More of the same

I am happy to report that things are looking up in my world. To start things off, I landed a seemingly fantastic job last week! Went to the interview and by the end of the meeting, we were talking salary and start dates. It was a good feeling. I clicked with the CEO & the VP, both of whom I will be supporting. A little bit of detail about the position - Executive Assistant to CEO & VP of Operations. Provide all aspects of administrative support, mainly dealing with travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, calendaring, and setting up the newly formed Houston Global Headquarters. This is a Portuguese renewable fuel company, focused on biodiesels and renewable energy. Headquarters are currently in Lisbon, which is where my new boss hails from, and since the energy hub of the world is right here in our backyard of Houston, he made the decision to make Houston the center for the company. I have no idea what all setting up global headquarters entails, but I'm definitely up for the challenge! Finally found a kick-ass job, with my requested salary and with benefits. It also helps that the offices are about a 7-minute drive from the house. And bonus that I don't have to get on the freeway! I am very excited about this new opportunity and I hope that everything goes well when I begin on September 8th. I am looking forward to working with yet another Frenchie, and learning more about the renewable energy industry.

I am getting excited and maybe a little bit nervous about the half-marathon coming up in January. I pretty much took the whole month of July "off" from training, with me only running once or twice a week. I am back in full force and ready to up the mileage and get prepared for that 13-miles! I have signed up for another 5K at the end of September and will be signing up for a 10K at the end of October. I hope that I will be able to finish the 10K in good time and from there, working myself up to that second half of 6.5 miles! I have faith that it will all come together and January will be a breeze. Okay, well, running 13 miles is going to be hard, I accept that. It will not be a breeze. But, it will be a huge accomplishment!

Babycakes is growing and becoming more and more a little person. She is officially 14 months and it is just (still) amazing to watch her grow everyday. She's my little schnookims. The love of my life!