So long Red Cross...

I officially learned yesterday that my last day with the Red Cross would be this Friday. Of course it wasn't a total shock since I have known for a little while that it was going to happen. Now it's official. It will feel a little weird to know when I hear the Red Cross in the news anymore that I won't have to cringe because of actions of others in the organization. I had actually worked for the organization 9 years (just hit 9 this past weekend). I will be sending all of my equipment back to the Red Cross on Friday. I have been cleaning out my office the past few days in preparation of losing my job. Jen wants to turn MY office into OUR office. That's not that big of a deal, except that I meant that I had to do more cleaning out than I had planned because she wanted a drawer to be able to store bills in so that she can actually pay bills in the office instead of the kitchen table! The cleaning was a little easier than I thought it was going to be. But I guess it's because I was having a little too much fun shredding (I wasn't sure the shredder was going to be able to make it)!! You can see I had just a little bit of fun...



I was really hoping that I would have good news to post today. I was hoping to find out that I had gotten the job as the Manager, Safety/Emergency Preparedness for Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa (for those of you not from the area-It's the biggest hospital system in Tulsa and NE Oklahoma). BUT, they decided to go with someone else. Their loss!!

I did get a severance package that will provide some cushion for a little while. I am back on the trail for finding a job. Not a lot of positions being posted in the safety arena around Tulsa, so I am going to be sending out blind resume/cover letters to companies to see if I can spark any interest. My main job after next Friday will be playing Mr. Mom and looking for a job. We are going to be taking Madison out of daycare as of next Friday. We will save a lot of money by doing that (that is the only good thing about when I was notified by Red Cross because we could give appropriate notice to the daycare and not have to pay for May). I will have to make arrangements with Jen or Grammy to watch Madison while I go on interviews.

Hopefully soon I will have some positive info to share.