I got a j-ob! I got a j-ob!
I'm psyched! I got a job at Wyndham Worldwide in the Communications Department. Right up my alley. It's going to be hard to leave the babe, but could work on some fun projects over there. Maybe I can do something to make the work/life balance for women a little easier to achieve. It sounds like they have some great program over at Wyndham that really support women in general and apparently, they are looking to really become a resource for women - and they're experts in the world of travel.
I hadn't realized that Wyndham is so much more than hotels - they have a vacation rental and exchange company called RCI and a group called Wyndham Vacation Ownership that is a timeshare group that uses a points-based system. Maybe the DH and I should look into doing something like that. I certainly could use a vacation and I feel like if we have something already invested that we will actually GO on vacation annually instead of just talking about it all the time. I want little bear to really see the world - to get out there and do really fun things. I want a child who learns and lives and grows - kids today are getting so sedentary and with so much information at our fingertips, they just aren't active learners anymore ... and so the rambling starts on my end ... anyway ... time to adjust back to working. I feel like this is going to be such a steep learning curve.
I already left the wee-one at daycare this past Monday so that I could get acclimated to him being there. He didn't have a hard time at all but I was sobbing so much that I actually was given a gift card for a free coffee at Starbucks. Totally embarrassing but nice highlight of the morning. I do love my Café Vanilla Fraps - especially when they're free.
So, not only was it absolutely heart-wrenching to leave the baby with (somewhat) strangers, (I did go to visit the baby room there at least three times this summer. Told you I am neurotic when it comes to this kid.) but I brought the WRONG sheet for his crib, didn't label the bottles and food the correct way and didn't bring enough extra clothes. Silly me, I thought that one extra set a day was enough. Apparently they plan on lots of messes. Talk about feeling like a mom-failure! So, to ease my guilt, I went and bought him three (correctly sized, portable crib) sheets, about ten play outfits, three new toys and a few sets of spoons and bowls. Guilt shopping - Good thing I got this new job!
