Job Hunting

Well I am trying to find a job but whoever imagined that it would be as hard as it has become. Maybe I am just tooooo picky but I am bound and determined to find a job that also allows me to spend the time with my kids that they need.

I have had several job interviews with good companies, Albemarle Boats and Blackwater, but they can not pay me enough to cover the cost of taxes, gas, and childcare. If I onlye had one child in daycae it would not be that bad but when you have to pay for two in daycare you are looking at about $12000 annually for childcare.

I am also looking for a job that is part-time so that I can finish my masters degree. I want to enroll in Strayer University and I will be able to get my MBA in one year taking 3 classes a quarter. My ultimate goal is to be a professor at a Community College or maybe if the right opportuinity appeared a university. I have even looked at teaching adjuct classes @ TCC just to find something that provides some money for us. The problem with this is that the distance of travel is questionable if it is beneficial for the amount of money.

I have tossed around the option of going back to work @ Albemarle School just because the childcare is relatively cheap. I enjoyed the job when I worked there previously but the pay is not all that good. Although when you look at the savings on childcare it might be worth the chance. I have talked to Mariah's dance teacher, who works there, and she said that there could be a good chance of getting my foot back in the door.

Sooooo, I guess that I am off to refine my resume one more time and write a letter of interest and send it to Albemarle School. Wish me luck on the job hunt and the schooling ahead!

PS I will be writing later after I get my thoughts together on some issues we are considering to leave the area. The job market is better in other areas. Keep us in your prayers for the decisions we have to make.

Let's get Started

I thought for a while about posting a blog but just could not find the time so I had to make it. My life at this point in time is crazy. I am a mom of three very active girls. I stay at home but am trying to find a job. This task has turned out to be much more difficult than I could have ever imagined.


My husband of almost 10 years is a great man but like every mrriage we have our ups and downs. Right now our marriage is just on a hillside and I'm not sure if we are headed up or down. Our life that is another story all together, it is most definetly in one of the lowest valleys we have ever had to face. The only strength I have to draw on is the grace that God provides for me and the faith I have that he has provided the best for me in life but it just hasn't materialzed yet.

I will keep in touch and continue to update my blog regularly. That will be my new years resolution, a little early, and it will be a difficult task as I am hoping to return to school in January to complete my masters in business administration.