Meal Mommy: My new job....

Thursday, June 9, 2011

My new job....

I am so excited to say I got a new job!! I start next Tuesday and I am going back to my roots as far as career moves go. I will be doing all of the recruiting for a pediatric clinic that specializes in home health nursing and outpatient rehab for children with special needs. They have several locations now and are expanding to open three more! The owners and staff are so passionate about helping these kids and what they do...it is exactly what I have been looking for and I can't wait to get started!

I find so much pleasure in going to bed at night feeling like you accomplished something that day...made a difference somehow in the world. I am really looking forward to this challenge. Of course, with the challenge comes the guilt of working REAL full time hours and not being at the girls side when they are not at camp or school. They were pretty upset about this until they realized it was only two hours. Now if only I could get over it! :)

3 comments:

UnknownJune 9, 2011 at 7:07 PM
This is fantastic news!!!! Congrats. It sounds like an ideal organization. I hear ya on the girls...that is a big part of what is holding me back on doing a bit "more" with myself these days. xoxo.
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KimberlyJune 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM
OMG Reyna...so hard with the guilt!!
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Heidi / D-TalesJune 14, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Congrats on the job!
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