Ten Years Gone

So, I put my two weeks in at the job I've been working at for the past ten years.

My first and only job.

My friend from school told me about a job that seemed perfect for me at a local international food and wine store. Over the past week, I had three interviews with the store. The other day, they offered me the job and I accepted.

I've loved this store for years. When we were younger, my parents would take my sister, Hannah, and me to the store and we'd look at all the gourmet food they had, and sample the cheese of the day

I have a really good feeling about this job. The company is well known, professional, and respected. Everyone I've met there have been kind, and seem really enthusiastic about me working there. I'm enthusiastic about working there!

I will be working more days and hours than my old job, but I'll still be considered part time. So I'll be a part time blogger, part time food & wine store employee. I'm giving myself the title, Gourmet Specialist.

A lot of the job will be inventory work with all of the food products they carry. Rotating products, stocking, seeing what's selling or not selling. I'll also be assisting with gourmet food baskets and setting out displays with samples of products. A major part of the job is sampling all of the products! I can do that. I can definitely do that. I think I might be helping out in the deli section, too.

I might also be writing about some of their products and posting recipes on here, or writing a separate blog. I'm not sure about the details yet. I bet you know how excited I am about that!

This is going to be a HUGE change for me! I'm ready for this change, though. I'll be working in the daytime now! I wonder what that's like? What's it like not working on Saturday night?

I'm grateful I've had my serving job for so long. It's a busy restaurant and I've been able to save up a lot of money. The money, employees, and the hours were great.

But I've been burnt out for a long time. Bored. And I never expressed this on here before, but I've been pretty miserable. I think only Eric and my family knew how unhappy I was. I would dread every day I had to go to work. In all of the areas of my life, I felt so happy and fulfilled, but not when it came to my job.

I believe now that will change. I'm optimistic about the future. I'll be working with food every day, and working with people who love food and wine. I'm in a hurry to start!

Things I'm looking forward to:

- Not hearing Dixieland Delight every day.
- Not smelling like fried okra and potatoes every night.
- Not hearing "18 Wheeler" every day.
- Not carrying thirty pound trays all night.
- Not hearing "Song of the South" every day.
- Not sweating every night from lack of air conditioning.

...I could continue this list, but I'm going to stop now.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my big news with you. Sorry I don't have a recipe! I'm working on a savory recipe that I will post soon. Also, I have my July Foodie Finds post as well. Eek! I have to hurry on that one.