Employment?

Well, friends and family, after weeks of searching and thinking and some soul searching, I have decided to once again become part of the work force! I found a position that is per diem, I have to work at least 3 8-hour night shifts a month, and it's in Labor and Delivery at a hospital that does upwards of 500 deliveries a month. It's pretty fleixble so we can still vacation and such and I can work around Chris's schedule. It's been nice to be a stay at home mom in some ways, and not so nice in others. Those of you who have done both know what I mean! I do have a passion for labor and delivery though. I feel like I'm good at it and maybe I can help save some moms and babies from poor outcomes, and have good experiences. It's nice to keep up my skills, and I really like poking people with needles!

So anyway I finally decided it would be best to not use up all of our rainy day fund, and well, the pay is pretty good! The minimum that nurses start at down here is about $3 more per hour than what I was making after 4 years in Utah! The bad news is that it's about a 35 minute commute. We kinda live in the boonies! This Phoenix area is enormous! I can't believe that it is all considered one valley. I don't think it ever ends! It's weird to not have the mountains to limit things.

So I start next month, after our long awaited vacation to Laguna Beach. We are having my mom come down to watch the kids while I do the initial week orientation. Those big hospital orientations suck the life out of you minute by minute. I guess it could be nice cause you get paid to sit there are listen, but 40 hours worth? Come on people! Oh well. There's no way around it. I'll let you know how it goes!