Sorry for the delay

My apologies that it did, in fact, take me two days to post this. I thought my boss was going to tell my peeps at work yesterday, but she didn't. So, in all fairness, I thought they should know before others. And what if one of them secretly reads this blog?

So, anyhoo....Monday morning my boss pull me into her office. She said MDS (the client I work for at EDI) needs a Senior Meetings Manager. While we both agreed I am ready for management, I am not ready for the level of management MDS would require. So, while she considered giving me the position (possibly setting me up for failure), she was looking for other alternatives. The alternative: I will be the sole Meetings Manager for a different client (AAEA), starting in January. While it is not a "promotion", this could mean great things for my career. The AAEA is growing rapidly, I am the only meetings manager, and I could have a few juniors under me in no time.

It was definitely not what I expected to walk into Monday morning, and took some adjustment time. My biggest grief was that I wanted to be able to complete the current meeting I'm working on. I feel like I'm such a drifter, both professionally and personally, and the last two major things to happen have been in no way my own doing (car and now this). Once I thought about it and acclimated myself to the idea, I remembered that I thrive on change, want some new challenges, and see it as a career opportunity. While it was forced, I feel it is also a blessing. I also negotiated to do logisitics for the meeting I'm currently working on, along with a letter of recommendation in case the new client is not a good fit. Smart, right?

Probably not what some of you expected, but this is a major deal in my little world!

Love to all!

PS Stay hydrated. I know it is cold out, but it is still very important to stay hydrated.
PPS Do not eat yellow snow.