2008 ... its crazy to believe that its almost summer time already! In February, with the encouraging words of my husband I quit my job at the travel agency. As hard as it was to leave my co-workers who some had become good friends, I was excited to begin a new chapter in my life. I set off to Florida with Levi in tow to spend a month helping out my mom. Things started off good, although I didn't feel as if I was giving a ton of help. My mom is such a strong person, even with cancer she still wears me out ... her 24 year old daughter. After two weeks in Florida I decided to test the waters of the job market. Last time I quit a job it took me over 3 months to land a new one and although I liked the company, being a receptionist was not my dream job. I would check online here and there and since I didn't "have" to get a job right away I was being picky with my next career choice. I stumbled across a job ad on careerbuilder that mentioned "creative" and "marketing" several times. I thought I was 75% qualified for the position, even though it said "must have blah blah training" (which I didn't have) I still applied. In the past few years I've applied to a handful of jobs online and never heard anything back from then. With this job, I sent the email and by the time I got home from taking Levi to the dog park I already had a message on my cell phone from a staffing company saying I was "perfect" for the job. I had never gotten that quick of a response before ever! I got a little excited but still didn't want to get my hopes up knowing nothing about the job. When I called the recruiter back she mentioned they (the client) had turned away several people but had one girl coming back for a 2nd interview and she would "try" to get me an interview before. The next day I got a call to come into the staffing company. I was prepared to take those silly computer tests about powerpoint and word (double checking I was not lying about my skills on my resume) I was pleasantly surprised when it was just a sit down interview. She told me she was trying to get me an interview the next day and gave me some pointers in case it did happen. Well that interview did happen and I went off to downtown West Palm to the 5th floor of a tall office building. It was beautiful inside and a part of me was nervous sitting there. But then as I waited I reminded myself to just BE myself, because when you have confidence I think it shows. I told myself that no matter how nice the place looked that I could work in an office like that and I was qualified for a high paying job like this. My interview went great, it lasted 2 hours but felt like 15 minutes. As I headed down the interview I felt really good about my chances. When I heard from the staffing lady she informed me that I had become the "front runner" and that my 2nd interview was just a formality but I would most likely be offered the job. I couldn't believe that I was actually going to get a job on my first try, in a super nice office, for a great company, and a really nice salary. I was offered the job and ended up starting the very next week. Even though I had only been gone from the working world for about 3 weeks, a full work week felt like an eternity. I enjoyed my new job but all of my responsibilities the first week were overwhelming. Since then it's been much much better. I've settled into my new position and I feel good about my progress, especially for all I've learned in just 3 weeks. I get along great with the people I work with and I enjoy having a marketing "team" atmosphere. This week we'll be traveling to Boston for a Marketing Retreat so that should be interesting too.
Life at home has also been really great. I get fed excellent meals as soon as I walk through the door, nice dog walks at night with my mom, great weather, fun weekends, doggy day care, clean sheets, HD-TV, and all my laundry clean all the time. I'm getting pretty spoiled :) but I'm really enjoying being back home with my mom and dad. I've missed them so much the last years and coming back "home" to Florida has me feeling healthier and happier. Don't get me wrong, I do miss my husband and the weekends we get to see each other always go by to fast. But I know we'll be in one place again soon, so for now I'm enjoying being a bit spoiled at Hotel DeJong :)
Levi is doing very good in the "pack". He's such a social dog I know he loves being around other dogs so much. I am glad we're going to be moving down here so that he'll have good buddies to play with. He's also really enjoyed the benefits of daylight savings time and trips to the dog park at night during the week. Two of my work friends who also frequent the dog park have labs so we will meet up during the week to let our dogs play. As you see from the pictures Levi always has a fun time. I miss Safin but I am glad Phil has him for a buddy around the house.
I can't believe March is almost over. Good TV shows come back next month. Dancing with the stars starts tomorrow (Go Monica). Pat will be a college graduate in a few short months and hopefully headed to grad school in the fall. Summer is almost here and with that the parade of birthdays begin. I hope to hit up some good concerts this year too (I'm sure I can drag my mom to a few:). There are a lot of country acts coming to the amphitheater and so much fun stuff to look forward to in the summer. Weekends at the beach, playing some tennis, swimming in the pool ... maybe a vacation to squeeze in too.
Until the next update ... and because this picture makes me giggle ...
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