Back to Work (After Summer Holiday)

The Monday that we got back from Seattle, I started my job again.

A recruiter approached me back in early December with a maternity leave contractor position for beginning of January through the end of June. I ended up taking it, and the company decided to hire me back on for another contract from September through the end of November. Same company, same people, same position; I just moved one desk over : )

When I start a new job, I feel uncertain, nervous, anxious, excited, a bit scared - basically a lot of different and conflicting emotions. This time around, I was a little nervous but mostly I was just really excited because here's the thing: I really enjoy my job. I love the people I work with and the work I'm doing, and that makes a huge difference when you are trying to roll your sleepy-self out of bed each morning. I feel grateful to have found a job over here that not only makes me happy but also allows me the opportunity to travel for events (Singapore and Portugal are down... Brazil is up next!).

I was worried about taking a contract position initially. But having two months off this summer gave me the opportunity to start writing and travel home for two weeks. Now that I'm on another contract again, I will be able to come home when I become "Auntie Ashley," and travel back for two weeks during Christmas. I was actually offered a full time position with a different company when we first moved over, but I ended up taking this job because I thought it would be a better fit and closer to what I was doing in Seattle. Looking back, if I had taken the other job, there is no way that Aaron and I would get to travel as much or have the flexibility to take trips home.

While I was worried at first, the truth is that now I look back and say that taking the contract position has been the best decision I've made here thus far. It has "worked" out perfectly : )