Under Pressure

I've been sort of a big ball of stress lately. I'm fairly sure I'm leaving my job for other pursuits, I just haven't figured out the other pursuit yet. I'm currently fairly far along in the interview process with 3 companies which is nice that I'll have choices if somebody ever offers me a job the whole process just seems to take so long. One of the jobs is in my home town. They are flying us out next week to check it out. I'm excited that Tim can meet people so near and dear to my heart and I can show him what a rockin town it is (Hey, even Money Magazine agrees with me). We have a few friends out here but no real base I'm looking forward to the possiblitiy of family nearby and also going back to school and get my masters and Tim could go for a PhD if he wanted. New stuff, but very stressful. Moving always is. Especially the cross country types of moves.

it's been awhile

A whirlwind two months...sorry for the lack of updates but I have been super busy, super stressed and most of the time way too emotional and as always borderline crazy. So I have met Tim's family (on a vacation in Oregon), become a registered representative and celebrated my one year anniversary with Tim (for which we went to Santa Barbara for the weekend) in that order. Work is, let's just say, challenging. I'm not convinced at all that this is what I want to do. For the moment though it is a good expirience to have.

So other than that what have I been upto? I have been taking in my spare time a tax prep class (hoping that I will be able to increase my cash flow during tax season-however it still has yet to be approved by Manager) and I have also begun my training to be a track star. Ok I'm kidding (sorta) Kel and I have been talking about it for awhile now but we are going to make it happen: The Walt Disney World Half Marathon in January 2009. So I literally have been "training" I've never really run at any point in my life so I'm trying this whole walk for awhile, then run for a while, repeat routine (my hip hurts by the way.) I have over a year so I know I can do it. I'll try to get some vacation pics up net time.

Catharsis

It has long been my philoshopy that journaling is very healthy and helps you maintain your sanity. I have lost my sanity recently and so I've decided to try and blog more often for those of you who read this. Also I will actually write in my personal journal (something I have only done twice since moving to california). I just need to put it back in my routine.

On the work front, I'm now in my second week of work at my new firm. Last week was just bordem and not knowing what to do but now I feel I have a little more direction and I at least have my study materials for the series 7. I also sucessfully asked for the friday off before labor day so I'm going to Oregon for that weekend with Tim and his family.

To bed I go, but check back soon for more updates :)

Friday is Magic for Muggles!

I'm having mixed fellings as we approach the end happy that we'll know but sad that there won't be any more. I am refering to the last Harry Potter book (I'm being completely upfront about my dorkiness here). I also decided to go stand in line at midnight tomorrow so I can start reading earlier and finish over the weekend before I have to go back to WORK on monday.
Oh yes folks that was no typo, I did get that job and I actually heard back the very next day, so I am getting back into the grind after being unemployed for 2 months now. I'm nervous and excited all at once. Now all I have to do is get the guts up to ask for the friday before labor day weekend off so I can go with Tim to meet his parents.

One week

So my head is spinning with all the applications and calls I have been getting because of the applications. I had forgotten how tiring the full time job search can be. I am now trying to take a new look at this "opportunity" because if I can get a job relatively quickly I will have 3 months of double income!

That sounds like a vacation to me, I want to go to Disney World, Tim wants to go to the mountains (If I can get him to the Rockies I will be quite willing to cave.) I'm trying to stay as positive as possible. I'm not on the street pan handling or anything yet.

Tonight starts the last "weekend" of my job before I go on the permenant weekend. I'm really excited, tonight is the first wednesday night market in downtown Santa Rosa along with a free jazz concert in the park and Tim and I are going. We will probably finish the evening assembling our new lawn furniture we got last night. Ah the weekend.