“No” tone, but something feels like a new connection

Got a message on my machine yesterday about the hospital OB job.

It had a definite “so sorry to have to tell you this” tone, though naturally I had to call back for the actual no. I was disappointed. Surprisingly.  I initially had thought there was no way I would consider full time. But, I had heard rumblings before the interview that they may have someone else who’d been in-house for years picked out.. so I wasn’t shocked.

Through interviewing for that spot, I’ve definitely moved closer to considering full time as possibly a better scenario than the stay at home/work part time choice for me. Now, I’ll be setting myself up to be better prepared the next time the right opportunity comes along, getting the girls on some center waiting lists, switching Avery to at least one all day day at the preschool (there’s a long waiting list for every day), applying again to the magnet schools for next year (all day, free!).

Still waiting for word on the VA job, though that’s an even longer shot than this OB one was. But, as Steven says, I’m in the game again now, and that’s what matters. I’ll keep you posted!

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