My J-O-B

I quit working full-time in January 2012. It was literally the best thing that has ever happened to me. That year was rough, leaving my sweet Rubes all day was the worst thing, ever! I was pretty depressed and could not get in a groove to save my life. Everything was hard, and it really took a toll on me. Coming home from working outside the home was also hard. Hard in a different way. I felt like I got even less done even though I was home all the time. But, i saw my Ruby learn and grow so much I knew it was the greatest benefit. We had been challenged in the Marriage and Family Sunday School by the Peterson's to bring your wife home from work. No matter what it took, no matter how little sense it made, you would be blessed. It was a hard goal to achieve, but we literally felt blessings immediately. 

When I came home I had already accepted a job at jetBlue and we went back and forth about if I should take the job. The initial training was 4pm to midnight five days a week, for six weeks. But after I could work from home and on a pretty flexible schedule. Nic was really worried I would go back into the rut of 2011. It really was my worst year ever. But, we decided to go for it and I can’t tell you how many blessings have come from my little job at jetBlue.

I don’t really take my job seriously, I feel little ashamed that my college degree has gotten me here. But so many mornings that I hate my life waking up, and I sit here and work I realize that this job was meant for me at this time. I work most mornings from 4 or 5 until 8 or 9. It’s the perfect time frame where we don’t need babysitters and the benefits of working from home and not having to get ready are so great. I have never been a morning person so I can hardly believe that I’m able to wake up at 3:45 sometimes. But the fact is I have to wake up at 3:45 and I don’t brush my teeth or hair, and I work with a blankie, just like Snug from NBS except I’m at my house, and not in a public place where everyone is dressed business casual. Gross.

We have been able to use the flight benefits pretty often. A few day trips to California, trips to visit J and J in New Jers and Chicago, an amazing experience in Wisconsin with my Ruby, and countless work trips with Nic to Las Vegas. I grew up thinking that going on vacations all the time was the normal thing to do. But I know that was only made possible because of my Mom’s job. We were able to always getaway and do things as a family and those experiences are some of my favorite memories. I am so glad that I can carry on that tradition with my little family and hopefully one day big family.

I still consider myself a stay-at-home mom because I’m also a work-from-home mom. For some reason it calms my heart and makes me happy that I can be here from the time Ruby wakes up to the time she goes to sleep interacting with her. I don’t have to leave that up to a friend or family member (Scoob!). Yet, I’m still able to contribute a little (tiny tiny) bit to my family and reap the benefits of flying for nearly free.

Just like anything there are bad days where I hate working and hate my job and hate waking up and hate customers and hate my life. Because, lets face it 4:00am is not my usual routine. But, most the time I forget I even have a job or I trade/vto/pto so many hours that I actually don’t have a job for a few weeks at a time.

Thanks jetBlue. I love you.