New Job

As most of you know I have been working for an insurance agency for the past year and a half. The job position isn't the most exciting job that I've had but it was tolerable and I was given a great opportunity. However, over the past couple of months I began to see a different side of my employer that I really didn't care for and really felt like I needed to move on but knew that I needed to wait for the right moment. I didn't know what I was waiting for but I had a feeling I just needed to wait.

Fast forward to last week.... Jason and I were at our One Another Group and one of our friends was telling me how her daughter's pre-school teacher was leaving and that I should go back to Rainbow Bible School to teach (side note, I taught there part time for three years and loved it). I laughed and said that I would love that but that I couldn't afford to take that kind of a pay cut. A little into the conversation our friend told me that Rainbow was looking for a Bookkeeper/Assistant Director too. I let it go and thought about it all night long. After talking with Jason that night and the next morning we decided that I should at least find out a little more about the position. Long story short....after finding out some details I was able to get an interview with the director and was thrilled. I ended up having a second interview with one of the Directors on the Board and was offered the position that afternoon.

I think this job will be perfect for me and I can not wait to see what it has in store for me. I will be in charge of all the bookkeeping plus some different duties around the school. Here are some of the great things about the new job:

• I will be making more than I would have teaching at the pre-school
• I will be able to do the bookkeeping position and also interact and keep up with the classrooms and kids
• I'll get a little more respect in my new position (teachers aren't given the respect they should get, sad but true0
• Someday we will get 1/2 off childcare, until then I'll get a bonus every month for not having a child there
• When we have a baby we will get the first spot in the nursery (there is currently a two year wait list)
• I will get half a day off a week
• Someday when we have a baby I will have the option of just doing the bookkeeping and going part-time
• I'll be around kids (love babies and kids, especially when I can go to my office when they are not happy)

As you can see this is a great opportunity for me and I'm really excited to see how it goes. I have 2 weeks to finish out my job with the insurance agency and will start at the pre-school December 15th! Yippee!!

Thanks to everyone that is sticking with me while my blog goes private. After thinking long and hard I decided that it would be a good idea to go private before I start my new job. The director mentioned that I would be held more accountable and have more authority with the new pre-school position than the teachers have and I feel that keeping my personal life separate will be better.