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Great news! I'm going back to full time employment next week. I've accepted a job with a software company to be a business consultant. In this new job I'll be helping customers install, configure, and customize the software. I'll be helping them create the best business processes for using the software. I'll be writing a lot of documentation and solving problems. But before all that happens, I have a lot to relearn.

This job is at a company I worked for three years ago so I know the software and the customers. But things change in three years and memory fades. So I know the coming months will be challenging as I learn / relearn a lot of information. I'm really looking forward to the process!

I'm also really looking forward to going back to this company. Many of the moments in my career that I am most proud happened at this company. Plus, I'll be working with many people that I already know. It will be like a homecoming. I'm really looking forward to my first day!

Chris and I are very thankful that I've been able to find full-time work so quickly. It's only been three months since I found I was unemployed. Even more lucky for us that I was able to work as an independent contractor during much of that time. I worked with a fantastic team who are doing some really amazing things on the web.

The coming weeks and months will be full of change for us. I'll be getting settled into a new job and working through all the challenges of learning as fast as possible in order to be productive as soon as possible. I'll be going from a very laid back part-time schedule back to a normal full-time schedule. I'm moving from small, independently owned businesses to a large, publicly traded corporation. I'll go from wearing jeans and t-shirts at work to wearing business dress.

The biggest change will be the significant amount of travel my new job requires. I will be consulting with customers at their locations all over the US. I will be traveling Monday through Thursday most weeks. Chris and I know that adjusting to the schedule will be hard. Neither of us like the idea of being apart three nights a week, but we're confident this job is best for both of us. Chris can continue to focus on school full-time for the next year and a half until his degree is complete.

Right now I'm feeling excitement about the new job and going back to a great company. I'm feeling very thankful that I have a strong network of friends and coworkers who have helped me through the job changes. Considering the current economy and the high unemployment rates, I'm feeling very lucky to have full time employment. Finally, I'm looking forward to the adventures and growth that lie ahead.

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