“Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” (Matchbox 20)

I am beginning a new chapter of my life. My life as a “Stay-At-Home Mom” ends this Thursday, as I begin at my NEW job. Granted, I worked a few hours for my friend at her store last year, but I didn’t have to interview for that one & it was only working a handful of hours per week. My new job will be between 25-30 hours per week and I might work up to 40 hours next Summer. While I am sad that my Summers will look totally different, and I’ll miss spending some of that time with my kids, I just feel like this is the “right” move for me & for my family too.

Besides that, I get to work for a Christian employer, have a business casual/casual dress code, a schedule that allows me time to drop off my kids in the morning & be home for them after school, and good pay. What more could I ask for?

So………I’m going to be a leasing agent for an aprtment management company in town. Mostly I’ll be helping with applications for family apartments, and other various paperwork & phone duties, but I may even occasionally show an apartment! Because of this, I will need to take some classes/tests & get licensed! This is both scary & exciting for me. Actually, the whole idea of me working again is scary & exciting, but I know that anything new is gonna feel that way in the beginning.

I’ll try to keep up on blogs when I can, mostly in the evenings, but I won’t be such a visible presence anymore & my posts may be sporatic. Just know that my “blog family” will still be a part of my life – you guys can’t get rid of me if you tried!!!!

So, I’m closing out the Summer with some great memories: a trip to North Carolina, fun at the Fair, our Canoe Trip, along with several other times spent with family & friends. It might be closing time on my Summer, but I’m definately looking forward to a New Beginning!!!