In other news...I got a promotion at work! I generally don't post much about our careers except as they pertain to our kiddos...but since this is sort of a family journal and I'm excited about it I thought it deserved to be mentioned. I was promoted to supervisor in the IT Service Management group! I wasn't really sure I wanted to be in management but I had a little time to kind of test drive the position and decided that I really liked it so when the supervisor position was posted of course I applied. I hadn't written a resume in more than 7 years! I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to say that actually. I'm so thankful that I have found a company and career that I enjoy so much that I honestly haven't ever considered looking for a different job. So, I had to write a resume and interview for the supervisor position and after twoish weeks...that felt like an eternity...I got the news that the job was mine! I'm really enjoying it so far and I'm excited about this new chapter! I'm also thankful that Jim has a career that he loves and is fulfilling to him. He loves geology and is really good at what he does! Of course there are days when we would both prefer to be home with our kiddos but as I've mentioned before we have lots of help from family and we appreciate our time together. I hope that we are able to instill healthy work habits in our kiddos and that they always know how much we love them even though our careers require us to be away from home during the day. I dislike the sagas that I read on the Internet about the difference between working and stay at home moms. It's an over discussed argument with no clear winner. I've avoided this topic on my blog since I don't particularly care to read about it on other blogs...but again, this is sort of our journal. My views are mine and ultimately I feel that each family has to do what they feel is right for them and make the absolute best of their individual situations. I don't like the talks of "mom guilt" and feel that it's not fair to assume that working moms or stay at home moms should feel guilty about their choices. Guilt is associated with wrongdoing. I don't think either decision is wrong...so, guilt shouldn't be a factor...and if it is, it's likely a change needs to take place. I have a good mix of working mom and stay at home mom friends and we all face challenges. It's how we face those challenges that really matters. There is no such thing as perfect or the perfect situation and I don't think either choice is "easy". Some days I would love a go at being a stay at home mom and some days I'm really glad I'm not...and I don't feel guilty either way.
...and Landon is such a good helper!
...and this little gal is sort of popular at our house.
PS...I only posted about this topic because I know only family and a handful of friends read my blog. I've read posts on other, popular blogs about this topic and some of the comments are shockingly mean and hateful! I just don't get it.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. So glad to have you sweet friend! :)
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