by Hope
Ok, no, I’m not switching careers and I’m not losing any of my current work. But I thought it was really cool how the part time job I had this past summer has come back again. As you will recall from April through October of last year, I worked part time, outside the home at a local office doing general admin work. I eventually resigned as it was just too much with everything else.
Well, needless to say I left on really good terms and really liked my boss. I wrote about my resignation here. Well, about a month ago, she contacted me about doing some work on their website…I went in met with her and did a couple of hours of work on the site. Well, yesterday I went back in for a second meeting with her and her boss…and now I’m on a small monthly retainer with them to maintain and support their website and social media. Woot, woot!
It’s not a lot of money, but it is regular income I can count on, more than replaces the part time income I was getting last summer and I can do it from home. A giant win all around! And I truly do enjoy working for this boss, I really admire her!
Hope is a resourceful, solutions-driven online business manager with over two decades of experience helping clients streamline operations, manage projects, and grow their businesses through digital marketing and technology.
But life has a way of rewriting your plans.
A year ago, Hope made the decision to move in with her aging parents full time – a season she wouldn’t trade, even as it came with its own financial and emotional weight. Earlier this year, she lost her mother, and is now walking the tender, disorienting path of grief while learning what “forward” looks like from here.
Hope came to the Blogging Away Debt community in 2015 as a single mom raising five foster and adoptive children. She’s written through job changes, financial setbacks, and the bittersweet transition to an empty nest. Her kids are finding their footing in the world now – and so is she.
Rooted in faith and fueled by the same perseverance she’s brought to every hard season, Hope is ready to face her finances with fresh eyes and an honest pen. She believes that clarity, courage, and community can change the trajectory of anyone’s story including her own.
She lives in Austin, TX with her dad, loves adventures with her dog Addie, and is figuring out, one step at a time, what this next chapter is meant to be.
Congratulations! I think this is awesome and will give you some wiggle room in your budget.
Nice job, Hope! Way to build those relationships and props to you for leaving the door open for future opportunity!
Congrats! It’s always good to leave jobs with good impressions. I’m so glad this all worked out in your favor!
Fantastic news! Go Hope!