It’s official … I’m not going back to work at Fisher Investments. I had asked for a part-time (30 hours per week instead of the standard 50 hours). My VP tried, but it’s a no-go. Direct quote: “A 30 hour work week is not a possibility.  I hope that someday we will broadly have more flexible schedules, but right now we simply are not there.” I may go back for a few days when my leave is up in early December, just to close things out. I’ve also offered to consult, but all of that is still TBD.

So, I’m going to be home full-time with Miss Alexandra and I’m really (guiltily) happy about it. I’m so thankful that I get to stay home with her, though I do feel a bit weird not working (well, I’ll be working, but you know what I mean). The current thinking is that I’ll hang out my shingle as part of McCullough Productions & Consulting and see what sort of part-time consulting gigs I can get. In the short-term (i.e., through the holidays), though, I’m just enjoying the time with the munchkin.

As such, I’ve decided to get “calling cards” for when I meet other moms (this is apparently a tradition that’s come back into play), in addition to having my own set of fancy McCullough P&C cards. My current thinking is that I’ll use this on the ‘personal’ cards, though I’m open to suggestions for other titles:

Lara Dorjath McCullough
Alexandra’s Mom
Household COO & Co-President
Domestic Goddess

Finally, in other news, my Mac has been raised from the dead. Adorableness will be coming back soon.