A new career path

Well, we spent a good amount of time looking for a good job and like everyone, we have experienced a number of setbacks. What do you do? We did the head hunters thing and then from there we tried direct hire situations. Nothing was coming up and better still, money was getting as short as our tempers. As the old saying goes, "Money isn't everything" it really makes you sit and look at the people in your life that you have and let's you see what's the most important priorities. I'm really happy to say that I have two amazing daughters and a little boy who mean the world to me. Most of all, I have someone that I love very much and although things are bumpy from time to time; it's being able to know that with each rough spot we learn more about the other and can grow from it. Are we perfect? Hell no! I believe that we're perfect for each other though, but like anything in life nothing is for certain.

I recall what my grandmother used to say... "You're the luckiest SOB that I know. You can fall in a pile of crap and come up smelling like a rose just about every time." You know, I thought that she was just saying it, but the older I get the more I understand that I do have a good amount of luck on my side and I have to really embrace that. Case and point, just as Jeanette and I thought we would be out of money all together, we end up getting a phone call the very next day. The call was from RJ Byrd recruiting agency informing me that I would be getting a call from HR Smart in Richardson, TX. HR Smart heard the situation and agreed to take me on as a web developer! The most amazing part is that the people that I work with are amazing! Not to mention that the salary is more than I've ever made too! The client list as well are top name companies that led me to be a little intimidated at first, but really it's a great feeling to work on some of the big company sites. I haven't as of yet, but I can see that it's going to be very VERY soon.

So what does the future hold? Who the hell knows! I have a great life and I'm willing to take all the pot holes that come with it (that's why they make filler right, LOL?) Just need to take it one day at a time and as the late great George Carlin once said "There is no such thing as living in the 'present', you live in the immediate future and the immediate past!"