I have some news: I've started working! Don't worry friends, I am not going to change my blog title (again). Because although my employment status has changed, my status as a Stay at Home Superhero has not. And I am very grateful for that.
For months I have been perusing job listings and media websites, hoping for the perfect part time or stay at home position. For the record, neither exist in my field. I considered freelancing, but being at the whim and mercy of the broadcast news machine does not pair well with two young kids.
I applied to countless 9-5 jobs, all the while knowing that I would go crazy if I had to spend all that time out of the house. I hoped if I was applying to jobs outside of television, I could maybe come home at a decent time. But is coming home at six'o clock really good enough? Would the one or two hours before bedtime with the girls make up for an entire day away from them? It was a sacrifice I did not want to make. But I submitted my resume anyways, knowing that if it was meant to be then Allah would push the door open for me.
It does not happen very often that one is fortunate enough to have something perfect, something you couldn't even imagine would be such a great fit, fall right into your lap. For me, Allah guided me in the best of ways back home, to NBC, where I started my career many years ago.
When I tell someone that I go to work in the middle of the night, they look at me like I'm crazy. But you know what? It just fits me and my family. It's different, and different feels good. When I get out of work, I have my entire day ahead of me. As I walk through Manhattan in the early morning, while most of the residents and tourists are still sleeping in I.OWN.THE.CITY.
All praise is due to Allah for this opportunity.
