updates and such

So a lot has been happening over the last two weeks. I haven't talked about it much because frankly it was a lot to process and I've been pretty emotional about it.

The company where I was working laid off most of the people on my team. This came as a devastating surprise to some people while others were just happy to get severance pay and the time off to aggressively look for another job. I would have been cut too but as it turns out I gave my notice just one week prior so the layoffs afforded me a much needed week long break in between jobs. Oh yes I guess I didn't mention that on a positive note, I got a new job!

I'm really excited about my new job but I should also let you know that now I am a full time employee. This is the only downside really. That and the fact that my awesome friend no longer works there and I was REALLY looking forward to sharing a work environment with her - but that is a story for another day. Anyway, I've been having some real sadness about being away from Fenix for 5 days a week. I know a lot of parents do it - hell, J has been doing it since Fee was 2 weeks old! But I... I just always envisioned that I'd be a SAHM and now I'm not and frankly it sucks. I know with time I'll feel better about it. I know that Fenix is doing great with his daycare provider (she is WONDERFUL). And I know that financially this is really the right decision for us as far as planning for the future is concerned.

So with all of that said I will say that I am thankful for the time that I did spend with Fenix at home. This has been the best 11 months of my whole life.

J to the O to the B

Yeah so like I told you before I am looking for work. But I don't want to go back to just some run of the mill QA engineer job. I don't mean to sound ungrateful... it has been good to me all this time but I'm really ready to do something else - to use my brain in a different way and experience a different set of work challenges.

I had an interview today and I haven't been that nervous in a loooong time. I was pysching myself out because it was for an opportunity in a field where I have very little work experience and I just didn't have that confidence that you have when you are interviewing for a position in a job that you know like the back of your hand. However in this case I'm pretty sure that I can rock it out if I just get the chance.

Well as it turns out the whole thing went really well. I think I left a great impression and the feedback was really positive so it looks like I'll get the chance to show them what I can do in the near term via some contract work which is exactly what I wanted. I hope it all works out because this company rocks and one of my greatest friends works there too.

we interrupt this nablopomo themed month.....

to bring you this special bulletin.

The time has come. My exciting life as a SAHM is coming to a close. It has been grand and I get really sad thinking about how it's going to end soon but mama needs to pay the mortgage.

I hope to find something that will allow me to start mid May or the beginning of June this year because that is when I will have fulfilled some personal obligations (trip to NYC - YES!) and will be able to put Fenix into the daycare facility that we found and really like.

Also I can only work 3 days per week so that is another prerequisite for whatever position I find. Surely this job exists in Seattle (yeah, I don't think I'm up for the cross lake commute to the east side).

And if you are saying to yourself... 'Now what do I really know about this Reese McG person? Maybe she's a total slacker? Sure she is cute and clever but would I want her to work for me/with me??'

Well consider this(!), I am a person who:
- has outstanding technical skills.
- has a keen eye for detail.
- has strong work ethic.
- is passionate about doing a great job.
- has primarily been a software test engineer but can do a bunch of other jobs really well.
- is funny and friendly but never in a weirdo, overly familiar way.

See? I'm awesome right? I eagerly await your responses :-D

.....you may now return to your reading of letter themed posts.