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I got a job offer this week and I accepted. I'll be working part-time as a Technical Administrative Assistant for Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, starting January 5th in American Fork.  Although I will miss east coast pay rates, Pearson offers full benefits even for short-hour employees (and this position offers flexible and eventually remote hours). I am excited to see how the learning curve goes. It seems my two previous positions tie into it well minus I need to step up my Excel game.  They create the certification tests for such programs and software, and I definitely need a refresher from being out of the workforce game. I don't want to work full-time right now, but part-time is a great opportunity to challenge myself and hopefully improve many skills that keep me in the game. I am hoping this will make my time more scheduled and focused on Alexis when I am home instead of much of the idle time that currently occurs. Change and adjustment are hard and intimidating, but they haven't stopped me in the past from going after opportunities to improve. Thanks in advance for the prayers. Until then, I have a month to pull out the work pants from boxes and see what still fits. Unfortunately, I see a shopping trip in my future.

My mother and my mother-in-law love to shop. I would much rather click buttons and have packages delivered to my door, but I guess it is harder to steal the deals that way. I'm not sure what has happened to all of my clothes over time; I swear it feels like I own five shirts.  Most people don't realize how difficult it is to shop for tall people. Hunting for those few shirts that will shrink up and for those two pairs of longs never in your size is just depressing, especially with a whacked out toddler who just wants to play hide and seek. 

However, we did manage a few other things outside of holiday shopping while my parents were in town, although it always seems like the pictures and activities are crammed in at the end because you realize time is running out. We went to Utah Lake for a few family photos, played at Rocky Canyon park & experienced the craziness of the Festival of Trees & Temple Square lights on a Saturday night. I got to eat Zupas with the girls and Sushi with the parents, which I probably wouldn't get to enjoy without them. Dad fixed my rearview mirror and they babysat while we ran errands.


[I didn't want dad alone in his selfies]
 





[Pop Pop bought her a paper purse with animal crackers. She loves anything on her arm & in her mouth]

 


 

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