Promotions

Things had already been busy before, but in October Josh and I both got promotions within the same week of each other! Josh's had been in the works for a bit but finally became official that particular week after months of work. He is more of a manager overseeing other engineers. It has been a much better year in terms of less travel for him so I hope it stays that way.

I got a promotion with the magazine I write for, making me more of the right hand of the publisher. I write more, take pictures and also help organize our monthly event (as well as take pictures at other events and also for our sister publication). I'm also in charge of both publication's social media. It is exciting but also just comes at a hectic time of year to be learning/getting used to new job duties while also having accelerated deadlines with the holidays. I actually feel like in January it might almost seem easy when I get the 10ish additional days back to complete all my work. It has been a new balancing act I'm getting used to, since I primarily try to streamline everything, minimizing the amount I do outside of being at home. 

I'm also hoping by year's end to have another promotion with my other job - sleep consulting. Since I finished the coursework in May, I have been working towards becoming certified since that point. It has been a much longer process than I anticipated. Having to complete so many clients, has taken quite a bit more time. My clients have only counted if they go all the way with completing support of the assessment/plan we recommend. I should hit the number I need to be certified in December I believe - but it is ultimately up to my mentor to decide if I still need more practice than that or not. I hope to begin the New Year as a certified sleep consultant! 

Considering all of this, I plan to drop being with the Mom's Blog early next year. I also just informed school PTO about my intentions of not coming back next year. It is time for me to let go of some things as I start to get busier. I have been on PTO since Nate started school full time, so I'm looking forward to being a typical Jane Smith parent next year.