Something amazing happened to me this week. My dream job basically fell into my lap. A phone call from out of the blue saying "Hey, we have someone leaving, would you be interested?" and a short interview and few phone calls later, and I'm officially employed by my vet clinic. I've wanted to work at this clinic for the past 11 years and have wanted to work in a vet clinic since I was 6.

As excited as I am to begin this new journey, I'm scared too. I actually like my current job. I've been here for several years, I've got friends here, and freedoms that I'll never see again at another job (such as the ability to leave for a doctor's appointment or to run errands without anyone blinking an eye, unlimited internet usage, etc). When I gave my notice yesterday, I felt like I was breaking up with a long time boyfriend, saying "No no, it's not you, it's me. You've been great, but there's someone else, I never meant to hurt you like this...." It. was. hard.

I'm worried about the changes that this will mean for my family. This job starts earlier and sometimes runs later. This means Mason will no longer be able to sleep until 7:30 in the morning - he'll now already be at daycare by then. There might be days where I'm stuck at work and Grandma might have to pick Mason up. I'll be moving from a sedentary job to a running like crazy all day job, so I imagine I will be exhausted the first few weeks until my body adjusts, which means an earlier bedtime and less time with SuperDad. I'm already dreading the unsaid "wish you would have kept your old job" thoughts while we adjust to something new.

I know once we go through the transition period, this is the right move for our family. I'll be making more money, I'll have more time off options down the road, I'll be in better shape, Mason will get more on-on-one time with his Daddy, and one of my dreams is coming true. Since Mason is stuck with a mother with a full time job, he deserves a mother has a job that is her passion instead of a job that just helps pay the bills.  I'll just have to keep reminding us all of that as we adjust. This opportunity is worth the stress and a few weeks/months of chaos is worth the payoff in the end.

And, even though I feel silly stressing about this blog, I still am.... I currently do 95% of all of my blogging and blog reading during the day while at work and barely touch my computer at home. I'm not sure where or when I will fit these things in once I'm spending my time assisting with surgeries and checking in patients instead of sitting in front of the computer all day. I'm sure I'll figure something out, but if come mid February, this blog goes a bit quiet, you know why.

I'm really looking forward to reading this again in 3 months and seeing how much I worried for nothing. Because that's definitely gonna happen, right??

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