I'm Back!

I was gone for quite awhile but that is because one of the (very few) downsides to my new job is that we aren't supposed to use the internet for checking personal e-mail etc. I figured part of that was not blogging from work. There is a long list of stuff we are not supposed to do from our work computers. My computer at home is SUPER old (I'm pretty sure that in the computer world it is an antique!) and we don't have internet access at home (call me cheap) so my only access was at the library and that was a pain in the neck. However, that all changed with Christmas. My dear sweet generous husband gave me a laptop. And there are various places where there is wi-fi, so dear readers (all none of you) I'm back! Let me say first of all that I love my job. December 12th was my 6 month anniversary and what a change from my last job. Then I knew I wanted to be just about anywhere else and yet I was there for 5 more years. Given that I am completely happy now I think I could retire from this one. Well, who knows what life will bring...I could still win the lottery!

What do I like about my new job? Well, first of all I'm getting paid more to do less. I was woefully underpaid at my last job, so the 50 cent/hour increase with 60% less stress and responsibility was a huge change. I like my co-workers, I like my boss, I like not being directly responsible for client care, I like being able to help people and I like the nice people who call and are grateful for the help. As in just about anything there are those people who are just nasty to deal with but now, I just hang up the phone (not hang up on them, however) and blow it off. I don't go home at night stressed out and crying and hollering at my husband. I don't have nightmares and I don't stay awake at night.

What do I miss about my old job? NOT MUCH!! I miss LaDonna my stalwart co-worker and one of the kindest human beings on the face of the earth, I miss a few of the employees and the time we had to just talk about life. I miss the meager Christmas bonus (as a public agency we aren't allowed at my current job). However, none of those things makes me want to go back.

In conclusion, I am so grateful to God for bringing me to this point. I know that He had a hand in all this and I know that the time at the last job was what prepared me for this job. He truly does uphold me with His righteous right hand even when I think He is ignoring me.