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Working Girl

August 8, 2007 By Rhoda 47 Comments

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By the time you read this, I will have started my new job! Yes, you read correctly, I’m going back to work. Why, you ask? Well, when we moved here almost 2 years ago, I quit my job in Atlanta to move here & was planning to stay home indefinitely. I’ve enjoyed staying home quite a bit & it allowed me to get so many projects done around the house with decorating & gardening. And that’s been fun. But, I really don’t have enough to keep me busy all the time, some days I’m bored, and I’d love to make some extra money. I’m not raising kids….but, we’ve got kids in college right now & extra money would be nice. So, I decided to market myself, get my resume polished up, & see what happened. The recruiter sent me on 2 interviews & I landed the second job I interviewed for that same day & got the salary I was looking for. So, I think it was meant to be. I’m going to work for a small privately-owned asset management company. They have several smaller companies under the umbrella & this company manages all the smaller companies. I’ll be working for the President & the HR Manager. I’ll be doing all sorts of things like newsletters, helping with a charitable foundation, company events, & lots of administrative details. I’ve just started & so far this week, we are having breakfast brought in on Thursday, I’m helping facilitate the company’s Open House in September, which will be a full-blown catered event & very nice and planning the details on a fishing trip for the guys in Nov. So far, I’m really enjoying it & off to a good start! It will help me keep my skills up to date, I’ll feel more productive, & earn a decent salary too. I’ve been spending way too much time on the computer & that’s not all that productive, as I’m sure many of you feel too. One day, I’ll devote more time to my creative endeavors & hopefully get something going with decorating, but in the meantime, this will do just fine. I’m not quite ready to be a retired old lady yet! I’ve worked all my life as an Administrative Assistant in many large corporate companies & done very well with it. And, this will be the same type position (only in a privately owned company).

So, I’m going to join all you bloggers who work fulltime AND blog. How do you do it?? I’m going to need some pointers on that. I’m sure it gets a bit more difficult to do both, but I plan to keep blogging along. So, I hope you’ll keep reading…even if I’m not out & about as much as I have been, I hope to have some interesting things to talk about & some good pictures & projects to share. I will just have more to juggle now. And, I will not have nearly as much time to come & visit all of you as much as I would like, so I hope you’ll understand that part too.

And so, I hope you’ll all still be with me on this journey. I plan to keep my little shop open for now. I have a lot of inventory that I need to move before I keep adding more, so I may not add anything else for awhile. And, when yardsale season slows down in the next few weeks, I will probably close it down for the winter months. So stay tuned for a Big Sale in the shop in the coming weeks. And wish me luck with my first week on the new job!

Thanks for all the support I have felt from all of you over these last few months that I’ve been blogging. I feel really blessed to have connected with so many awesome women!

(Photo: Bombay office furniture) My space is very nice, not quite this nice though, don’t I wish?!

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  1. Susie Q says

    August 9, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    Heartfelt congratulations Rhoda!
    I know you will be such an amazing asset to this company.

    Yes, I do believe this is the job that was so meant for you!

    Enjoy it all…

    Hugs,
    Sue

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  2. Vonda says

    August 10, 2007 at 1:06 am

    Congratulations girl on your new job! Rhoda, I still think you need to get your decorating business up and running because you’ve got it going on girl! I would have you decorate my home any day. That way you could work, make $$$ and do what you love to do every single day. Love ya -V

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  3. Betty Jo says

    August 10, 2007 at 5:44 am

    Congrats on your new job Rhoda. I wish you all the best. I’m so very thankful not to be working outside my home any longer. I honestly don’t know where I’d find the time to fit it in! LOL I do work from home though, designing at two on-line stores presently. I’m glad you’ve found something you will enjoy doing and can’t wait to hear all about it. xoxo

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  4. Suzanne says

    August 10, 2007 at 10:47 am

    Congratulations Rhoda! on your new job. It sounds perfect for you!

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  5. Lauralee says

    August 10, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    congrats on your new job.. it sounds fun! I hope you’ll still post once in a while!

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  6. Betty says

    August 12, 2007 at 5:54 pm

    Rhoda,

    I didn’t know you were going back to work…..gosh you are so talented and I know you do well at whatever you do…I do wish you the very best in your new endeavor…..

    Please do keep blogging….I enjoy your pictures, decorating, recipes and hearing about your life…..

    Happy belated birthday to your husband…..

    Thanks for the comment on the ‘egg’ plant. They aren’t edible I’m pretty sure……Best wishes..Betty

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  7. willzmom says

    August 15, 2007 at 9:21 am

    Congratulations on your new job!

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