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I can't believe it but Maui is over - what a great time was had....once we made it there! About two hours into the flight from Phoenix to Maui (putting us an hour over the ocean), the pilot came on to say we had to turn back and return to the mainland because the windshield had just cracked. Then he said we were going to drop to 10,000 feet 'just in case the window blew out', drop the flaps and landing gear to burn fuel and head to Phoenix rather than a California airport because we were too heavy to land. The LONGEST two hours of my life! I seriously thought I was going to die that day.
Then three days into the vacation, Shawn and I were sitting at the oasis part of the inn (a lovely location, by the way!) when we heard what sounded like a car crash on the highway right below us. Shawn went to investigate only to find it wasn't a car crash at all - it was a 10-passenger plane making an emergency landing! Amazingly, no one was hurt. When it came time to head home, I was nervous about getting on the plane - I'm glad I have several months before my next trip!
Counting down to Maui! A week from now I will be settling in at the Weissenbachs for the night before our big trip - very excited! We are going zip lining, on a helicopter tour, on a dinner cruise, hopefully to watch the sunrise over the volcano (currently closed to visitors because of the government shut down) and hours and hours of lounging on the beaches of Hawaii. I'm going fat, but I'm going!
I am also going to see Wicked at the Music Hall before we leave. Very excited about it, even though Shawn is less than pleased. It's on a Tuesday and God forbid we do something on a Tuesday evening. I will need to make it a point to do the driving so he won't have as much to fuss about. I've been wanting to see this show since I first heard of it years ago. (If Shawn backs out he will ruin yet another Hawaiian trip for me, too.)
Expecting a few packages with Christmas gifts any day now. What is it about October that has me spending, spending, spending? I do it every year. Guess with Christmas around the corner, vacation and pet wellness visits, it puts me in a spending mood. I will have to pay the piper (and the credit cards) in November and December (and January and February!) Oh, well.
Three weeks from today I will be on the island of Maui reconnecting with my soul. I can hardly wait. I so need a break between the insanity.
Did not get offered the job of Content Writer - and I was so glad I didn't as I had decided I was going to turn it down. I just don't want to give up my home office for a job that didn't thrill me. So, back to the plan of switching to processing in December, taking an online course in Project Management, finding volunteer opportunities (though LCHS never did contact me about volunteering) and maybe next summer check out other possible jobs. One thing I learned from my interview is that I don't know how to interview. So, I have added communications to my list of things to improve on. When I find the job of my dreams, I don't want to lose it because I tensed up during the interview process.
Still need to contact Tom to see if they will take Bailey.
I'm not real sure how it happened, but I changed my mind about not applying for the Content Writer position. I thought I had everything figured out - switch to processing and continue to work from home, take an online course in Project Management, do some volunteer work to pad the resume and in the Spring start looking for a job. But Melissa kind of coerced me into deciding to throw my name in the hat. She said she would do it if I would do it and I think she really wanted to apply but was afraid to take the leap alone. So, I'm jumping with her. I ultimately asked myself the question 'if I was in the office would I apply' and I knew I would without hesitation. If the drive was the only thing holding me back, that probably wasn't a good enough reason. Besides, after the initial roll out, I would have the option to remote from home two days a week. With Shawn off Wednesday, that would mean Bailey would have only two days a week without someone to take him on a mid-day walk. He can survive that.
So Tuesday I go talk first with my manager and then with the manager the position falls under. Either way, my job is changing - whether I process from home or manage a program from the office.
And I can still follow my plan to take the course, put in volunteer time and research jobs closer to home.
As so many people say, God's will be done.
Getting closer to my Hawaiian vacation! In six weeks I will be packing for Hawaii! Very excited. Have our dinner cruise booked and am looking in to ziplining and helicopter tours. I think those will be the only three 'official' activities for the trip - everything else will be winging it, going where the Hawaiian gods take us.
So they put out the posting for Content Writer - I thought long and hard about it and decided not to apply. Figured I would need a $10,000 raise to make it worth my effort ($5,000 for gas and wear-n-tear and $5,000 for compensation for the ten hours a week on the road.) Instead, I am going to move to processing (so I can still work from home) and take a Project Management course online over the winter months. I've also volunteered with the local Humane Society and hope to start working with them soon. I figure with the certificate and volunteer work, I can put together a more rounded resume and then next summer, check out the Cerner job openings. I'm not opposed to working in an office, I just would rather drive 15 minutes than 60. And Cerner is suppose to be hiring a ton of employees when their campus near Great Wolf Lodge opens. I really think my time with ACI is coming to a close.
Oh, and Breezy is apparently cheating on George (again) with a girl and trying to get some guy to make it a threesome. Some things never change!
Happy birthday to me - I am now officially in my last year of my 40's. Very scary to think next year I will be entering the final decade that I will feel fairly confident of getting all the way through.
I am also getting closer to my job changing from Correspondence, which I still enjoy, to processing which I suspect I will not enjoy. By years end I will be punching numbers into a computer with little influence on customers. There is a position opening up for managing the new correspondence tool and I'm debating whether to apply. I strongly suspect it will be an office job and I really don't think I want to return to the office. An extra 10 hours a week committed to the job (for drive time) and about $5,000 a year in gas and wear-and-tear. Is that worth it for a job I'm not even sure I will like any more than processing?
I need to check the Cerner Web site for their job listings. Even if I have to work in their office, they are 15-20 minutes from my home - much more doable. And I bet they have pretty decent health care.
Times they are a changing!
So I am back from my trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. It was a lovely trip - toured two castles, a palace and a cathedral, visited the zoo, David's Seat and Colin Hill, ate English and Indian foods and walked multiple blisters on my feet! After 10 days I was ready to head home - I missed Shawn and my furbabies! Now I have about two months before my next adventure to Maui!
How am I going to pay for all this traveling?!?!?
