Change is good

Hi y'all!

Well, I have just completed my second week at my new job. There have been some huge pluses with only a couple of minuses. The pluses are big ones to me. I have a really great and reputable company to sell and there is extensive training involved to make sure I get on the phone and get the right message across to our clients. The minuses are that I am having to seriously adjust my sleep schedule so that I can wake up earlier and leave nearly an hour before I used to so I can get to work on time and then there is, of course, the incredibly long drive home. What I've learned though is that if you like where you're going every day, the drive doesn't seem so bad. The other thing that's been hard is that no one really knows me here, so I have a limited number of people that say "hello" to me and that's taking some getting used to. I guess I just need to be more charming or dress a little cuter! Women will always say something to you if something about your outfit catches their eye. :)

There has been one thing that has surpassed all my expectations with this new company. I am no longer sad in the mornings on my drive into work. I no longer dread Sunday nights knowing that I have to endure another week working in a place where no one cared anymore. I have yet to be mad or sad or gloomy. The only thing that has really made me sad is knowing that the people I left behind have a different feeling about me than they used to, but I can't express enough how relieved I am. I  do also have some financial things that are going to be tough for a couple of months, but I am very blessed to know that God has taken care of me in every single instance of my life. If he wants me to be successful here, he will make it happen and make it happen in a way that I will know it had nothing to do with me, but all to do with him. I am very grateful to have everyone that is still a part of my life and I look forward to the possibilities that this change has already started in me and my family.

Moving on

What a week! After 6 years of working with one company, I resigned. It was bittersweet because I was told by so many of my co-workers that they were going to miss me and that they wished me all the best. The hard part was leaving my boss. He was such a wonderful and charming person and he taught me so much. I know I will never forget him and hugging him goodbye was probably the most difficult thing I have done in the last 10 years. I hope that he remembers me and after he gets over being sad, that he realizes I really only left because it was time to go to a place where I could grow in my career. I had to take a risk and do something about being stagnant in my professional life. I want to be able to be like him one day. I want to be able to inspire and mentor people too. I want to change lives the way he changed mine. One day, when I have achieved these things, I will call him and thank him again for giving me the confidence in myself to move on and achieve what I was meant to achieve.

Caramel Chex

I made a snack today that my husband keeps going back to the kitchen for so I know it must be good!

Caramel Chex Mix -

9 cups Chex Rice Cereal
1/2 c. butter
1 c. light brown sugar
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. baking soda

1) In a large microwaveable bowl, pour in all of the cereal
2) In a 2 cup microwaveable bowl, put in the butter, brown sugar & corn syrup and microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Add baking soda and stir until dissolved
3) Pour caramel mixture over the cereal, folding it in so that you get it all over the cereal. Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes, stirring after every minute. Cool for 5 minutes
4) Spread mixture over buttered baking sheet or on wax paper to cool for at least 5 minutes. Break into pieces of desired size & enjoy!