Tuesday, August 30, 2011

My Horoscope was Right: Working Fast and Starting Fresh

Oh Wow,

July 2nd Birthday Horoscope: "There's a financial breakthrough in the next six weeks when your effort add up to a big payoff.  You'll take a chance in August and love where it leads."  Six weeks and 2 days later- on the same day- Elliott gets a promotion and I receive a temporary job offer.

Life has been a blur.  On August 17 I received a call from the United Way of Asheville/Buncombe County offering me a temporary Loaned Executive position for their 2011 campaign season.  I accepted this wonderful opportunity immediately.  Gaining more fundraising experience- awesome.  Becoming more comfortable with public speaking- check.  Moving to Asheville- Hell yeah. 

Fast forward to today, August 30.  In the past 12 days I have found an apartment in Asheville (75 miles from our home in Lenoir), moved into said apartment (it is amazing), started a new position and have started to integrate into this wonderful community.  This is the first place that Elliott and I have ever lived that I actually won't be embarrassed to have guests.  Plus-the music, food and mountains may just be enough to keep me in one place for a while.

I am pretty pumped about everything.  I always knew we would wind up here- I just didn't realize it would happen so fast.  I am thankful that both Elliott and I have been able to adapt so easily to every place that we have moved and I am exceptionally hopeful that we will be able to start a new and potentially permanent life here.

On a lighter note, my horoscope also stated "There's a family expansion in September."  I am praying that the gods toss a puppy my way. 

Peace, Love and Mountains