So I posted last week about a job interview I had. I got the call on Wednesday afternoon, met with the hiring manager on Thursday morning, and got the call on Friday afternoon. He offered me my asking price, plus said it should be no problem to pay back my current company what I owe them for school. YAY! So the bad part is that it includes travel again. Up to two weeks at a time in Japan...once a year though. Still...bummer. Japan would be cool, but not for two weeks away from my family. I have to do what I have to do though. So how do you mom's who travel deal with it? I only have ever had to travel for one week in all 5.5 years I've been working, and I didn't like it. So how do you make it so you aren't miserable the whole time?
Congrats on the new job! That is awesome. I am happy someone posted some good news. On a Monday we all need to hear some good news.
CONGRATS on the job!!
I don't travel for work, but my dad did (still does). To make HIMSELF feel better about being away, he always brought pictures of us kids, and even sometimes brought something that smelled like us, a stuffed animal or something. He always brought back little things for us, just like pencils from the hotel or a rock from some foreign city. I still have most of that stuff too ;)
Make sure you talk on the phone every day, or Skype if you can. My baby brother and I used Skype when he was studying in Morocco for a year.
It will get easier over time, and the kids get older and understand more. Get excited about this job!! Make sure you and the hubs mentally prepare yourselves and the kids so things go smoothly :)
Good luck!!
Congratulations!!!!!!
Japan will be GREAT!!! just go with it!!! If you know enough time in advance - maybe plan to make it a family trip!!! :)
I enjoy traveling by myself and yes, I would miss my family for 2 weeks - but really - I'd be okay!! You'll be so busy that you won't have miss them!!
Congratulations!!!
You will be fine if you make it an adventure.
Tell the kids all the excitign things you will do and see, then bring them home a little something.
THey will be fine if you present it as a great thing. If you cry and carry on so will they.
Also this is great bonding time with hubby for them. Have him do special things with him so they can tell you all about how wonderful Daddy is.
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Congratulations!!!
You will be fine if you make it an adventure.
Tell the kids all the excitign things you will do and see, then bring them home a little something.
THey will be fine if you present it as a great thing. If you cry and carry on so will they.
Also this is great bonding time with hubby for them. Have him do special things with him so they can tell you all about how wonderful Daddy is.
Two weeks will fly by, and it's only once a year. It's not like you are going to Florida, though, and I can understand you will be very far away from your family. BUT, it's JAPAN!! how awesome an opportunity for you!! The computer does a lot of really cool things nowadays, webcams are cool too. Think of it as a vacation when you go, and enjoy yourself. Learn the language, and you will feel more comfortable, and enjoy the trip.
Up to 2 weeks for once a year isn't much, plus with SKYPE and all that, you can see them every day while you're away - even read them bedtimes stories. Check out the free technologies, etc. that you can use. There's that commercial with the kid and dad eating oreo's at the same time though dad's across the world somewhere.
Brainstorm with your family on ways to share the experience with them, even though they won't physically be with you.
And perhaps you might be able to have them with you - work wouldn't pay for it, but maybe you can start a fund this year so it can be a family excursion next time.
If you can swing it - have your hubby and daughter come and stay with you one of the weeks. The hotel will be paid for so he's only have to pay for airfare. Then you can all stay on a few extra days.
But two weeks isn't that long to be away. You'll have lots of time to prepare!!
Congrats on the new job!!
Congratulations!
"Up to two weeks a year, once a year"... really not so bad. You just make sure you and the family are prepped for it and have help lined-up at home for dad if he needs a break.
I travel a lot for work- four days every-other-month. It's not nearly as glamorous as people think (hotels all look the same, really they do), but you do what you have to do! Call home, Skype, bring treats and remember that Dad is a great parent too!
It sounds strange, but you get used to it. Two weeks is a long time, I won't pretend otherwise- however depending on your finances and your childrens ages, the family could meet you over there and vacation too once in a while!
Congratulations on the new job!! Two weeks a year isn't bad, really. I enjoy the time I am away and know everything is fine at home. Even when I travel internationally, I talk with my daughter multiple times a day even if that means getting up in the middle of the night to call. My daughter knows that Mama needs to bring home the $$$$!!
Congratulations!
One thing I found when the kids were little, is that the rare times I got an extended period of time away from them: one, I appreciated them, and they me, a lot more when I got back, and two, I actually really started to enjoy the time on my own after a couple of days.
Two weeks won't harm your family, and it will be good for you. Enjoy!
Will the company pay for your family to go? Some companies will. Maybe it's different now that the economy has gone down. Can you swing taking them with you for at least half the stay? Do you have web cam? Take tons of pictures for your daughter in Japan (such an awesome place) so that you will feel better, because you are on a "mission" of picture taking for your daughter. If you can take them I would try, the beaches are gorgeous, water is clear, and the people are awesome.
