Style Beyond Measure

So sorry that I have been off the blog page lately. Can it be that nine months have passed by so quickly? I don’t blame you if you’ve totally written me off, and if anyone is still out there to read this, I send you my most grateful thanks and appreciation.

I won’t bore you with the details, but here’s a quick rundown of where I’ve been…

Job Searching…heading back into the full time career after about four years of freelance. A very interesting journey in and of itself - especially for us women of a certain age.

Issues that arose during said “job search “- How to get paid what your worth? How to compete with people 10 to 15 years younger and make your experience shine as you know in your heart it does? How to be interviewed by people 10 years younger than yourself - do you come across as a chummy older friend, or Ack!, their mother? And finally to add to all of that insecurity…What to wear for today’s job interview - skirt, pants, stockings, nude legs? The list goes on.

As I said, it was a very interesting journey on which I’ll post more soon - especially on those pesky “issues”.

Hooray! Gainful Employment - After a six month full-out search, plus two months of waiting for the official job offer to be made, I was back in the saddle work-wise and facing about 6 weeks of training (to my new company’s credit they believe in lots of training!).

Happy Endings (or Beginnings?) - The great news is that I’m very happy with my job - I love the folks I work with and the work that am I doing is a good match for my skills and talents. It has a strong “feel good” component to it, too. I really feel as if I am making a difference in my community.

So that’s where I’ve been. A journey to be sure, and one which I’m glad to have taken part in and even more glad to be settled.

See you for the next installment!