Career Changes - Part 3

Here is the last part of this mini-series:

Amid all the daycare drama and family stress, mid-May I learned of a career opportunity. My first reaction was "this is crazy! I have the daycare, which I have put all this work and heart into!" At this point, we hadn't decided to close the daycare, and so I was really not interested. But, upon discussions with Adam and a few others, and  many prayers later, I decided that this might be better than originally thought. The idea of shorter hours, no stress, a paycheck, and continued flexibility to be at the kids school functions was very appealing.

It took a while for me to finally decide to fill out the application. After I did, we made the final decision to close the daycare. When I interviewed for the position, I was completely at peace with moving forward. I knew (and still do know!) that this was the right decision for me and my family. About a week later, I was told that I had the position, and everything fell into place.

I started working at Oklahoma Natural Gas on July 2nd. I was primarily hired as a staff specialist for the Clinton office, but I also fill in for Customer Service at Elk City. It's like having two completely different jobs. I spent the first 6 weeks training in Elk City and OKC. There is a lot to the computer program and a lot to the job over there! But, I think I picked it up pretty well, and can now fill in when Tammy is sick or on vacation. (As long as she sticks with her phone, cause I still have questions!) Once I was catching on over there, I started learning my duties for Clinton. It is much more laid back and slower paced over here. The duties are completely different, and it is a lot of stop and go. I love each office for very different reasons!

Now that I have been here a couple months, the feelings haven't altered in the slightest. I truly love where I am and know this is where I'm supposed to be. This was our last month of rent at the daycare, and the stress from that is starting to ease. There are so many things that I love about where I am now, and I wouldn't change it for anything!