Last Thursday I got a phone call from the biotech company I use to work for - they wanted to know if I was interested in returning.  I had mixed feelings, but I knew I really only had one choice - so I accepted the offer and my first day of work will be October 22.  They happened to call the day before Jason and I were leaving for a few weeks, so that's why I don't start for 3 more weeks. 

It's good that I will have a full time job and start making some real money.  It's a temporary position, so there's no benefits - it would be awesome to get good health insurance, so hopefully it won't take them long to make the position permanent.  The last time I worked there I was hired as a temp and then switched to permanent about a month later.  I'll be in the same position as before, but as  at a higher level (II instead of I).  I will be joining four other folks, which is great.  When I was there previously it was just two of us - so hopefully that will make the workload more bearable.  I guess with more people there are more responsibilities, so maybe it won't make a difference....

It will be good to see all my old co-workers.  I will make my "first" day easier as I already know several people in the company and won't require too much training either.  I'll certainly miss my freedom, but my savings are extremely low, so it's time to build those up again.  I'm not sure yet what this will mean for my plan to start prerequists in January...I"ll most likely have to work evenings fairly regularly, so I'm not sure if that's still an option.  I'll have to talk to my new boss about it.  I'm a little hesitant in a way - should I be upfront about my plans to go to nursing school?

 

For now, we're enjoying our trip.  We spent two days in Austin visiting with Jason's mom and brother.  We stopped in Baton Rouge to visit his aunt and uncle and now are in Gulfport MS visiting his other brother. We're looking forward to a good dinner of fresh seafood!   In a few days we'll be in South Carolina to visit my family and spend a week at the beach.