Sunday, April 25, 2010

Life Changes Quickly When You are Me....

You know that if you don't see a new blog entry that something major is going on in the blogger's life. Well, mine is no different...which is why I titled it, "Something's Always Up". It really is!
Since my last entry, I have moved from the State of Ohio to the State of Maine. It is possible that I have also, in the process, entered the state of insanity here and there. I mean, who just up and decides to move halfway across the country? (Well, not halfway, although Ohioans would have you believe they live in the midwest....I'm not sure how that is possible, but I never disputed it with them.)
I moved for so many different reasons...first and foremost was family. I have been away for far too long. I left Maine in 1982 for a summer in Missouri with my sister and I never returned except for vacations...until now. The coolness of summer, the snow of winter (yes, the snow...), the smell of salt on the air, and the source of that smell all called me "home" as well. Even the sound of the accent of my "native" people is music in my ears! So, in the end, this move was for them, but it was also for me. I feel a peace here in the midst of my daily insanity that nowhere else affords me.
So....I moved. Wow! What a ride! I started in January to put out applications, not knowing how long in our economy it might take to find a job in Maine, if I could at all. JobsInME.com was a lifesaver! I think that every job that anyone even thought of offering in Maine is on that site! I highly recommend it to anyone considering working in Maine. In mid-February, I place an application and resume with Bank of America. Everything moved very quickly and by early March, I was flying to Maine for an interview having already passed through the app/resume, personality testing, simulation testing, phone interview, background check, etc.....whew! It was probably the best interview of my life thus far at a corporation and a couple of days later the offer call came through! I had less than two weeks to move........
Stay tuned if you are not totally bored yet....more to come on the move...