Workin' It

I GOT THE JOB! It's late and I'm sleepy so this is going to be a short post, but I'm so excited...I was offered the 3-month internship at The Nature Conservancy, for which I had had two interviews (one phone, one in-person). I thought I had a good shot at getting it, but there have been so many jobs I have felt optimistic about that didn't come to fruition, so I've learned to set my sights low and hopefully be pleasantly surprised. And, I was!

I will start in early June, which means Bryony and I have two months to spend as much time together and do as many fun and exciting things as possible before I go to work and she enters the unchartered (by her) territory of child care. I am hoping to find a place really close to my job so that we are not apart any longer than necessary. With Adam away this year, I don't want to be away from her any more time than need be.

So, I got the job. And I am happy. And I am also thankful, not only for the job, but for all my family and friends who supported and encouraged me these last two years of searching. You were the ones who told me the right job would come along and it would be worth the wait (and it is, especially since I got to be at home with my little darling during that time). So, thanks to my "people" for carrying me through this time of frustration and bruised ego. I hope to have only joyful and thankful stories to share now that I've gotten what I wanted for so long. I am also thankful to my husband who has worked the long hours in the remote locations that afforded us a financial position where I could be choosy about my job search and continue to look only at positions in my field. I came close to giving up on ecological jobs, but because I knew I didn't have to look outside my field, I never did. Not everyone is that fortunate.

But, anyway, all this work stuff doesn't start till June, and it's still April from where I'm standing. I've got some serious playtime with my daughter to fit in.