Life is good! If you ever think to yourself, I’m not sure my job is my passion, then I suggest you do something about it! After I had Addison it was really hard for me to go to work everyday and be without him. Yes, I’m one of those moms that loves to spend every waking minute w/my kid b/c he’s just that darn CUTE! I spoke with a friend who is in the nonprofit world and after a lot of soul searching I discovered that nonprofit was what was going to make my days away from my son worth it. The Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS) has been a charity I have worked closely with throughout the years, along with many others, so of course they were my first choice of nonprofits to work for. However, the Greenville position they have had has always been somewhat of a entry level position which unfortunately just wasn’t going to pay the bills. In walks god working in miraculous ways, and cue the music!
The person in the position with LLS ended up not working out and LLS decided it was time to increase the level of the position (Campaign Manager) and the responsibility. I didn’t apply at first, too scared to put myself out there for a position that I know I’d be devastated not to get. I got a text from a friend who is on the Woman of the Year committee saying that they didn’t have a ton of quality candidates, and it just reinforced that I needed to follow my heart and apply. I took the plunge! I made it through the phone interview, a face to face, and then had a 3rd face to face I had on the calendar. I was freaking out, meanwhile the people closest to me kept telling me I was perfect for the job which scared me even more. I won’t divulge too many details, as I’m sure LLS would like to continue surprising people, but the last face to face was interesting to say the least. I credit my Ironman days for keeping it calm cool and collected under pressure.
After two days of biting my nails, snapping at my husband, and trying not to pull my hair out, I got the wonderful phone call stating I got the job!!!! I literally got off the phone screamed and jumped up and down. I think I may have scared Wrigley to the point of peeing, and luckily Timber is close to deaf so he just continued sitting on the couch like this was normal. There are many things I’m capable of doing on a day to day basis and being successful at, but there are few that will fulfill me day in and day out. I don’t fool myself into thinking this job is going to be easy, it’s not. I also don’t fool myself into thinking that I won’t have tough days, I will! Have you seen the state of our economy?! However, what I do know is that I couldn’t be happier going to work for an organization that I respect, admire, and truly believe in.
Thank you Bayne for believing in me and thank you Paul for giving me this chance. Thank you hubby for helping me continue to pursue my dreams, I know I have a lot of them! Thanks to Cecilia, Carlton, and Sarah for helping guide me in the right direction.
