ilovecode

Well, I’m back on the job market. In my last post about entrepreneurship, I mentioned that I may have to get a “real” job versus what I’ve been doing for the last year and a half. By real job I mean, actually showing my face in a public office. Grooming would be involved. Daily grooming at that.

I haven’t sent out so many resumes since 2003! We are moving to Washington, DC and to say that the jobs are plentiful would be an understatement. The process so far has been interesting. I daily check CraigsList, The Washington Post, and many more. Because there are so many jobs out there, I can be picky and choosy and apply to only the ones that sound interesting. I’ve been in the position before where you apply for anything you qualify for just because it pays the bills and you don’t care if you enjoy it. Fortunately, I’m not in that position right now.

When we first found out we were moving a couple of weeks ago, there was a mix of excitement and regret. I was stoked to be going back to the states but what about all I have tried to accomplish over the last year and a half? I’ve created something I can be proud of definitely and it’s not something I will just stop doing. I will quit working on client’s sites but will continue to grow my own. The web is my passion and luckily I have a really understanding family who support me in that. Because we are moving to a place with a higher cost of living, I can’t continue to do it as I have been because I don’t make enough to sustain the life we want to live in DC. So, instead of seeing it as a setback or seeing it as failure, I see it as an opportunity. I will get to work on projects I never would have before. I am applying to jobs where there is a possibility to learn more skills. I think the thing I am looking forward to the most is working with new people. I have always learned the most from the people I work with. It’s great to surround yourself with people who may have different outlooks or perspectives than you; it challenges your way of thinking and shows you other options.

So, where does this leave all of my personal projects? Well, it’s really no different than how it is now. Right now my full-time job is to work on clients sites. The job will replace this. I built up my personal sites in my free time which will continue. And heck, if the salary is good enough, it may actually let me hire someone to help me out on some of the ideas I have for my sites that I don’t always have time to implement! Unfortunately there is never a shortage of ideas and an overabundance of time.

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