First of all, for those who left me messages on Soul Cast - thank you. To my friends, readers, and those who I used to read religiously, I am sorry for "disappearing". I am going to keep this short today as I have a busy day ahead between errands and coaching my daughter's basketball game, but I did want to check in quickly to say hi to all of you.
Things on my end have been okay though I have struggled financially more than I ever have since having children and that of course has lead to a bit of anxiety and at times depression. It may have helped to continue blogging and vent some of my frustrations I suppose but I chose to be stubborn about it instead and to turn away from this wonderful community for awhile. I have spent the last few months focusing on trying to stay strong and positive without dwelling on all of my fears and financial worries. Some days it works and some days it doesn't (the California rains recently for instance has certainly made it harder).
Anyway, thanks to family and friends - my two girls got everything they wanted for Christmas and do not know that mommy is completely broke. That's the most important thing in my eyes.
Okay, the story ... as many of you know, I'd gone down more of the start-up, small company route in order to have more flexibility in my work schedule and get more time with my kids. My company has been acquired however so there you have it ... actually, November 1st they cut all base salary for business development staff with no notification. This lead me to dippping into what was left of my IRA in order to pay my mortgage and keep a roof over our heads. I had been looking for other opportunities anyway as I knew the company was not very stable, but sometimes things don't happen quickly enough.
Anyway, I have now gone full circle. I am back to looking for work in the financial services sector (I was VP of the Stock Exchange for 10 years prior to my attempt the last 3 years to find balance as a single mom). Now, it seems that commuting and spending more hours away from my kids is actually better than being broke and risking losing our house ...
I am in round 2 of interviews with a couple of investment management firms and feel that things have been going very well. With any luck I will get some good news - a solid job offer from a global company in the next few weeks. I've been pursuing a couple of the positions since the beginning of December so I should, with any luck, be near the decision making point.
Anyway, we are okay and I know things will work out soon. I will log on again later tonight or tomorrow as I have a lot of reading to catch up on here and a lot of people to say "Hi" to. I hope everyone else is doing well. I've missed all of you. I can't guarantee my crazy 10 posts a day right now, but who knows, my mind is always full of crazy thoughts, but I am back!
Best,
Simply K-Lo
