My husband came home and announced that his company wanted us to relocate to another state as soon as we can after a discussion about projects, family obligations, and overall time to prepare. We began preparations and a timeline to move in five months, from Austin, Texas, to Reno, Nevada.
At first, the excitement of the new adventure filled my head, the fact that I needed to find a new job brought my excitement to pure anxiety. The few things that struck me first, I will be out of work for an unknown time, and I need to get another state’s license.
The great thing about being a nurse, there will always be another job out there. No matter the community, there will be a position. Eventually, I will find a job. I am not afraid of being unemployed forever, but the length of time scares me. When I originally got hired with the hospital, there were three months between my acceptance of the job and starting my first day. There is a chance that I might be unemployed for months. My student loans, credit cards, rent, and other expenses will build up. My strategy, as soon as we have a date, I go into search mode. Until then, investigate the job position and what’s available.
The license as much as I worry, it is only a matter of filling out an application. In the next five months, a million things went through my head, and I tackled everything from packing to the new job.