The power of positive thinking, or Good things are worth waiting for

Guess what I’m doing today?

*impish grin*

I’m starting my new job!!! Yes, that job, the one that appeared out of the blue to land on my lap like a gift, then broke my heart when it disappeared due to budget constraints. The one with the excellent team, the cool social media factor, the 2-hours-less-per-day commuting time, the wicked-cool multimedia aspect… yep, that job!

*happy dance*

For a couple of weeks around the end of October into the beginning of November, partly because of losing the opportunity and partly due to whatever else ever causes the blues, I was in quite a funk. Last weekend, I started feeling a lot brighter, and on Monday I decided to make a conscious effort to shake it off. I happened to need to change my password for system access, and decided to incorporate the word “happy” into the 10-character string, just as additional motivation and a reminder that I’m in control of my own life.

It was mid-afternoon on the very next day when I got an e-mail out of the blue saying they’d received funding approval for the position, when could I start? Funny, I just had a feeling that it would all work out, but I’d expected to have to take a much longer-term view than a couple of weeks!

As excited as I am, I’m also nervous as hell. Changing government departments for the first time in 20 years, changing jobs, actually taking on a management job when I swore I never would, the intimidation of learning a whole new organizational structure… yikes! For someone who doesn’t deal well with change, it’s a hell of a lot of change all at once.

But you know what more than makes up for my fear of change? I don’t have to take the bus. Sayonara, OC Transpo! Isn’t that the sweetest icing on an already pretty sweet cake?

Author: DaniGirl

Canadian. storyteller, photographer, mom to 3. Professional dilettante.

31 thoughts on “The power of positive thinking, or Good things are worth waiting for”

  1. what incredibly awesome news. i saw your tweet about packing up your office and had a sneaking suspicion that it was good news. just think of all the extra posts you’ll be able to do with the 2 extra hours in your day! 😉

    good luck dani. it sounds like a job of a life time.

    (Ha! my captcha is “agonize Julie” interesting since i’ve been agonizing about my job lately! prophetic or just more or just stating the obvious?)

  2. congrats, dani. make sure you update your deets on colin’s mailing list.

    i.

    ps – enjoy the latest google search returns…

  3. Dani!!! I am SO HAPPY for you!!! I was hoping something like this would happen. ENJOY YOURSELF! Ok, I’ll stop yelling now. 🙂

    captcha: and teary – which I imagine describes a little bit of your feelings at leaving your old workplace.

  4. Is it possible to be incredibly happy for somebody ans exceptionally sad at the same time? The thought of never running into you in the hallways anymore is preventing me from really feeling 100% joyful. Selfish, I know…. You deserve this job! Good luck!

    captcha: AP rehashes :o)

  5. It’s such a lovely, satisfying feeling when things come together like that. Bravo! Happy for you, I hope it is everything you want it to be. And for the record I am ULTRA jealous of the shorter commute.

  6. Hooray! And how especially lovely to be free of the bus at this time of year. I spent 4 months riding OC Transpo in an Ottawa winter many years ago, and that was not a good time.

    Good luck. I’m sure the change will be worth any angst. 🙂

  7. Awww, you guys are so wonderful!

    The first day was — amazing! So much to take in, I’m completely overwhelmed — but in a good way. If anything, the job is even cooler than I expected. Squee!!

    Thanks for all your sweet words. The only drawback? No computer access until I get an account set up. Am going through monitor withdrawal!!

  8. Congratulations!!! Have a great day and ENJOY all the beautiful parts – like the shorter commute!! New jobs can be scary, but I have a feeling you’re gonna LOVE IT!!

  9. That is marvelous news, and I’m glad you enjoyed your first day. Hooray for short commutes!

  10. Yay! I was hoping that this was what you were alluding to on flicker when you mentioned the end of commuting for you. What are you going to do with all that free time?

  11. “Funny, I just had a feeling that it would all work out, but I’d expected to have to take a much longer-term view than a couple of weeks!”

    I think somehow, for the things that are really important to us, we do get a sense of the final outcome before we actually know it. I am glad things worked out for you two hours more a day — PRICELESS.

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