Tuesday, October 4, 2011

I must being doing something right

Like a lot of moms, I often feel pulled in 20 different directions.  And I never feel like I'm giving anything 100%.  There's nothing worse than feeling like an inadequate mom and wife.  Then on top of it, to feel like you also aren't giving it your all at work....the one thing that keeps you from home.
Well last week I got some pretty big signs that I must be doing something right.
My boss called me in for a meeting.  A meeting I thought was just her and I....that turned into a meeting with 4 other people.  Thankfully I didn't find out just who would be there until right before it started or I would have been stewing for days. 
Am I being fired?  Is the grant to my program going away, leaving me jobless yet again?  Have they discovered I secretly check blogs at work occasionally everyday? 
Ok so, that last one was probably a stretch, but for some reason, my mind was only stirring with negative thoughts.
Not the case at all!  In fact it was a meeting where they said nothing but wonderful things about me.  How they knew when they hired me they'd found a "true gem."  Someone they knew would do big things.  And now, just 10 months after I started, those big things were laid out on the table.
I was a offered a new position.  An amazing opportunity.  A pretty big promotion.
One of our satellite dental practices is inside an elementary school and they want to do a test model having a Hygienist run it .  Since a majority of the work is preventative, it didn't make sense to have a Dentist on staff full time.  So it's me, running the show.  I'm the boss.  I have an assistant.  And a receptionist.
Crazy huh?!
It's definitely going to be a new role for me.  Something I never even thought of doing, but I'm excited for the challenge (and the raise!!)!  At this point nothing is 100% set in stone.  They want to see how it goes for 3-4 weeks and then re-evaluate, but so far so good!  One week in and I'm loving it.  Here's to hoping they're loving what I'm doing too!


28 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is so exciting! Congratulations!!

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, I am SO excited for you! This opportunity sounds amazing! Now go celebrate =)

Jessi said...

CONGRATS!! Sounds like an awesome opportunity for you!

Molly B said...

CONGRATS- How cool is that? I am so proud of you!

Ashley said...

Wow! That's amazing! Congrats!!

Katie @ Loves of Life said...

AWESOME!!! and now this means more $$ for baby #2. Wait, you didn't hear me just say that out loud :)

Lindsey said...

That is exciting news! Congratulations.

Unknown said...

That's amazing! Congratulations!

Shannon said...

What a great surprise! I'm sure you'll kick ass at it. Congrats!

jv726 said...

Congratulations! So awesome! :)

Allie said...

YAYA!! Congrats lady! That is seriously so exciting!!! PS Jamie in the football legs in the previous post is SO CUTE!! I LOVE IT!

Unknown said...

Congrats! That is so awesome!

R said...

Congrats hun! That's fantastic!

Anonymous said...

Congrats girl! that is wonderful news. Sounds like you deserve it too. Enjoy your new role and your raise = ) Make sure you spend a little something, something on yourself!

Ashley said...

Oh my gosh, that is amazing!!! Congratulations! I hope it goes well and it becomes permanent!

Lucky in Love said...

Thus is amazing girl! So proud of you! Congrats!

Moe said...

Oh that is so wonderful!!! :) I'm really happy for you. Glad to hear that some good things are happening for you. (yay!!!!)

Stephanie said...

Oh my goodness, congrats!! That is super exciting and I'm so happy for you!!! :-D YAY!!

Hilary said...

How exciting for you! Congrats! I hope everything turns out really well!

Jules said...

Congratulations to you! It sounds like an amazing opportunity and I'm super excited for you :)

Katie said...

Congratulations!! That is so excting!! Now you can say "I'll have my people call your people." You have people!!

Steph said...

That is awesome! Congrats!!

And hello?! elementary school hours?!?!?! yes!

Katie said...

Oh my goodness!! Congratulations! That is so exciting!

Tiffany said...

That's fantastic!! Congrats girlie! :)

bananas. said...

congrats lady!!! that sounds like an awesome opportunity! BIG SMILES all around :) :) :)

Brittany Ann said...

Congratulations! That is so awesome!

Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...

That's great!! Congrats!

dave and jenn said...

Wow, that is fantastic news!! Congrats to you!