Change, after all

Well, I don't know why I was so worried on January 1 that nothing would change in my life this year. It's only February, and some big changes are happening career-wise.

My work friend Kristin has taken a job in Minneapolis, which is starting a wave of change in the office, in that my other work friend, Elaine, who's pregnant with Baby Number Two, wants to go 3/4 time, and Kristin's job would work better for those hours. So, it looks like Elaine might take Kristin's job, and rumor has it that I might have the opportunity to pursue Elaine's job.

The thought leaves me with mixed feelings. The pay would be so much better, it would be amazing. So, really, that would be the sensible thing to do. Except that if I took this new job, I'd have to start over in many ways, which wouldn't be so bad, if not for the fact that I'm finally now getting comfortable in my current job. I'm seeing the fruit of the last almost-three years start to pay off. I'm enjoying it. I'm growing in it. It's good.

But I'm poor, and would be crazy to walk away from this new possibility.

I babysat Elaine's son last night, and when she and her husband got home, I stayed for another 45 minutes just discussing all the goings-on at work. Interesting shifts are ahead. I'm just praying for wisdom to make the right decision as to how I might fit into these changes...