As some of you are aware, my house is on the market - it happens to be a necessary evil when it comes to spousal separation. I love my little home and yard and I will be very sad to say goodbye, but the sale is also an important step forward.
Our realtor is a wonderful lady, with whom I am having the extreme pleasure of working to sell the place. Yesterday I had to go in to her office in town to sign some papers and we had a nice chat while I was there. It turns out they are looking for an Office Administrator, so I asked if I could come by another day and drop my resume off. She told me to simply e-mail it to her, because she was going over the applications on the weekend. As soon as I arrived home I sent it along with my references - and no preconceived expectations.
Soon after, I received a call from her assistant to set up a viewing for this afternoon and later another call came in from the office. It was she, confirming the viewing. I asked if she had received my e-mail and the reply was, "Yes. Can you start tomorrow?"
I was caught slightly off guard and was a tad flabberghasted, but recovered quickly and aswered, "Yes, of course, but I'd like a few more details on the position." So, she went into more depth on the position and ensuing responsibilities and it is exactly what I'm looking for. Apparently I am exactly who she is looking for, too.
So, after posting this, having my shower, feeding the kids, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn, etc., I will be going in for my first afternoon of work! My usual hours will be the regular Monday to Friday. Today is only for training purposes, because the other girl will be gone as of Monday - nothing like jumping in with both feet!
Coincidentally, my new place of employment is directly across the street and overlooking the office where I worked for the past thirteen years...
Woooo Hoooo!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Dale! Isn't it strange how doors close and windows open so unexpectedly!
Congrats and hugs!
Thanks Rachel!
ReplyDeleteIt's in the same building where you used to work...
;)
Wow wow wow! Look at you Missy! Congrats ... be back later
ReplyDeletexo Tink
Dale!!! Haven't been posting for a couple of days - combination of the black dog and illness - but I just sat down and came here and saw this! I am SO happy for you, and feel it just must have been meant to be. At times like this my belief in Karma is restored.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, hugs and best wishes your happiness there. It's nice when people recognise quality in the right people.
M x
MOST EXCELLENT!
ReplyDeleteI knew good things were coming your way! It was just time!
A thousand congrats Dale, and a thousand more!
xxx
Stevie
Yahooy! Congratulations Dale. So happy for you.
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Congrats! Excellent...this is really good news and not at all unexpected!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Dale! Congratulations! Even with a black cloud, some sun will shine through.... :)
ReplyDeleteWhen Scotty was abot five years old, I had to live apart from my sons for eight months of the year for two years while I was at SAIT. Worst time of my life. Cried myself to sleep every night.
ReplyDeleteBut I would talk to them on the phone whenever I could.
Anyhow, one day I asked Scotty how the weather was in Kelowna, where for God only knows what reason Mike moved to for a year.
He said to me, "Oh mommy, the sun is shining so brightly... the clouds are just in the way."
I have held on to that ever since, and it has become something of a mantra.
The sun has broken through the clouds for you Dale...
Dale,
ReplyDeleteThis is great news! Nothing like an unexpected door opening. I'm so delighted for you.
xx
AM
Thanks Everyone!
ReplyDeleteSee you later, Tink.
Margie, your black dog is sick?
I will remember that thought too, Steph.
I love it when you grace my blog, Grace...
String, you always know the right thing to say!
You're right, Mary Beth - according to Stevie...
Anne-Marie, you can get all this first hand from Lesley, too! I talked with her on the phone this morning.
Haha Dale - you've never heard of the "black dog", or were you joking? It's what people who suffer from bouts of depression call that overwhelming feeling of hopelessness and despair which descends at times. Not just down in the dumps, but feeling swallowed by it. Mercifully, his visits to me are generally short - a few days or a week - and with the love and support I get from my family, not completely unbearable, as they are for many.
ReplyDeleteDon't have a real dog. maybe I should get one to chase the black one away!
Oh Margie, I've never heard of the black dog. I'm sorry to hear it bites you like that.
ReplyDeleteI have seen that black dog, too.
I think you should get a white one from Rachel's shelter to chase that black one away for good.
Hope you're feeling better.
Sending hugs...
Dale-Dale-DALE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the bestest news!..sooooooo pleased for you and proud for you too..
New beginnings..you deserve it..
all sing together now..
((would you like to fly in my beautiful, my beautiful BALLOOOOOOONNN!!!!))
Margie the next time that mange dog comes a sniffing..you come to us, we will put it down!!..
Ah, thanks guys - I think Sadie would have a word or two to say about a real canine interloper, but I like your thinking!
ReplyDeleteGyps - Neil's post on Rachel's a couple of days ago made me laugh like an absolute maniac - the one about the four year old whose dog had died (in case others didn't see it, it was a well-crafted joke, honestly, look it up). To see it amongst all those noble, beautiful, heartfelt comments made it even funnier. Tell him thanks - it made my day.
Ooph. Margie, I had never heard the "black dog" phrase either. Happy to know that the love of people around you can help lift those slobbering jaws from your spirit. I stupidly was thinking "hair of the dog" as in hangover. duh.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to wish Dale a successful first day on the job! Breathe.
xo Tink
Margie, Neil is a good person to cheer you up if your feeling down, i shall convey your thanks to him..
ReplyDeleteI believe that Winston Churchill used to use the phraze 'Black Dog' to describe his depressive moods, but i'm not sure if he invented it..
Oh Dale, this is the absolute bestest news...I feel quite choked now. I'm so happy for you. It wasn't really luck - it was meant to be! You deserve it and I hope you'll be very happy working with people who are obviously really nice and caring.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with all of it. I know I've been off blog...my own case of black dog days, but thanks to my very real black dog and a kind Koos, not half as bad as Margie's..(must go over there now)....thank you my friend for your visits to my humble and vacant blog. By the way, the figure on the castle ramparts was Mo who was 'shooting' me 'shooting' her!
Hugs and love again xxx
So well deserved Dale!
ReplyDeleteHURRAH, Hurray, Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that made me smile for you.
Best of luck with the new job!
I just know great things were just around the corner for you.
**HUGS**
cherylann
Hi Dale, how's the new job?? Are you settling down and in and generally getting them sorted? What did you wear on your first day by the way?
ReplyDeleteAnd do you get a free balloon ride... ;-)
Dale - how goes the working girl? (The right sort, that is). Hope evreything's progressing brilliantly.
ReplyDeleteGypsy - I think you're right - it might well have been Winston Churchill who coined the phrase. Mind you, after the pint of port and brace of pigeons he was reputed to have for breakfast, I'm surprised he could feel anything. Can't be true, surely!
WOW Dale, that's wonderful news!! Congratulations!!
ReplyDelete~Lace~
Hi Dale,
ReplyDeleteHope things are going well at the new job!
Love L
xx
Daaaale, my turn to say where aaaaarre yoooou??
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone!
ReplyDeleteI'm REALLY busy and learning a whole new wealth of information.
There's lots to know in the world of real estate.
When I get more time I will post proper.
Until then, all is well and I thank you all once more for your support and words of encouragement.
Now I need to go eat before I forget...again.
Hey Dale, glad your first week is going so well!
ReplyDeleteDo try to remember to eat tho...and when you get a minute please say hello to Bernie and Jan for me... Ed, too, but he might not remember me.
Sounds frazzling. (is that a word?)
ReplyDeleteHope you're catching some breathing space. Thinking about you and sending hugs aplenty!
xo Tink
Hi Dale
ReplyDeleteToo tired to log in properly but just wanted to say hi and thanks for taking the time to write with your usual wonderful insight on my blog. So glad you are so involved with your new job now. Real estate can be lots of fun and lots of nail biting too! Did I ever tell you I took the exams and qualified as an estate agent in South Africa? I didn't stay at it very long though as I needed a regular income, but was fun while it lasted. Look after yourself and remember to eat! xxx
Hi Dale - congratulations on your first week! Hope the exhaustion is being alleviated by some serious feet-up time, but somehow I doubt it. Yes, please eat! You need to look after yourself, and I know when the kids are away it's tempting to be lazy with cooking. You have two on Summer Camp now, yes?
ReplyDeleteHave I told you lately how fantasically briliant you are? Do you know how long people generally stay out of work for? Months, sometimes years, particularly in areas where the community is close and opportunities limited. To have this happen so quickly for you is not luck, but talent and innate goodness. You have this job because you earned it and deserve it.
Good luck for the second week, and all that follow it.
M x
Oh Dale, that's great! Talk about a time of change...I'm feeling it too. Congratulations. I'm happy for you...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Brina