I'm moving on. What does this mean? I am leaving behind my job and the place we (Selo and I) live, and experiencing the drastic "Career Change" that everyone is supposed to have every seven years. Well it's my time. And now, it's official. I gave my notice at work and to the LL.
I have accepted a position as a full time Home Health Care Nurse. I will be the full time care giver of a wonderful elderly couple by the name of Eller. I will be leaving Lowes Corporate Office behind, and venturing into the world of health care. And I couldn't be more excited. Selo and I had planned for me to do this at the end of the year through a different route- I was going to quit work and go to school full time. I was going to study to work in Geriactrics, preferably in private home health and care giving. So when this opportunity was offered to me, we decided it was the direct route into exactly what I wanted. I will begin at the beginning of next month.
This also means we will be moving. We will be leaving our two bedroom private home in the woods behind and moving into the lower level of a home on 70 acres. Although I love our little home, I am not unhappy about our new home. Our new home is fully furnished, so we will leave behind (or give away!) the couch, tables, and such. (We received them simply because we didn't have any, so we are not greatly attached to them.) We will take with us our dishes, towels, and other smaller household items. We will also be taking Piper, Sweetie, and the babies with us. Seventy acres should be enough for those two to roam around without bothering each other.
Ivan and Sylvania are very pleasant. They are both in their upper 80s, and have many life experiences to tell about- which I am greatly looking forward to. Ivan is on oxygen, but both of them get around and are mobile. They have a CNA that comes in twice a day, seven days a week. (I will be learning from her directly.) Their meals are made for them in the home, or brought to them from outside. Their household shopping is done every Saturday, when Mr Eller (their son) takes Sylvania out for her weekly appt with her hairdresser. They visit the beauty parlor, go to breakfast, do the shopping, then come home and review any bills that came that week and any needs for the coming week. Mr and Mrs Eller pick them up for church services Sunday mornings. I will be there to assist with daily care, slight meals and housekeeping, and be there at night for any needs. We will be provided with a furnished home and all utilities, as well as a vehicle to drive.
At first I was concerned that I would be bored. I have been a full career woman working outside the home for as long as I have been working. (Even when I had Hayden, I went back to work two weeks later.)I have been the breadwinner, the full time employee, and the Corp American guru for my entire working life. I was going to move into health care because I wanted an easier, laid back (comparatively), less stressful position. I was and am VERY ready for the change. But the more I think about my new position, my new career, it becomes more than that to me. It is going to change my life. Change my routine, my world, and my lifestyle. I may be bored for the first few days, but I look forward to the breathe of fresh air that will come when I am forced to slow down. I look forward to sitting in the yard enjoying the sunshine WITHOUT thinking about what time I have to work tomorrow or how many people called me today. I look forward to taking a walk with Selo that doesn't involve paperwork. I suppose what I am getting at, is that I am looking forward to leaving the business world behind, and getting back to the simplicity of living and enjoying my life and the world around me.
I have accepted a position as a full time Home Health Care Nurse. I will be the full time care giver of a wonderful elderly couple by the name of Eller. I will be leaving Lowes Corporate Office behind, and venturing into the world of health care. And I couldn't be more excited. Selo and I had planned for me to do this at the end of the year through a different route- I was going to quit work and go to school full time. I was going to study to work in Geriactrics, preferably in private home health and care giving. So when this opportunity was offered to me, we decided it was the direct route into exactly what I wanted. I will begin at the beginning of next month.
This also means we will be moving. We will be leaving our two bedroom private home in the woods behind and moving into the lower level of a home on 70 acres. Although I love our little home, I am not unhappy about our new home. Our new home is fully furnished, so we will leave behind (or give away!) the couch, tables, and such. (We received them simply because we didn't have any, so we are not greatly attached to them.) We will take with us our dishes, towels, and other smaller household items. We will also be taking Piper, Sweetie, and the babies with us. Seventy acres should be enough for those two to roam around without bothering each other.
Ivan and Sylvania are very pleasant. They are both in their upper 80s, and have many life experiences to tell about- which I am greatly looking forward to. Ivan is on oxygen, but both of them get around and are mobile. They have a CNA that comes in twice a day, seven days a week. (I will be learning from her directly.) Their meals are made for them in the home, or brought to them from outside. Their household shopping is done every Saturday, when Mr Eller (their son) takes Sylvania out for her weekly appt with her hairdresser. They visit the beauty parlor, go to breakfast, do the shopping, then come home and review any bills that came that week and any needs for the coming week. Mr and Mrs Eller pick them up for church services Sunday mornings. I will be there to assist with daily care, slight meals and housekeeping, and be there at night for any needs. We will be provided with a furnished home and all utilities, as well as a vehicle to drive.
At first I was concerned that I would be bored. I have been a full career woman working outside the home for as long as I have been working. (Even when I had Hayden, I went back to work two weeks later.)I have been the breadwinner, the full time employee, and the Corp American guru for my entire working life. I was going to move into health care because I wanted an easier, laid back (comparatively), less stressful position. I was and am VERY ready for the change. But the more I think about my new position, my new career, it becomes more than that to me. It is going to change my life. Change my routine, my world, and my lifestyle. I may be bored for the first few days, but I look forward to the breathe of fresh air that will come when I am forced to slow down. I look forward to sitting in the yard enjoying the sunshine WITHOUT thinking about what time I have to work tomorrow or how many people called me today. I look forward to taking a walk with Selo that doesn't involve paperwork. I suppose what I am getting at, is that I am looking forward to leaving the business world behind, and getting back to the simplicity of living and enjoying my life and the world around me.
2 comments:
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It sounds like your world is definitely changing and you are taking some big leaps of faith.
Good luck and blessings to you!
how exciting! I love the geriatric population. That's funny you're leaving Lowe's, I have a friend trying to work her way up into corporate there!
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