My New Job

When I started this blog I said I would post frequently and now look - it's been over a week and I haven't posted. Life has been pretty crazy since we got back from the mainland. My days have been busy with Noah sick two different times, catching up on my "to-do" list, and my new job. Yes, that's what I said - my new job.

Today was the official first day of my new job as part-time accountant for Hardware Hawaii. I will be assisting the controller with items that he doesn't have time for (in other words, things he doesn't want to do). That's okay by me because I'm just thrilled that I actually got a job and so fast.

It all started with a click of a button just three days after landing in Honolulu after New Year's. I killed some time by browsing some employment agency websites. One, Altres Staffing, happened to have a posting for "various part-time jobs". On a whim I uploaded my resume, filled out the online registration and clicked the send button. All that personal information about me floated in space and magically landed in readable form in Altres' computer system. Someone happened to read it and liked what they saw. That got the ball rolling.

I had to take four tests - advanced accounting, Excel, general office/clerical, and a personality profile (I hope I passed this one). I met with a staffing agent last Monday, interviewed for my job on Wednesday morning and was hired on the spot. So, here I am, back in the accounting world after a six-month leave of absence.

I have been out of the workforce longer than I ever have before so I'm a little anxious starting this job. Today was easy since most of the morning consisted of filling out human resources paperwork, watching a video and sitting around waiting for my computer to get setup properly so I could log-in to e-mail and the main software package.

Shifting from being a stay-at-home mom to working every day, even if it is only 4 hours a day, is going to be harder than you think. When I wasn't working, I didn't have to worry about what I was going to wear. I woke up, showered and threw on a t-shirt and shorts. Now I have to actually think about my "wardrobe" - which is pitiful if I do say so myself. I know some women love going through their closet, matching pants to shirts and socks, etc. Not me. With me it's more like, "which pair of pants don't have mold on them and which ones haven't I worn yet this week". I guess I'm not a fashionista and never will be.

So, if there are lags in the entries in this blog and you are giving up on me, I beg that you keep checking back. I will post, but it may take me awhile to get back in the swing of things. After all, the time I used to devote to the blog will now be consumed with me staring into the pit of darkness -- otherwise known as the closet.