PCS- Setting up a satellite office

I was a little nervous about telling my boss I was moving.  Truth is, she's more like a really good friend than a boss.  And I really hadn't been working that long with her when we got orders to move.  So I wasn't sure how she'd take the news of us moving.  She's had really bad staff in the past and she's now got 2 paralegals, Brenda is my partner in crime, and she's really understanding how smoothly her office can run when you have efficient help.  So I told her....Brenda already knew.  The thing about Brenda and me....well, we are really close and so I told her before Janna because she and I have a friendship that has been a long one.  Anyway, I told Janna and also said that I would do contract work for her until she found someone she was comfortable with to take my place.  Then she asked me how long I wanted to work for them.  I told her as long as she needed me and that I really didn't want to leave the firm.  Then she said "How about setting up a satellite office in your home there?  You could set everything up online and work from home."  It just kinda flourished into this opportunity I was really beginning to like the sound of.  Turth is, I've never really had a boss who was willing to do something like this for me.  The last boss I had just either gave me money or bought me stuff when she thought I was unhappy.  I want a boss that values me so much she's willing to spend extra money to keep me....and that is exactly what I got.

So, I've been busy setting up everything we need to to make sure I can function from home.  I've been making alot of checklists!  I like lists...I'm such a nerd...but that's a different story.  :) We've also hired an in office person...basically someone who can do the stuff in the office that I can't because I'm not physically there.  And she fits in well in the office so that's a blessing!  I have started Adventures in North Carolina!  I am going to blog along the way and hopefully it'll be some amusement for y'all!

New House

As many of you know, we are moving.  We got orders for Ft. Bragg and honestly, we are happy about it.  We have been at Ft. Hood for 10 years and we are ready for a change.  We decided to sell the house in Texas and buy a new one is North Carolina.  So we began house hunting.....a daunting task, really.  And a difficult one to do from Texas.  Thankfully, we had an amazing realtor in North Carolina.  So after looking at tons of houses online, we finally found a few that we liked; one in particular.  So over spring break, Nick and I flew out to Fayetteville to house hunt.  After a VERY long day getting to Fayetteville, we finally arrived on Sunday, Mar. 11th and began our house hunting expedition.  We looked at the one house we loved on Monday but also felt like we needed to look at some more.  So we spent most of the day Tuesday looking at houses....and we came back to the first house we loved.  So now we wait to close on it.  And while we wait...we are constantly trying to figure out what we want to do to make it our own.  It will be a work in progress...as most of our things are.  We did quite alot of work on the Texas house before putting it on the market.  And I'm hoping the Texas house sells quickly too. 

I said earlier that I was happy to be moving.  I'm not happy to be leaving my close friends behind.  I have formed more roots here at Ft. Hood than any other place we've lived.  It will be hard to leave my friends that have become more like family than just friends but Texas is home for us and we will always come back.  And having seen the town we'll be living in, I'm excited about it and all the possibilities it brings.  I am going to post pictures of the new house on Facebook so check me out over there!

Many Changes....

Hi everyone!  I have been trying to get back to blogging.  It's been difficult given our recent changes.  After being fired, very viciously I might add, from my last law firm, I have found a new job at a much better firm.  I am growing to like it more and more and it's becoming a great place to work.  Nick got orders and we are moving!  For the first time in 10 years, we will be PCSing to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina in June of this year.  So we are working on getting our house ready to put on the market to sell and trying to find a new house in Hope Mills, NC, right outside of Ft. Bragg.  I think we've found one...we will be flying out there to look at it and hopefully start the buying process.  Zachary is in soccer again and loving it.  He's signed up for baseball, machine pitch, and that starts sometime in April.  He's doing awesome in first grade and really enjoys it.  His reading is great and

I said earlier that I've found a new job....or really I should say this job found me!  I am working for another attorney here in Killeen and I wasn't sure how me telling her we were moving was going to play out.  When I did tell her, I offered to do some contract work for her and the firm until they found someone they would be comfortable replacing me with.  My boss asked me how long I wanted to work for her.  I told her as long as they needed me.  Then she suggested setting up a satellite office in our new home in NC and continuing to work for her from there.  I agreed and thought it was a great idea.  Since then, we've hired someone who, basically, will be my assistant here in Killeen and will do anything I will need for her to do that I can't because I'm not here.  She will also be a receptionist in our office.  This job, more than any other ones I've had, has made me feel like I am a part of a team.  My opinion matters and they care about me.  I thought I had that at the other law firm but my previous boss just threw money at me when she was scared I was about to quit instead of asking me what was wrong and dealing with the problem.  We are going to make this law firm a success and it will flourish without a doubt; it already is. 

So I will keep everyone updated on our search for a house.  And pictures when we find one.  I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that 2012 is turning out to be a great year for everyone!