That's right--I'm employed once again, baby!

I can't tell y'all how thrilled I am about that. I really don't like being unemployed, and being jobless in today's sucky economy just added insult to injury. I managed to fall into an entry-level position with an insurance company--Farmers Insurance, actually. And there's the opportunity to move up within the company, so that's great. All I have to do is get my insurance license (which I'm working on). I'm enjoying it quite a lot so far. It's a demanding job, but that's just fine with me. I'm so sick and tired of coming to a job where I basically get nothing accomplished at the end of the day because my supervisors are holding me back. Where I am now, that's definitely not the case. I'm going in 10 different directions throughout the day and the employees I work with (great gals) are all about challenging me and insisting I stand on my own two feet. They don't hold me back in any way. And I'm free to advance (or not) as much as I want.

Bless.

I consider myself pretty lucky. I was only without a job for 2 months, and that's pretty freakin' good--especially with things being the way they are right now. I was afraid I'd be jobless a lot longer. Even getting to the point where I was realizing I might have to move back in with my parents. Which, yeah, I would have done it, but I really wouldn't preferred not to.

For awhile there, I was pretty bummed about having to leave the company I was with before. I had made quite a few friends there and I didn't care for the fact that I'd most likely never see them again. In the end, though, I'm glad I'm not there anymore. I didn't realize until I left just how crappy that job really was. I mean, sure it paid well and I enjoyed my coworkers, which is great. But I didn't really enjoy the job itself. I was never allowed to meet my potential in any way, shape, or form. Now granted, this always bothered me, but it took them "releasing" me from my position to make me fully realize just how frustrated and unmotivated I'd become with my lot in that company. Not to mention that the way they let me go was honestly pretty crappy...

AND...I'm heading back to college in the fall (hopefully). I'm going to get my Masters in Business. There's only 7 courses I have to take, and they're all at night, so they won't interfere with my job. And going to school part time, like I will be, I'll graduate in two years and a semester. Not bad at all. I have to take a test (the GMAT) to determine whether I can get into the program or not. My goal is to take the test in May, that way I'll be ready when the fall semester rolls around.