* Monday I spoke at devotions for the APS building at work. I did that last fall, too, and they invited me back. I sat down feeling I'd done a perfectly terrible job, but I had some emails later in the day thanking me for what I shared - so I guess God can work through potential disasters! I also got to have my last lunch with my friend Ruth. She (like me) started out as a student worker in Financial Aid and now works there full time. Thanks for going with me, Ruth! :)
* Tuesday was crazy...busy...exhausting. One of my work pals, Judy, treated me to lunch at Ivanhoes. Well - the food was from Ivanhoes. They were fresh out of tables, so we took our food to a park and ate there. SO fun!
That night I officially signed the paperwork to list my house with the realtor! It is now ON the market. That was a strange feeling. The other huge highlight of the day was getting to talk to Olivia for a long time on the phone. I just saw her at her showers on Saturday but she had so many people to talk to and not much time to talk. So as she drove back home, we talked on the phone for almost two hours. I may technically be her mentor, but I learn so much more from her than she ever could from me!* Wednesday I got up early and went in to work to make breakfast for the office. Was I nuts? They liked it though!! Pancakes with the Princess Goes on the Road!
I only worked half a day - at which time I drove to Fort Wayne for my first ever house hunting adventure! I saw ten houses in about four hours. Then I had dinner with Jamie, came home, found a For Sale sign planted in my yard, and ran through the place like a mad woman for the rest of the night - trying to get everything ready for the realtor to show to her co-workers so they can, in turn, show my house!* Thursday I had my exit interview at work...turned in my keys and parking permit and everything! (I kind of feel like I'm not a real person anymore - for a minute.) I received these beautiful flowers at work from my former boss, Lois. LOVE them.
Then I enjoyed a carry-in lunch, compliments of my office. They even gave me a present. Love presents! :) In the afternoon, I received a phone call that someone wanted to see my house the next day, so I had to hurry home and clean again!* Friday was my last day ever in Financial Aid. My emotions were very mixed - but I did love the party I had that afternoon. Especially the punch.
It is truly a strange feeling to know I'm not going back to 240-F to work - ever. I'm very excited about the future, but this was certainly a day of reflection and a few tears. Oh - and one more time in the old office:
* Saturday was a whole day at home. I sorely wanted to go to the lake because 1) I had an invitation and 2) it was GORGEOUS outside, but I knew I needed to get stuff done here, so I stayed. Mowed the yard (in shifts because it was too hot for the mower to start and stop too many times). Worked out. Paid bills. Went grocery shopping. Sorted through stuff in my house. Packed the entire craft closet. You're jealous, aren't you?Books I'm Reading: Jesus Calling and Sparkling Gems from the Greek of course, plus another chapter in Entrusting Your Dreams to God, and a little bit in Forever in Love with Jesus. I'm surprised I had time for even that much. Did you see how crazy my week was?
Favorite God Moment of the Whole Week: There are two that are almost equal this week, but I'm going to say this one. When I was reading part of Forever in Love with Jesus, there was a section where Kathy Troccoli talked about the process of building a house and how it overwhelmed her as she made decisions alone, but God used that experience to say to her that He is still the I AM. Even in house-building. Though I'm not building, it was such a comfort to me as I work on decisions of selling and buying. Perfectly timed. (I might even blog about it more later.)
Update on Last Week's Goals: I am satisfied with the way I finished work at IWU. The job is really never done, so at some point I had to say, "Bekah, you've done what you can do - and you can't worry about what you're leaving." I really savored the last days with my work friends, too. And I did get some good cleaning and organizing - and even packing done on the house this week!
Goals for the Coming Week: I want to have a strong start to my new job and try to remind myself that it does not all have to be mastered - or probably even learned - in the first week. This may seem a silly goal, but I also want to be diligent in working on a new routine for myself. I now have two extra hours on the road each day, which means I have to get up earlier, which means I need to go to bed earlier...pack a lunch...find a different workout routine. All these things will just require some trial and error - I mean success!
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