Wednesday, May 07, 2008

School and... work?

Nate has been going to school every day this week, and it is going well so far. I picked him up early (12:00) on Monday and Tuesday, but today I'm letting him stay the full time, 8:30-1:30. I think that timing will be an adjustment (a long day for him), but I also think he's having a good time. When I picked him up yesterday, he announced that he had cut with scissors and played soccer (that is some pretty good spontaneous language for him). He also, of course, loves recess.

I also have another update that I've been meaning to write about, but it happened so quickly that I never got a chance. Jon's company works with a graphics design studio in Long Beach, and he mentioned to them that I do freelance editing. They immediately asked for my resume and scheduled an interview within a couple of days. I went up there, interviewed and took a proofreading test, and they offered me a part-time, work-from-home job a couple of days later. So I'm now going to be doing about 10 hours/week of editing/proofreading, mostly from home. (I went in a few half days this week to train, coordinating childcare with family members, but the company, Vision Design Studio, knows I won't be coming into the office more than once a month for a half day.) It's just cool to be able to do something I love (editing) from home that won't take away from being a mom.

4 comments:

Ashley Hales said...

Fabulous that the job has fallen into your lap! Congratulations!

Sheyb said...

Awesome! It's great that the job just popped up. :)

Glad to hear that Nate is doing well in school! It's normally harder for us than it is for them. I have lots of this type of experience. ha ha. :)

Ricci said...

So great that what you love to do is something you can do from home! Congrats!!! Glad Nate is loving school!

Sabrina said...

Katie that is amazing! Oh my gosh what a great escape for the brain and being able to do it from home is a gift! Congratulations that truly is great news. Also so glad to hear that Nate is enjoying school. Take Care, we miss you guys.