Another Microsoft contract

In the middle of starting my own business, job opportunities suddenly appeared en masse. Why is it always that things happen at the same time? Or, at least, that is how it feels like. Suffice to say, a friend of mine found a job that she thought would be a really good fit for me. And it was. I just could not say no when I got the job offer. However, it was the worst timing ever.

Here I am ready to launch my business with only a week's work left on my web site before I could go live with it, and then this job appears. Yes, I could, of course, have said no, but no, I just couldn't.

And so now I am on a short contract (until June 30) in the Windows International group at Windows and Windows Live at Microsoft. Windows International handles the localization part of Windows. In this role, I am supporting a group of International Program Managers with everything they do not have time to do, which is a lot. And I love it! I am their Jack of all trades. I do project management, technical writing, editing, some techie stuff, and a bunch of other things. And I get to use my SharePoint skills. A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

So let's see how I can handle a full-time job, my business, two kids, a husband, and a bunch of other commitments at the same time. I thank my lucky start that I was blessed with good organizing skills.