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2020 Year in Review
Written December 30, 2020 When I first thought about this post, I was going to write a little about 2020, then focus on 2021. Because who isn’t ready for a new year after this one. I feel like that would be a great disservice to myself and anyone reading this, though. As much as none of us want to relive 2020, we should all take some time to reflect on this year and what we learned. I’ll do another post with some optimism for 2021 soon J So first, I’m going to reflect on my memorable events and general thoughts of this year. I started the year working full-time, then…
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An Hour and a Half Later
Written 11/10/2020 Woah. Where do I begin on what all has taken place since I announced we were moving an hour and a half away? It has been a whirlwind. It feels like it’s been many months ago, but it has only been two months. Soon after we announced we were moving, we started looking for places to rent. This search took a little bit longer than we expected. We even looked at a couple houses to buy because finding a rental was becoming a daunting task, but buying in the middle of all this chaos was just too much right now. We thankfully found a rental to move into…
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Two Weeks’ Notice: Take Two!
Written August 29, 2020 I posted a week ago about the waiting season almost being over on a big decision. And WOAH. This week resulted in a lot of doors opening and closing. First let me give you some back story. In our last big waiting season a year ago, in 2019, we both were looking for jobs. We had went back and forth for a while on whether we should move closer to my family, especially with Andy being gone quite a few weekends in the Summer for fishing tournaments. We decided to apply to jobs near there and jobs near our current home in Columbus. We heard back…
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When the Waiting Season is Almost Over
Introduction Written August 22, 2020 I wrote the following post a little over a year ago and never posted it when I started my blog earlier this year. I am sometimes astounded at how God brings things back around at the right time. I was going to write a post today about being in a season of waiting again and thought it had almost been exactly a year ago when we were at the end of another season of waiting. This time is different in some of the details and there could be different changes than last year, but both times were similar in having to have faith and trust…
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Hello: My first week at my new job during quarantine
Written: May 24, 2020 Starting a new job has some similarities everywhere, at least in the jobs I have had so far. The first day is usually orientation to help you get familiar with the company, its values and guidelines. This one went surprisingly similar. There were 3 of us starting on Monday May 18th, which is very exciting considering many companies are on a hiring freeze or have had to furlough some employees. We wore a mask into the room and in any common areas, but they spread us out so we did not have to wear them all day. I also learned that the tie masks are worse…
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Goodbye: My last day at my full-time job during quarantine
If you are reading this in real time, you know life is weird all around right now. People are wearing masks out and about, people are awkwardly trying to avoid each other when they cross paths and a lot of places still are not open. So throw a normally weird situation like leaving a job in the mix and it is even stranger. My last day of my full-time job was Friday May 15th. I worked at home like usual until around 2:30pm and then left to meet my manager to turn in my badge and desk keys. A few people sent me an instant message saying goodbye and people…
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Two Weeks’ Notice
Written May 2, 2020 Yesterday I put in my Two Weeks’ Notice at my full-time job and accepted a similar part-time position. Yes, I interviewed and will start a new job during the coronavirus pandemic. After about a year and a half of looking for a part-time job, it finally worked out during a global health and economic crisis. Talk about God’s timing not matching my own. This all started in November of 2018 when I knew God wanted me to focus more on raising Hannah. I was on maternity leave and in one of those amazing breaks when Hannah was napping, I felt like God was telling me to…
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Rejection: Changing My Approach in My Next Career Move
Written January 8, 2020 Rejection may as well be one of those four letter words because it tends to make us cringe even more. I learned about rejection early in life. I wanted to be involved in everything as a kid. Most people don’t know that I tried out for choir, volleyball and basketball in my younger years. I was rejected from each one. Volleyball and basketball weren’t big hits, I hadn’t practiced enough at either to really be too surprised. But choir was devastating. I had been singing in my church choir and in church plays for years by this point and while I was certainly no Adele, I…
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The Art of Distraction: Why am I fighting for things I’m not really passionate about?
Written June 25, 2019 I pulled back into my work parking lot today from picking up Burger King for lunch with the relaxing tunes of Luke Bryan in the background. As I describe this it seems like an average day. The sun was out, it was warm. It’s Ohio so it was humid and my hair had puffed to 3 sizes this day. And in this seemingly normal day and moment, I did NOT want to get out of my car and go back into work. No not like your normal ugh it’s nice out why do I have to be inside thing (that’s me in any situation on a…
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First Year of Motherhood: Returning to Work at 6 months
Written June 7, 2019 I’ve been back to work for over 4 months after maternity leave and while it feels more normal than it did, it’s been an absolute whirlwind. I feel like now is a good time to reflect back on what all has happened and why I may be scatterbrained at times J I returned back to work when Hannah was exactly 6 months old. It is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. You go from seeing the kid that has become your world 24/7 to being gone over 45 hours a week if you work full time. We got a more gradual…
