The subletting idea is a great one! Still a PITA to deal with moving, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I didn't realize all your roomies were moving too, les, but really you need a more mature bunch anyway. It will all work out in the end!
You can still be a club member! You can join us via Skype or we can take a life-size cardboard cut-out of you with us to the bar.
Only one has said she is definitely moving so far, but I am fairly certain the others will, too. I agree about the maturity level.
The subletting idea is a great one! Still a PITA to deal with moving, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I didn't realize all your roomies were moving too, les, but really you need a more mature bunch anyway. It will all work out in the end!
You can still be a club member! You can join us via Skype or we can take a life-size cardboard cut-out of you with us to the bar.
Only one has said she is definitely moving so far, but I am fairly certain the others will, too. I agree about the maturity level.
I'm really good at making cardboard cutouts - ask jojoandleo on SO
My brain is all over the place this week. DH had a job interview last week, and the recruiter is indicating an offer is pending. That would mean we would move about 90 minutes away. I'm kind of excited about DH's career path there and the prospect of someplace new, but we were both finally on the same page about being somewhat settled in our current place. ON the plus side, my WAH job will make it easier financially and otherwise to make this happen.
Then I start to get sad that I'll have to leave DD's school, my doctor, my MOMS group, etc.
I"m trying not to get too worked up about anything until we see an offer.
My brain is all over the place this week. DH had a job interview last week, and the recruiter is indicating an offer is pending. That would mean we would move about 90 minutes away. I'm kind of excited about DH's career path there and the prospect of someplace new, but we were both finally on the same page about being somewhat settled in our current place. ON the plus side, my WAH job will make it easier financially and otherwise to make this happen.
Then I start to get sad that I'll have to leave DD's school, my doctor, my MOMS group, etc.
I"m trying not to get too worked up about anything until we see an offer.
I'm having lunch with the head of an organization that hinted at a job opportunity last month. The position is no, ahem, not crrently vacant... If you get my drift.
She wants to pick my brain on a couple of things. Im wearing a dress and touts and boots and holy fuck I'm nervous.
I'm having lunch with the head of an organization that hinted at a job opportunity last month. The position is no, ahem, not crrently vacant... If you get my drift.
She wants to pick my brain on a couple of things. Im wearing a dress and touts and boots and holy fuck I'm nervous.
For all the jokes about the aca/ obamacare as big government, if every agency had the level of customer service they did, it would be AMAZING. I called today and the hold time was measured in seconds.
I had to get some questions answered for mom's Medicaid application, the first guy said he couldn't talk to me because I'm not an authorized representative. I tried to convince him that she could add me over the phone. He didn't buy it, so after enough "is there a supervisor I can speak with" they found someone who could sort things out. See? Not that hard!
Post by irene adler on Jan 14, 2015 16:41:00 GMT -5
BIL is out of town working for a few weeks, so I offered to bring my SIL and niece dinner.
Because I teach spin tonight, my only window to take it over is immediately after work/before spin. Therefore, I have a crock pot of cheese potato and ham casserole sitting on my desk, and it smells amazing.
I had my first offsite meeting today -- with a former client, ha!
On our way back to the office, my new boss took me to Cheesecake Factory❤️
Which turned out to be a good thing, because I apparently left my wallet at home today. I never could do that at my old job because I couldn't get on the subway without my metro card. At any rate, I didn't realize that until 4:30 or so and the part that sucks is that I'm leaving my car at the office while I'm on vacation starting tomorrow, so I need to buy a train ticket (and then use a metrocard) to get home. So I had to borrow money from a coworker of three days .
I'm having a LOT of trouble getting used to not worrying about billable hours and to doing things like eating lunch at a restaurant without freaking out about having to make up the time later. Good problem to have, definitely, but this is going to be such an adjustment!
This hotel room is getting old. Really, really old.
Over two weeks, and counting. Not sure when we'll get to leave. This bites. I want to have a kitchen, damnit!
Oh no! Can you not leave without your husband?
I could, but where to go? (if we get delayed here long enough, we could end up with DH's next base assignment changing)
I have no family in the US, and me leaving would mean paying for two hotels - one here for DH, one in the US for me...
But, today was a good day - a buddy brought us some homemade cookies! And, another friend said she'd bring us some homemade stew tomorrow. Microwave and fast food is getting old...
And, we got news _late_ today that the paperwork holding us up here is starting to move thru the gears to get us out of here. Still at least a week left on it, but maybe less than two!
I could, but where to go? (if we get delayed here long enough, we could end up with DH's next base assignment changing)
I have no family in the US, and me leaving would mean paying for two hotels - one here for DH, one in the US for me...
But, today was a good day - a buddy brought us some homemade cookies! And, another friend said she'd bring us some homemade stew tomorrow. Microwave and fast food is getting old...
And, we got news _late_ today that the paperwork holding us up here is starting to move thru the gears to get us out of here. Still at least a week left on it, but maybe less than two!
Ahhh, didn't know if you could go stay with family in Canada. I really have no clue how it all works for you....it sounds so complicated. I hope you can both leave soon!
I could, but where to go? (if we get delayed here long enough, we could end up with DH's next base assignment changing)
I have no family in the US, and me leaving would mean paying for two hotels - one here for DH, one in the US for me...
But, today was a good day - a buddy brought us some homemade cookies! And, another friend said she'd bring us some homemade stew tomorrow. Microwave and fast food is getting old...
And, we got news _late_ today that the paperwork holding us up here is starting to move thru the gears to get us out of here. Still at least a week left on it, but maybe less than two!
Ahhh, didn't know if you could go stay with family in Canada. I really have no clue how it all works for you....it sounds so complicated. I hope you can both leave soon!
I could go stay with my family in Canada. But, I'd have to buy last minute tickets, and the final destination could change if DH's orders get modified to a new base. It's also an awkward time to impose on my family at the moment - they all have things they are dealing with right now that having me around could complicate...
Ahhh, didn't know if you could go stay with family in Canada. I really have no clue how it all works for you....it sounds so complicated. I hope you can both leave soon!
I could go stay with my family in Canada. But, I'd have to buy last minute tickets, and the final destination could change if DH's orders get modified to a new base. It's also an awkward time to impose on my family at the moment - they all have things they are dealing with right now that having me around could complicate...
I could go stay with my family in Canada. But, I'd have to buy last minute tickets, and the final destination could change if DH's orders get modified to a new base. It's also an awkward time to impose on my family at the moment - they all have things they are dealing with right now that having me around could complicate...
Gotcha. Good luck!
Thanks! At least we know things are progressing on getting DH out of here. That was good news to get today.
Post by LoveTrains on Jan 15, 2015 11:05:02 GMT -5
I have been to two funerals in a week and it is making me think a lot about family and the future. And how I might want a baby. But I don't really know, because I like the concept of having family later in life but I know that's a terrible reason to have children. And its a lot of work and I don't think my H is really up for it. I'm afraid to even bring up the topic to him.
I have been to two funerals in a week and it is making me think a lot about family and the future. And how I might want a baby. But I don't really know, because I like the concept of having family later in life but I know that's a terrible reason to have children. And its a lot of work and I don't think my H is really up for it. I'm afraid to even bring up the topic to him.
I'm so sorry for your losses (hugs)
However bad a reason, I very much relate to this. We were on the fence about kids for a LONG time, but have been TTC for the last year and this is one of my main motivations. As much as I am terrified of how much a baby will turn our lives upside down in the near term, I get really sad when I think about me and DH old with no family. I don't think it's a bad idea to bring up your thoughts to your DH, it seems like you've been considering this for a while.
DH is struggling right now depression and anxiety, which frankly isn't helping any of this. I want him to get better, he is on meds but I think he needs to up his talk therapy. And then I am so all over the place at work and hopefully getting a new job very very soon so I don't think we would be able to TTC immediately anyway even if we are on the same page. But you are right that I should broach the topic with him.
I think of the reasons I haven't brought it up is because I am afraid of the answer. But heck, I'm 34 already and not getting any younger. And while I never thought I wanted a baby in my 20s and have always been in the CF camp, something about being about the funerals this week really got me to admit that I have been thinking about it internally for a while but just have been afraid to bring it up to H.
Post by irene adler on Jan 15, 2015 14:41:50 GMT -5
LoveTrains, am so sorry for your losses. I can relate to so much of your post--we've been all over the map the last 2 years when it comes to kids, and I have no idea how to reconcile everything.