It's Nice To Be Wanted

Wow. I just wanted to share my little proud moment for the day. I have been a stay-at-home mom for about the last year. I love it. I don't want to go back to working in the salaried world, but unfortunately the family bank account and some future expenses are going to demand it, so I've started thinking - casually and reluctantly - about getting a job. Last night, really as an afterthought to a job I'd seen listed somewhere that sounded interesting, I decided to update my resume and info on Monster.com and publish it. I've had an account for years, but I'd made my stuff "private" an unviewable for at least the last year, because I didn't want someone actually approaching me about a job only to say "oh, sorry, not working right now". Why burn bridges unnecessarily? Anyway: I sat watching the "Project Runway" finale and updated my Monster info and lo-and-behold, in my hotmail inbox this morning is a letter from a company that's interested in my resume! It had to have been viewed less than 12 hours after I posted it. And yes, it's a legitimate company, although admittedly, it's not really the work I want to do - it's my field of expertise, but I'm trying to move out of consulting (my past) and into a more..."normal" job, and this is definitely consulting. But the point is, less than 12 hours after posting my resume, I got a "hit" - isn't that COOL? Well, it sure feels cool. Kinda made my day, even though I really don't want to go back to work, and specifically not in consulting. It's nice to feel wanted!