Ggrass, thanks for the response. I have been trying to land this position for about 6 years, but the market (especially in this area) had closed up--so I took a lesser position in the hopes of moving up which hasn't happened. No one was retiring, budgets were being slashed. I felt like I put all of my eggs in one basket, and to be honest I am someone who feels uncomfortable with change. I love the people I work with and the idea of starting over with a new organization terrifies me--something I recently realized is another one of my self-defeating excuses.
I went back to school over the summer and got an additional certification that is opening up more doors, and I noticed that the climate is also changing because suddenly there are 10 postings where there had been barely 1 for the past 7 years--and new programs are starting, for which I already have the appropriate certification, so this could be my time--finally.
40s 2teens M14Y BD-10/12/13 rec-1/14 BD2-5/14 rec2-9/14 EA disc-10/14 4/15-BD 3 and triangulation ensues Served with D6/15 MS forced to leave7/15 D agreement signed 8/16 final 5/17