Well I didn’t expect to be making another blog post quite so soon. I have literally had one of the most stressful days of my life, which is absolutely ridiculous as no matter what I chose to do the outcome was still going to be awesome but that didn’t stop me from freaking out.
I don’t know if it’s linked or not but today I was being my usual twit-aholic self, talking about everything and everything when I randomly tweeted yummy (recruitment company) saying I couldn’t wait for my date and January needed to come quicker (pure excited talk).
Just over an hour later I had a missed call from yummy, I posted on the facebook CRP group (causing mass panic/excitement) and rang back thinking that I was going to receive my date for Florida and could finally get the ball rolling for January…wrong, oh so wrong.
When I phoned (I was doing my usual nervous/shaky thing that I do when I speak to yummy) I got chatting to Louise and was saying about how I couldn’t wait to go etc etc. when she asked me did I want to go in 5 weeks today.
I’m pretty sure I sounded like the most unenthusiastic person in the world when she asked me. I immediately asked when I’d have to let her know by as I have accepted a job until December so would need to chat to a few people.
After I got off the phone I got really excited, the idea of going to work for the mouse in 5 short weeks was ridiculously exciting, I’ve been bursting at the seams everyday wanting to talk about Disney, look at Disney photos, basically if it’s to do with Disney I’m interested in it. That being said, there was a bigger picture to be looked at.
I’m currently a teacher and have accepted a post until December teaching a lovely little class. Accepting the September offer would leave my boss in the position of finding someone else to fill my place in 3 short weeks. I’m more than aware I’m entirely replaceable but I don’t imagine it would be the most professional thing to do and could reflect negatively when I return to the UK. Similarly working until Christmas will give me more money to play with when I’m there.
Secondly, my poor mother was having an absolute seizure at the thought of it as her off duty for work has been done until October so the idea that she wouldn’t have time to spend with me before I went nearly had her head spinning in to another dimension.
Thirdly, I’ve met and chatted to some fantastic people, the majority of which are going out between January and March (there are a few going earlier, and some on Sep 3rd). I know I’ll make other friends out there but I’ve started the journey with these guys and it would be nice to continue it with them.
I phoned a few friends and had a chat with them as well as talking to lots of Disney pals on facebook and via text. I have to say today has really shown me how lucky I am to have a fantastic group of people around me who just want the best for me (cheese). Everyone was so helpful, no one tried to push me in one direction or the other. They simply helped me weigh up the pros and cons. Thank you to anyone reading this who I spoke to today, no matter how big or small a bit of advice it all helped!
In the end I decided (as you may have guessed) to wait until January, it just seemed to be a more realistic option. I know how lucky I am to have had the choice and I really hope I didn’t seem ungrateful today, I was just completely at my wits end about what’s right for me.
I really am so excited to get set up out in Florida and to hopefully have the year of my life but that year begins in January 2014.
My journey to work for a mouse! 