Original Date 7/15/2018
I have mentioned before that “my perfect plan” would have been to have a job and an apartment before moving to Charleston. I did everything I could to make that happen. But I did not get many bites on my resume. So that plan did not look like a possibility.
It would have been so easy for me to decide not to move. But that would have been doubting GOD’S strength and power. So I made the plan to move anyways. Now don’t get it twisted I WAS SCARED.
To really jump out off the ledge was nowhere in my plane. But doing this totally put my trust in GOD. So I continued to move forward with moving. I began to also get excited. Just the possibility of what could happen.
Many people asked me in the process how I was feeling. I would say Scared and Excited. So I decided to make my own word. SCITED. I am scared and excited.
So as I mentioned before I had an interview with a dream job. I was told that in contingent with passing the background check I would have the job. I just had to finish a few tasks that would be emailed to me. Driver’s record, TB test and physical. I hurried home and sat by the computer for days waiting for the email (not really but it felt like I was checking my email 100 times a day to make sure I did not miss it)
A week went by and I finally received a call from Florence Crittenton saying there was a delay but she would send it that day. So I finally got the information and was finally able to begin my task on July 11. I ordered my drivers record and scheduled my physical. So I am still playing the waiting game for the physical paperwork and the driver’s record. I did not want to remain idle. I knew I needed to find another job to supplement my income. The mentor job is my dream job but not my dream income at this point since it is only part-time.
Trying to find a job to supplement a 4 pm to midnight shift can be a little tricky. But I was willing to try and figure something out. Every lead that came my way I pursued it
Part-time receptionist
Home Health Care
Babysitter
Nanny
Adult Caregiver.
I applied for everything. Some may not be an ideal job but no matter what it is a job and I need to not be too proud to apply for it.
I have done a few interviews and many email conversations communicating with different possible job opportunities. I realized through this that I can be prideful feeling ” I don’t want to do a nanny job again” or “I want to be progressing not regressing” Sure I have been a nanny and housekeeper before. Sure I want to pursue my full potential. But sometimes progression means being idle or taking a step back to take many steps forward.
One of the opportunities that are looking very promising is a sister in the church whose father has dementia and just needs someone to be with him during the day. I feel like it would be a way to serve this sister and her family while making some money. Another perk is it is 2 blocks from my mentor job.
So the prayerful plan is that I would work Monday/Wednesday/Friday for the sister 6:30am-4: 30 pm and Monday/Friday/Saturday 5pm-Midnight. I have an email sent to Florence Crittenton asking for those days. So please pray that they will be open and willing to that.
If this plan works Monday & Friday will be very long days. This is a hypothetical day
0430-Wake up
0545-Leave for Companion job
0630 to 1630 Work Companion job
1700 Work Mentor job
Midnight-Leave Mentor Job
0100-Get home and to bed
Total that would be about 20 hours awake. That is why I would only do that Monday and Friday. Tuesday and Thursday can be my rest and appointment days. Wednesday night is church night so I would not work that night hopefully.
So please pray for this plan to work out. Like I said before this is not the path I would have chose but because I am guided by GOD I am okay to take this path that has many detours and bumps
To GOD Be The GLORY
Take Care. Much Love
