Day 1

Today was my first day of orientation at Youth Villages.  Of course it was all the mumbo jumbo about benefits, and HIPAA, and all sorts of other legal stuff like that, but still, we did a little bit of stuff about loss, grief, and separation too... and I'm EXCITED to get into it all!!!  It just makes me really excited to learn about all the stuff that I'll be utilizing, and also to possibly start going back to school (they have tuition reimbursement there... YAY!).

So yeah... I am happy I chose to take this job.  The more I learn about it and the organization, the more excited I get!

Bass Pro

Jason just got home from an interview at Bass Pro... and pending his background check (duh), he will be employed there. :)  There were a few issues at the mall with his other job, so Bass Pro will be MUCH better.  It's hard to do your job correctly if you aren't given proper orientation and you haven't seen the SOP for the company... heck, he didn't even know it existed until talking to the main manager in Nashville... but like I said, Bass Pro will be much better.  Jason will have more to do there than sit on his butt, and we think he'll get more hours, especially since the holidays are coming.  Oh yeah, and he'll be in shipping and receiving, so he'll be operating forklifts and whatnot, which is right up his alley. ;)

NEW job...

I know I just got a job, but this new one is way better... and I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon, but it's a good thing!

I have accepted a job offer as an In-Home Family Counselor with Youth Villages in Nashville.  I will have 4-6 families on my caseload at one time, meeting with them 2 to 3 times a week in their home.  I'm pretty excited about it, although the first couple months may be very difficult since they will be closer to 50-60 hours a week instead of the regular 45.  The cases may be VERY difficult at times, and I'm sure they will be stressful, but in the end I want to help people, and this will be a great way to do it!  I'm excited to finally have a job that relates to my degree and has a lot of room for advancement.  AND I'll even have my own business cards... ;)

First Day of Work

My first day of work at Polo Ralph Lauren has come and gone.  We got a shipment of 132 boxes, which is WAY more than normal, so I was in the stockroom all day unpacking those boxes and putting the clothes where they needed to be.  It was kind of nice because I didn't have to deal with customers, and I got to see what products the store has.  I worked a full 8 hours on my feet, which I'm not used to anymore, so I'm a bit sore, but that's ok.  I'm doing the same thing today too (11-8).  The nice thing is that I can come home for lunch because it's a 2 minute drive! 

My job...

A couple people have asked me, so I thought I'd post it on here.  Monday I will start working at Polo Ralph Lauren at the outlet mall across the interstate from our house.  It's about a 2 minute drive, so it's very convenient, and I get a great discount, so that's always good too.  We're still waiting to hear about all of our government jobs we've been applying for!