Moving

I am moving.
To Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sometime in the next three months.

I have been waiting to announce this for weeks but due to the circumstances at work, I've had to keep it to myself. Then on Wednesday when I was finally able to share the news, I froze up. I didn't know what to write or how to share. Funny how that works.

With school coming to an end, I've been looking for my next career opportunity. To my delight, I've found it with my current company. As many of you know, I work in software support. For the past two years, I've been managing a team who does technical support. I've had the opportunity to work with an amazingly talented and fun group of people. I've thoroughly enjoyed it and have truly learned a lot about managing a group of people! One of my favorite parts of the job is working directly with the customer and managing through rough situations (because in software support, we get plenty of those!). When my company announced a new position which would essentially be an account manager for customers on support, I jumped at the chance to interview. With time and lots of conversations, everything came together and I was offered the job in April.

I was also offered the choice to relocate to headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, or stay in Dallas. This was a harder decision to make, as you can imagine. For the job it made more sense to be in Arizona, but there's more to life than a job. My friends and family are here. My home is here. But when it came down to it, I decided it's time to leave. I never thought my stay here would be permanent nor that it would last as long as five years. (The past five years just zipped by!) I'm ready to put some roots down and I just didn't feel that Dallas is the place for me to do it. Plus, I absolutely love the desert. Maybe it has something to do with being born in New Mexico, but ever since I went to college in Lubbock, I've wanted to go back. The Scottsdale/Phoenix area has the most beautiful, pristine desert geography. In my mind, it's paradise. So I've made the decision to move.

Now that everything has been set into motion, things are going to move very, very quickly. We've announced the change at work and have a transition plan in place. Over the month of May, I will be moving out of my current role and helping others move into it. June I will be seriously ramping up into my new role with an "official" start date of July 1st. Somewhere in there, I will be finding myself a new home in Arizona, packing all of my belongings, and moving them to the desert. Or at least, that's the plan. Right now as I look around my house, it seems impossible that I'll actually be able to pack and move all this stuff (even with the help of movers).

Naturally, I feel a lot of mixed emotions right now. First and foremost, I'm excited. I believe this is the right thing for me to be doing with my life and I can't wait for the new adventures! Then I'm feeling overwhelmed. There are so many things to do before this can all happen. I feel a little lost since I don't really know what life is going to be like in the future. I'm also nervous. I don't feel sad yet but I know those feelings are coming soon. Overall, I feel content and satisfied that this is the right direction for me.

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