I am finally employed again...the mortgage will continue to be paid- Praise the Lord!
It's the perfect marriage of the things I am best at: university enrollment and project management! I'm very excited and very blessed to have this opportunity...and I don't have to be anyone's boss!
The best perk of all is that I get to work from home.
When I was the Director of Admission Operations at Concordia- St Paul I was a client of this company so I have a well established relationship with some of the employees, including my new boss, a peer Project Manager and one of the VPs.
I don't want to bore anyone but here's how it all went down: when Lesley (my new boss) found out I wasn't working she wanted me to interview for this same job but we'd have to move to Iowa. I told them I'd love to but we were not interested in living in Iowa...if they were in (i.e.) San Diego no problem- but not Cedar Rapids, Iowa. So communication was ended, no hard feelings and I thought nothing of it again. Last Monday they emailed me and asked if I'd consider working from home (DUH! OF COURSE) and if so they wanted me to interview. I interviewed over the phone last week, was in Iowa Monday and Tuesday and they offered and I accepted the position yesterday!
I am very excited and ready to get back to work. I will miss some of my freedom of hanging out all day with the doggers and having all of my chores done before anything really got dirty enough to clean but I am really happy to be an active participant in paying the bills again!
The best part is I still get to be at home so the dogs can play outside all day if they want to and I can have the chicken thawing for dinner and the laundry all caught up but still be doing something for 40ish hours a week that I love/get paid for.
Here is a brief synopsis of what my new job entails (the job itself is a little thicker than this describes, but it will give you an idea- hence the term brief synopsis):
Project Manager- Enrollment Mgmt.
Cedar Rapids, IA (nope, 1815 Sherwood Ave!)
Work as liaison between RuffaloCODY clients and internal departments to ensure client satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establish and Manage timelines, lead program implementation
Monitor progress, results
Make recommendations to enhance program performance
Track clients budget
Create invoices for clients
Build & maintain relationships with clients & internal groups
Assist Account Executive with strategic planning
So- thanks everyone for your support, patience with my emotions and prayers during this big fat life lesson I just experienced.
I pray that all of you have jobs that you love and/or the courage to know when it's time to leave and try something new!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
My Fathers
I have two dads. They have 2 very big things in common (besides being crazy for marrying my mother) and that is that they are not perfect and they love me.
Today on Father's Day I will recognize that they, although they are not perfect, I am grateful for how much they love me.
I have a pretty great father-in-law...again, not perfect, but he loves me- for who I am...I dig that about him.
And best of all I have a Father in heaven that watches over me when my earthly fathers aren't being perfect and/or I am not with them. And that is what I am most grateful for today.
So- Cheers to my dads (all 4 of them): thanks for being different and thanks for loving me...because I too am not perfect.
Today on Father's Day I will recognize that they, although they are not perfect, I am grateful for how much they love me.
I have a pretty great father-in-law...again, not perfect, but he loves me- for who I am...I dig that about him.
And best of all I have a Father in heaven that watches over me when my earthly fathers aren't being perfect and/or I am not with them. And that is what I am most grateful for today.
So- Cheers to my dads (all 4 of them): thanks for being different and thanks for loving me...because I too am not perfect.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
New Indiana Jones movie...
WARNING: don't waste your money on "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"!
If you must see it wait until you can rent it or better yet when it is on TV for free.
I don't want to ruin it for anyone so I won't give you the long list of what sucked about it; we were VERY disappointed. There went two hours our lives we'll never get back.
Just a friendly warning, do what yo wish.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
a few random thoughts while I watch the fight
Waiting for the Jens Pulver v Urijah Faber fight to start...
1. Why do the people of Puerto Rico get to vote for President? Do they pay taxes? I guess if they do then I don't have a beef but if they don't I really don't care who they want to be our President.
- so I guess I'll get researching that and get back to you...however I'll take any info anyone has on it.
2. I love when fights are on tv for free! It's fun to go to B-Dubs and watch them so we don't have to pay per view...but it's really great when you can watch it from your living room!
3. Why is my Bella dog always broken??? WTF? It's silliness; the vet should not know us well enough to know my voice when I call them...I swear we aren't bad puppy parents- they are just always getting into stuff that isn't there business. Here's a tip Bella: don't play with bees!
4. Why do we bother having spring? It only last 2 weeks and rains the whole time and we have killer (literally) thunderstorms and tornados. MN really only has blustery winters and sweltering summers. And fall is everyone's favorite but it lasts 2 weeks and then it's gone. Interesting commentary on humans...let's want what we have the least of...of course!
5. This week's goal: read one chapter of Bible everyday after going for my morning walk
...that's it for now
love to you all!
Christina (and Nate too!)
okay- I looked it up...for the record I am not a big fan of Wikipedia but it was the most thorough info I could find toot-sweet, so here we go:
Under the Constitution of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico is described as a 'Commonwealth' and Puerto Ricans enjoy a degree of administrative autonomy similar to that of a U.S. state. Puerto Ricans are statutory U.S. citizens, but since Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory and not a U.S. state, the U.S. Constitution does not enfranchise U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico does participate in the internal political process of both the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S., accorded equal-proportional representation in both parties, and delegates from the islands vote in each party's national convention.
Puerto Rico is classified by the U.S. government as an independent taxation authority by mutual agreement with the U.S. Congress. Contrary to common misconception, residents of Puerto Rico pay some U.S. federal taxes: import/export taxes, federal commodity taxes, social security taxes, etc. Most residents do not pay federal income tax but pay federal payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare), and Puerto Rico income taxes. But federal employees, or those who do business with the federal government, Puerto Rico-based corporations that intend to send funds to the U.S. and others also pay federal income taxes. Because the cutoff point for income taxation is lower than that of the U.S. IRS code, and because the per-capita income in Puerto Rico is much lower than the average per-capita income on the mainland, more Puerto Rico residents pay income taxes to the local taxation authority than if the IRS code were applied to the island. Residents are eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement. But Puerto Rico is excluded from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and receives less than 15% of the Medicaid funding it would be allotted as a state, while Medicare providers receive only partial state-like reimbursements for services rendered to beneficiaries in Puerto Rico (even though the latter paid fully into the system).
Puerto Ricans may enlist in the U.S. military. Since becoming statutory United States citizens in 1917, Puerto Ricans have been included in the compulsory draft whenever it has been in effect. Puerto Ricans have participated in all U.S. wars since 1898, most notably World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, as well as the current Middle Eastern conflicts.
1. Why do the people of Puerto Rico get to vote for President? Do they pay taxes? I guess if they do then I don't have a beef but if they don't I really don't care who they want to be our President.
- so I guess I'll get researching that and get back to you...however I'll take any info anyone has on it.
2. I love when fights are on tv for free! It's fun to go to B-Dubs and watch them so we don't have to pay per view...but it's really great when you can watch it from your living room!
3. Why is my Bella dog always broken??? WTF? It's silliness; the vet should not know us well enough to know my voice when I call them...I swear we aren't bad puppy parents- they are just always getting into stuff that isn't there business. Here's a tip Bella: don't play with bees!
4. Why do we bother having spring? It only last 2 weeks and rains the whole time and we have killer (literally) thunderstorms and tornados. MN really only has blustery winters and sweltering summers. And fall is everyone's favorite but it lasts 2 weeks and then it's gone. Interesting commentary on humans...let's want what we have the least of...of course!
5. This week's goal: read one chapter of Bible everyday after going for my morning walk
...that's it for now
love to you all!
Christina (and Nate too!)
okay- I looked it up...for the record I am not a big fan of Wikipedia but it was the most thorough info I could find toot-sweet, so here we go:
Under the Constitution of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico is described as a 'Commonwealth' and Puerto Ricans enjoy a degree of administrative autonomy similar to that of a U.S. state. Puerto Ricans are statutory U.S. citizens, but since Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory and not a U.S. state, the U.S. Constitution does not enfranchise U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico does participate in the internal political process of both the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S., accorded equal-proportional representation in both parties, and delegates from the islands vote in each party's national convention.
Puerto Rico is classified by the U.S. government as an independent taxation authority by mutual agreement with the U.S. Congress. Contrary to common misconception, residents of Puerto Rico pay some U.S. federal taxes: import/export taxes, federal commodity taxes, social security taxes, etc. Most residents do not pay federal income tax but pay federal payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare), and Puerto Rico income taxes. But federal employees, or those who do business with the federal government, Puerto Rico-based corporations that intend to send funds to the U.S. and others also pay federal income taxes. Because the cutoff point for income taxation is lower than that of the U.S. IRS code, and because the per-capita income in Puerto Rico is much lower than the average per-capita income on the mainland, more Puerto Rico residents pay income taxes to the local taxation authority than if the IRS code were applied to the island. Residents are eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement. But Puerto Rico is excluded from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and receives less than 15% of the Medicaid funding it would be allotted as a state, while Medicare providers receive only partial state-like reimbursements for services rendered to beneficiaries in Puerto Rico (even though the latter paid fully into the system).
Puerto Ricans may enlist in the U.S. military. Since becoming statutory United States citizens in 1917, Puerto Ricans have been included in the compulsory draft whenever it has been in effect. Puerto Ricans have participated in all U.S. wars since 1898, most notably World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, as well as the current Middle Eastern conflicts.
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