Bittersweet....

Well it's finally time for that big announcement! drum roll please......


I got a promotion!! YAY!

My supervisor has accepted a new position at another school and so I have been offered the Area Director position in Mahoney Residential College for the Spring semester!

What does this mean exactly? Well, technically it is an interim position, as I will have to go through an official interview process at some point. Hopefully, sooner rather than later and I know my director is working on that for me. I am not really worried about getting hired permanently, but there is a slight chance that someone that has a lot more experience than me could interview for the job and get it above me. BUT, in my favor will be that I have worked in this building, with the staff, students, and faculty for months now :D

What else does this mean? Well, I GET A RAISE! WHOOP! I was also pretty impressed with myself because I asked for a lot more than I was planning and got it! It also means that John and I will be moving again. AGAIN. Thats okay, because unless I am not hired permanently we will be here for awhile. If not, well that just means we'll be moving again. lol. Now, when we do move, we will be moving into a MUCH larger apartment! It is 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and has a really nice patio. Which means we will be able to get a puppy!!! YAY! Now, it will be awhile before we can actually move. They have to renovate the apartment and it will probably be more like February before we can move. But that's okay. I will just be excited to be able to live where I work since my job requires me to be in the building a lot. Right now it is hard because I have to drive back and forth- walking just takes up SO much time and is quite annoying when i have to do it multiple times a day. It will be a blessing that we will be able to live in Mahoney because when John gets a job it will just be too hard to walk back and forth multiple times a day. Also, I really want to have a presence in the building. My supervisor has lived and worked here for a little over 6 years and the staff and everyone here is very used to her. I feel like living in the building will help to send the message of who I am and the respect that I deserve. Plus, I would really like to attend more of their programs and really support my RAs as much as I can next semester. With so much change going on in the building, I feel that they will need it even more so than if they were just losing their supervisor. I forgot to mention that they are also losing the Administrative Assistant that has been here for 5 years and the graduate assistant. So LOTS of changes. I am excited about them and the challenges that I will be facing :D

Also, it means a LOT more job responsibility. Since I was the Assistant Area Director I have been able to learn a lot of the ropes- but there is just so much the AD did that I didnt even realize that will take some time learning. That also means that me really having a presence in the building will be important because I dont want them to still think of me as just the AAD.

I will also be changing offices (just next door) but I am excited about that too. NO more two doors that people try to cut through (drives me INSANE!) lol.

Overall, it will be a great experience and great for me professionally. Having the opportunity to move up this fast already is great. I will miss my supervisor, she has been a great mentor. I keep telling everyone it's bittersweet. and it is. A LOT of perks for me in so many ways, but I will miss her and will face many challenges along the way.