Betsy Decides to ACCEPT the Full Time Job

On Monday I interviewed for the full time Accounts Payable/among other things position at Proheat, Inc. where I have just been working for 1-2 weeks.

Originally I wasn't looking to go back to work full time in the sense that it is every day all day, but I had already done that in some sense when I was a long term sub at Liberty for 5 months.

I had a very good interview and passed the computer assessment test, but there are still so many things to consider.

I was also just accepted into UofL business school - University of Louisville.  I have, for as long as I can remember, wanted to finish my 4 year degree and even get my MBA.  If I go back to work full time I will not have the time to take classes during the day, and in the evenings will be next to impossible with all the kids sports.  It will be a very hard decision between going back to school and taking a full time job.

The job doesn't pay super well, but it's a great start back into the business world with people that I know and trust doing something I am very capable of doing.  It would increase our income and help the family's finances - especially with two missionaries and two future missionaries, 2 college students - soon to be three and one to follow.  The house is going on 15 year and that is when LOTS of work has to be put back into it - things break down, etc.  In addition we will have 4 weddings in the future as well.

It isn't that we haven't saved for all of these events - or at least planned for them - we have (with the exception that Jessica went on her mission about 2 years earlier than we were expecting).  We have money set aside for each of the girls' weddings, money allocated for Jessica's mission and for Devon's, money saved and set aside for all four kids to go to college, and most importantly (according to Mark) we have money set aside every paycheck for our retirement, however, our day to day money goes ever so quickly with mission preparations, sports, travel, maintenance, yard work, things breaking or breaking down, kids growing, etc.  ugh - it never ends.

So, on Friday the VP at Proheat offered me the full-time job and I accepted.  I am very excited to start this new chapter in my life, but I am also very sad to not be home with the kids during the summer(s).  For the most part it won't effect them, which is why I was able to decide YES.  It was also a very prayerful decision.  It has some short term downfalls, but over all it will work to be a very good thing for our family.  Both Mark and I felt good about it!!

During the school year, they will be in school or at after school practices until 5:00 or 6:00 at night every day that I am at work - so no issue there.  The challenge will come when Robert has club soccer in the spring.  Sometimes he has practices that start at 4:30 - which means we have to leave his school at 4:00 - that's going to be a challenge - but I can either find a car pool or I can work some flex hours.  Proheat was very understanding that my family is still my first priority.

I am nervous about starting something where I am expected to be there every day all day.  Over the past seven years I have enjoyed having the option to say YES or NO to a job...not any more - people are counting on me to be there...everyday!

One thing that I am sad about, and the kids are too - is that I will not be available to go to Kentucky Kingdom during the week - boo!!!  I guess we will be going on the weekends, and letting Marissa drive Robert to KK during the week.

Here we go!!!