Monday, October 17, 2016

It's Official! Re-boot.

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You may remember a mention some weeks ago of an opportunity my daughter had that was going to take her to Colorado and then Wyoming for the next two years. She was slated to leave early next month to report to the Colorado site within the next three weeks.

While extremely happy for and proud of her I don't mind telling you the prospect of saying good-bye (if even temporarily) was causing me some amount of anxiety. But, I stood strong for her sake. On the surface this was a grand opportunity.

In the days after the the announcement daughter worked (hard) to earn the fare. She made plans and decisions about how she would travel, what possessions to take and what to leave. All while emailing the company representative trying to get some definitive information on her assignment and more specifics about the set-up.

The information she was seeking was not forthcoming and as the days and then weeks leaked by she grew more and more anxious. The baseball season (her primary job was with the group that operates restaurants at US Cellular Field-Chicago White Sox) was drawing to a close and she was afraid of an employment / income gap. So she updated her resume and began to set up interviews.

To make a long story short (too late --a "Clue" reference) she isn't going to Colorado (or Wyoming).The part-time / independent contractor gig she was working with a local catering company offered her a regular, full-time, year-round job.

She is, in a word, stoked. And while a little sad about not traveling, she's pleased the the netting fell apart before she broke the bank moving out of state. And she will travel. And she will move away when the time and circumstances are right.

In the meantime, we celebrate the new job We celebrate the kitchen and business training she will receive.

My little girl (as my mother would have said) had a birthday last week. It was shaping up to be a hectic, bittersweet affair. But, it has turned into one of the happiest she's had in a few years. I am excited to bear witness to the next career and life steps.

For she's a jolly good daughter.

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21 comments:

  1. That's lovely! I'm glad it has worked out for her, and for you.

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  2. Win, win, win, win, win, win !

    (I am including the dog's happiness too : )

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    1. Methinks the pooch is happiest of all. :-)

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  3. Sounds like may have dodged a bullet with that mysterious job. I am so happy for both of you that she'll stay in your area. Family is everything.

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    1. The recruiter clearly made promises and proclamations he couldn't back up. Breathing a sigh of relief for sure.

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  4. Such a better outcome! Those seasonal jobs are risky. And, Wyoming sounds a lot cooler than it really is...

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    1. Indeed. I know she was excited about Colorado and much less so about Wyoming.

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  5. Clue reference! Happy news! Win win.

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    1. Yes. Yes. Happy dancing.

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  6. Best ending ever. If only she had known how everything would turn out so much better than she hoped when she was in the throes of stress. I am so glad her current job made the offer.

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    1. If only. But all os well. Now. Whew.

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  7. I love clicking over here and finding such a good news story! Hooray for your girl! (And you!)

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    1. Well Hello (Again)! Happy to have good news to share. Happy to share with you (all).

      :-)

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  8. Anonymous4:00 PM

    Wonderful! Happy for her (and you)! And I think it's a testament to how smart she is. Taking action before everything falls apart completely is smart as heck.

    em

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