Mama's got a brand new job...

I FINALLY got a new job, I have been looking for other work since November (then it was mostly for another part time job) and then in March when I the news that I would no longer have a job come the 1st of April I started looking even more frantically. After many submissions and interviews I FINALLY bagged one!

A while back I applied for a position at Columbia and didn't hear anything, then I found out a college friend was a Designer there and he tried to look into it for me. That didn't really lead anywhere, I then found out a former co-worker from Norm Thompson was there now too and she looked into the position for me. It took quite some time but I got in for an interview a few weeks back. Last Tuesday I was informed that I didn't get the job. It was between myself and another girl who was and internal canidate from Design and it made more sense to hire her.

I got a call today and turns out she has had a change of mind and is going into Merchandising and the job is mine (assuming I pass the background check and drug test...!) I start on the 28th and I will be a Development Support Specialist. Basically, what we do is take the design and information from the Designers and make it a reality. We create the technical illustrations, spec sheets, and materials lists and communicate with the factories. We also get the fit garments and have fit sessions with all the neccessary departments.

It is very exciting but also a little bittersweet. I will no longer get to have the joy and pleasure of spending my day with my baby boy, but it is worth it. We will have peace of mind and the means to buy a new house in the new year (hopefully) and Oliver will get to make new friends and see new sights. We have a daycare in mind and will go check it out in person this week. It was the most affordable for us and fits all our requirements while having the added bonus of French lessons and Mediterranean cuisine. Yum yum! We still have to work out the details but it looks like Ollie will spend the mornings with Daddy, go to Daycare and then I will pick him up in the evenings. Once a week Daddy gets to play Mr. Mom for the day!

We have had a VERY busy five days and I am hoping to get some blogs posted. We are off again tomorrow for a quick camping trip with Granny Nanny and Poppa J so it may not be until the weekend.