A New Chapter In Our Lives

Sorry about the short post last night. It was sort of an afterthought. You guys have rocked this journey with me for so long, I’m sorry that I didn’t think about posting sooner.

So, a new job…pretty nifty, huh?

I should recap some:

• The pay isn’t exactly what I wanted, but it’s more than what I’m making now. I should add, however, salary was less of a factor than other issues when making my decision to move on.
• The commute is longer, but I don’t think it’s going to be a huge deal
• The benefits are interesting…the insurance is actually a bit more expensive (which I thought was a little odd) but there are other ‘perks’ that make up for it. They do a lot for employee morale, it seems.

Overall, I’ll be making a little more, but I will also get more in the way of benefits – like vacation, floating holidays, holiday time and other perks.

I’ve got some paperwork to sign this morning and get back to them, so I am going to do that then it’ll be all official-and-in-writing. I did put my notice in yesterday, so the ball is rolling now with my current employer. I’m still not sure what to expect on that end. I don’t know if they’ll want me to honor my 3 weeks notice (I gave 3 weeks, by the way) or if they’ll walk me out after they’ve had time to discuss matters.

Anyway, more about the job:

The position is with a large web company that focuses on women’s issues. I will be working in their “Parenting” department which focuses on all things parenting related. It’s less seriousness and emotion (like adoption) and more every day parenting type stuff.  It seems like a really fun and inviting place to work – I spent some time there last week (during their last interview) and it was refreshing to see them all kind of pull together on a small project and make it happen…less working against each other for personal gain and more working with each other for company gain…something I’m excited to be a part of again.

So, it seems like a really great step for us (the family), but I wouldn’t be human if I wasn’t scared to death. When we made the decision to move to Arizona for my current job, I recall feeling much of the same. It was such a leap for us, but I knew it was good.

I know this is good – but I’m still scared.

As for the Dr. visit yesterday – that was fairly uneventful. Because stress can have such a huge impact on your health, he’s actually encouraged me to find a new job for some time, so he was pretty excited that I was reporting that I had done just that and would be starting my new job on the 16th of August.  We went over my numbers, which are still not where he wants them, but not as high as they were back at the beginning of the month. We talked about my meds (which he raised, again) and we talked about the plan for the next few months, since most everything will have to be put on hold until the insurance is all squared away and then we just BS’d, because he’s great like that. We talked about the iPhone4 (neither of us have it, but we both pre-ordered it and declined it upon delivery due to reported problems) and we talked about the iPad (he has one, I don’t) and then he told me to come back in October, once the insurance was all squared away.

That’s really it. I’m closing a chapter on the last 5 years and looking forward to what the future holds.

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