Stress

I think I've had enough stress lately to last me for at least the rest of the year. So what does a happy newly-wed with no kids have to worry about?? Well my heart has been heavy for lots of reasons.

The election didn't help matters, that definitely required some time of grieving. Then we hear over the weekend that the company my Dad works for is laying off a ton of people this week. So I had been praying 24/7 about that. Yesterday my Mom gets word at 6am that my cousin is having emergency surgery for appendicitis and we find out later it was worse than they thought and he'll be in the hospital for a few days. So since I had the day off work yesterday I rode with my Mom to Smithfield to go see him. Before we can get there my Aunt calls with news that my Uncle is in Chapel Hill at a specialist because he either had a stroke in his eye or has MS. He will have to get an MRI and an MRA (YAY!) and it will take 8 weeks to determine what exactly it is. But we do get a call from my Dad and he says his group at work is not affected by the lay offs as of right now, praise the Lord. My Mom and I then went for some shopping therapy at the Outlet Mall in the Smithfield (our beloved "The Pottery" as we call it), we love that place!!!

So I'm praying that today is the start of a much less stressful time. My Mom is hosting a Military Retirement dinner for 2 of my Uncles this Saturday at her house and has out-of-state family coming in so maybe it won't be less stressful yet, haha.

In other news... I am in the process of accepting a new job! If everything goes as planned and the company can get all the paperwork together hopefully I'll start sometime in December. I will be doing CT and MRI at a brand new radiology clinic they are opening in Cary. It's right near a very wealthy community with very "needy' patients as we call them ;) The ones that want you to cater to their every want and need, we'll see how long I can keep that up, haha. And it's also attached to the orthopedic office that takes care of the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. (I'm just a little excited about possibly scanning a Canes player since we are big fans) Anyway, it will be a huge step up from where I am now with a huge pay raise, better hours and better benefits. I like where I'm working now and I love the ladies I work with but this is a major opportunity for me to advance my career. I will be starting from the ground-up at this place. I will have to write all the protocol books, eat lunch while I'm scanning a patient, stay late and basically do whatever it takes to get this place started. Most importantly, I will get to do some MRI!!!! I'm a lot nervous about all this responsibility and my lack of a whole lot of experience but they are giving me a chance and I'm so gratful and very excited!! Hopefully everything will work out so I won't be stuck at the same job forever.