I got a job(s)...

I should probably post this on my blog but since I rarely post anything on there I wasn't sure if anyone would read it.

As many of you might have known, I have been searching for a part-time counseling job since January. In a million trillion years I never would have thought it would take me almost 6 months to find one, but the searching and waiting are now over and I am such a lucky duck.

Just to recap, I have applied for a little less than 10 jobs. That is not very many and it wasn't because I was being picky, but because there were NO part-time counseling jobs to apply for. I had to start branching out and apply for case manager jobs, which would have stunk because those jobs pay nothing and I wouldn't have been able to count the hours towards my license. I applied for a case mgr. job at LifeWorks (where I interned) and they interviewed me, called me back for a second interview and then called to tell me the entire department had been eliminated BUT I should call Casey Family Foundation b/c they were hiring a part-time temporary (3 months) case mgr. So I did, I got an interview and the other person was chosen due to her Spanish speaking and my apparent lack of energy during the interview (I was in the midst of horrible morning sickness). So after that experience I was done looking for jobs. It made no sense since I was pregnant--I mean, who is going to hire a pregnant woman?

Then my friend Brooke emailed me about a part time job (20 hrs) opening at (unnamed children's counseling agency here in Austin) and I got really excited. I have ALWAYS wanted to work there. It's 5 minutes from my house and my college roommate worked there as a play room attendant and I thought it was so so so cool (her job and the agency). I remember back then thinking how important and interesting it would be to work as a children's therapist. But I never in a million years thought I would be one. And here we are folks, 14 years later and I am a children's therapist.

So I applied, not thinking I would even get an interview. I figured they were probably inundated with resumes and I have only 9 months post graduate counseling experience. But they called me and Justin was home as I was trying to decide what outfit to wear. He panicked on me and told me to call them back and tell them I was pregnant, because NOTHING I put on could hide the fact. I chose a simple dress, not maternity, and normally very flattering to my waist, but I looked...4 months pregnant. But for many women, that's just what they look like, pregnant or not, so I soldiered on and it was a great interview. My only lament was I spoke too much about counseling theory and not enough about my experiences working with children. But whatever...it worked out and they called me yesterday to offer me the position. I told them I was pregnant (after the offer) and it's fine.

On this very same day I was offered this position I was over at (unnamed local non-profit) going over the contract arrangements to become a sub for when their counselors are sick, on vacation, etc. I am going to be facilitating a Postpartum Depression group in August and after that on an as needed basis. It will probably be like 1 evening a month, if that, so I'm not too worried about working too much. I will also be doing contract phone counseling for them when they have clients who need a little more than peer support.

Anyway, I've gone from having no job to now having 2 separate opportunities, all that fall within the part time hours that Henry is at school and/or dad is at home.

SO happy I did not get any other job before. This is by far the best scenario.