Today started out just like any other day. Well, any other day after you’ve moved into a new apartment. We tripped over our share of boxes, had coffee, tripped over a few more boxes, had breakfast, got a little stressed over all that still needs to get done, then took Jude out to the dog park (because HE was really stressed out and needed to get out of the mess).
After thoroughly wearing our sweet puppy out with stick throwing, we headed back to the house to pile into the car and make a trip to Ikea. There’s this funny thing they don’t tell you about apartment living in D.C. - yes your apartment will be small, yes you will be able to figure out how to fit in it AND even like it, but if you move from one small apartment to ANOTHER small apartment - your old stuff will absolutely not fit into the NEW small space. So this week has been a rubix cube of figuring out what furniture we need to sell on Craigslist in order to buy new furniture, (both off craigs and ikea) which will in turn somehow work in our new space. Hence, our Ikea trip this afternoon.
Ok, so maybe today wasn’t EXACTLY just like any other day, but it sure took a huge turn while in the Ikea checkout line. I should back up. About two weeks ago (wow, almost exactly), I quit my job as a paralegal at the law firm I’d been working at for the past year. While I met some really incredible people there (whom I will miss dearly-and already do!) and I know that it’s exactly where I was supposed to be this first year in DC, I was completely unfulfilled. After much prayer, I took a leap of faith and left the firm in order to pursue something more akin to my passions: art and photography. I desperately needed creativity back in my life. While this choice was incredibly scary, Jonathan and I have both felt this equally incredible peace about the whole thing. We kept finding ourselves telling eachother “this is crazy, but it feels so right.”
Well, apparently God really was watching out for us. One week after my last day at the firm, a position at (once like a spark) photography was posted by a friend of Jonathan and mine’s on facebook. The opening was for a full-time, work-from-home, Creative Coordinator and the description of the position was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Not to mention the company was started and is run by what seems to be the most incredible circle of women, their aesthetic is exactly what I look for in a wedding photography company, and they’re even passionate about supporting the arts (hello using etsy artists for photo shoot props!). So, I sent in my materials and waited. The following day, I found out that they had received 80 applicants for the position in a matter of 24 hours, but that I had made it to the next cut! I now had to send in a short video of myself answering a select set of questions. I sent mine in and a day later got an email asking if we could have a phone interview on Monday. (Now is where I’m really starting to get excited AND nervous). I didn’t want to get my hopes up, but at the same time, oh my gosh-I’d made two big cuts! Throw in moving over the weekend to keep my mind off of it (haha, yeah right) and you’ve got a pretty crazy week! On Monday we had our phone interview and after, I was given one last assignment relating to aesthetics and creative writing. So I sent it in and waited (and asked about a zillion people to pray like crazy). Now fast forward to today in the Ikea check out line…
I.Got.The.Job!!! Some definitely twirling and squealing took place at the Ikea in Maryland today. Talk about God’s provision. I was only out of work for 2.5 weeks, not to mention the fact that the job is so right up my alley and I couldn’t be MORE excited about it :) Thanks to everyone who was sending prayers our way this week! We’re feeling incredibly blessed right about now.
Now, if only we could do something about all those boxes….right Judebear? :)
