Simply Delighted!

I am simply delighted to announce that I have been granted an extension for 3 more months of AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader service! Yay! So no more counting down days or at least not for a while. What this means is instead of me ending my service on December 9th it will now be March 9th which will give me more time to secure full time employment and get me through the holidays with some kind of income coming in. So I can relax for a bit and not "Freak Out" like I put in my post yesterday.

Another thing I am seriously considering is relocating to Columbus Ohio which is where my main office is located.  I have officially put my request in for a position they have available there. This is right up my ally and works with the same programs I have been working with for the last 3 years which is The Ohio Benefit Bank and the The AmeriCorps*VISTA program I love working with The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks and all the people there are just fantastic! They have made my job such a joy over the past 3 years and I really think that is important when looking at a career. You have to be happy where you are working the people you are working with and be passionate about your goals and accomplishments. As long as your goals and the organization you are working with match then going to work every day is not like work but  fun. Work shouldn't have to feel like work so I always try to find something I think I would really enjoy doing. This just makes it easier to get up early in the morning.

Relocation will be the only difficult part. I have lived with my mother for so long ever since my divorce from my ex husband which has been around 11 years. I love my mother and I thank God for her each and every day but I really feel it is time for me to take this leap of faith and spread my wings and fly.  I've been searching on Craigslist for apartments but I just know that the only way to really find what I want which is a little 2 bedroom apartment for me and my girls, if both of them want to go with me, is to actually get there and spend time in Columbus and I'm really not going to do much of that until I get conformation that I have the position. Columbus is huge compared to Hamilton where I am now so this will be an adventure one I am very excited about doing. So cross your fingers for me and say a few prayers I need all the help I can get with this one.