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Hello All --- Update time again - What is going on in your world??
I am LOVING the family life - The love of a child is unlike any feeling I have ever known. AMAZING - A dream come true! Evan is gorgeous and doing well. Slept for a 4.5 hour stretch last night - woohoo!!
Motherhood is treating me well, however some changes are occuring in my life. On May 28th, I found out my position at the hs was eliminated. I was reassigned to another position that I do not feel I am qualified for (long story). I hung up the phone that day and said "They are going to put me into labor," that night I was in labor. I came home Monday from the hospital and was in Harrisburg taking a civil service test on Tues am at 8:15. I am taking a 4th CS test today and 4 more in the next 2 weeks.
I am finishing up my cover letter and resume this week. I am looking into the state because my years of service and retirement will transfer. At this point, I need to work. If you know of anything open, pls let me know. I need to find soomething ASAP.
Stress is the major issue -- Crying on a daily basis and severe spasms up my back and neck. I just find myself staring at Evan, he is worth all of this!!
Hope to hear about your world soon!!
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Oh my goodness, Angela, I'm so sorry to hear about your job! Especially because it seems like you really liked your job. What terrible timing to have this stress to deal with! I can't believe you were taking a test so soon after delivery...You are a tough lady! I hope a door opens for you very soon. I'll be thinking about you.
I'm glad that motherhood is treating you well. I hope that you are taking care of yourself too. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do.
There have been major changes at my job, which are leaving me thinking about change. My supervisor's position was eliminated as a part of a budget cut. I'm not sure how the place will run with the changes they're making. There has been constant change over the past couple of years and as much as I love my job, I'm not sure what I'll do after this baby arrives.
We put an offer in on a house but the seller seems to be a stickler and rejected it. We put another in and will hear back by Wed. The sale of our house still has to go through though. I'm ready to be done with this already!
TTC since Jan 07. Dx with PCOS Jan 08
Wow! I hope your stress eases up. I was just reading an article about how to help with stress and sleep. When I know I have something coming up with work lately I have dreams/can't sleep. They said to write down what is bothering and then write a solution. I am going to give a try - thought I would share.
Good luck with the job search. I hope things work out with the State for you. Do you know anyone who has an "in" in the kind of job you are looking for at the state? That is how DH got his state job.
Personally I've been having some reservations about my current job. I'm not happy and I spend most of the day longing to be home with my son. I never ever imagined I'd feel so strongly. People work full time jobs all the time with children and make it work, Right? Sending him to daycare doesn't bother me . . he's only there for 3 hours and honestly I'm glad he has that interaction with other children bc I think that's important. Working 8-5 and not getting home together until 5:45 is not exactly ideal. I'd love to be 7-3. On top of all of those feelings Joe works 3-11 90% of the time. We've been discussing ways to change this but nothing that will pan out anytime soon. Jack and I do fine by ourselves in the evenings and its great that Joe can be home with him during the day but it would amazing for us to spend time together as a family in the evenings like normal people do. I'm just really feeling like we both need a career change (or at least hours change) right now but that is just a little too scary at this point in my life. I'm finding it harder and harder to find that perfect balance between being a good Mom to Jack and being a successful individual in the career sense. Mostly because I don't find the career part all that important in the grander scheme of things anymore. A job is mearly just that . . a job, an income, a means for providing my family a good life.
Hello All -- Thanks for the updates thus far.
Christina - I hope things work out with your job and your home - keep us posted! You are amazing -- you have so much going on. Keep mr posted, my prayers are with you.
Denise - I am taking several civil service tests - in some of those areas, I do know people that hopefully can help me. We shall see. What dept does your husband work for? I actually thought of journaling - but writing a solution may help - Thank you!!
Jen - Its amazing how life changes. I always wanted to make as much $$ as possible, always had several jobs. Now, after Evan, I just want to make what I need. I am not in the position to stay home, and actually love to work, but will live in my parents basement before I take a job that doesn'take me happy. I hate to go to year round employment, but realize, many ppl do it. My DH is on call at his job as well so the shifts vary each and every day, so we never know what hours he will be working!! So family time for us may be difficult when I find a job, I may need some tips from you! Let's gtg soon and walk.
Thanks for your responses -- let's all gtg soon!!!