Last Christmas, when we were faced with some fairly huge decisions regarding Stephen’s job and our future, he and I made four resolutions for 2012:
1. Get Stephen a new, stable job
2. Find a place of our own to live
3. Get me closer to publishing a book
4. Have another baby
Just four things. But Four Big Things.
1. Get Stephen a new, stable job
Stephen got in touch with a recruiter here in St. Louis and through him, plus some of his own digging around, secured a handful of interviews with some large and small companies. Every single one of them resulted in a job offer.
Yep, every single one. This is me being extremely proud of my husband.
He accepted one of them and will be working for a company here in town as part of a new department they are starting. The pay is awesome, the benefits will be fantastic once they kick in after the 3 month contract period, and he noted that everyone wore jeans to work when he was there for his interview. Win.
He starts Monday the 13th.
2. Find a place of our own to live
We are looking! Now that he has a job and we know what part of town it’s in, we’re looking in the surrounding areas for a place to rent. We’re hoping to find something in the next month or two and be out of my parents’ house by April. It’d be nice to celebrate Olivia’s second birthday in a home of her own.
3. Get me closer to publishing a book
The Book is finished. It has been read (or is in the process of being read) by beta readers. I am going through one last time applying feedback from readers and my own tweaks. I will be starting next week submitting it to agents. Fingers crossed, prayers, etc. This is the next biggest step and extremely stressful. I have to convince someone I’m worth taking on as a client because then they have to fall in love with my book and sell it to publishers.
4. Have another baby
I’ll turn this one over to Olivia:
Guess What
I'm going to be a Big Sister
In September.
[grin]
