Denim Deb
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You mean 20 minute projects aren't supposed to last all day!? 
Stories of an odd duck
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Denim Deb said:You mean 20 minute projects aren't supposed to last all day!?
Yay I am not the only one! LMAO!
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I am still alive, in case anyone was wondering 
LOL!
Things are crazy around here between the spouse's job interviews, the added "to do's" of summertime, family visiting, and the baby! Spouse has had numerous interviews, many turning into multiple interviews and getting "in person interviews" after the initial phone interview, etc. This is good for our morale! We are hopeful for a place in Portland, OR that she seems to be excited about. We would have to move (we are in Everett, WA), but we have friends there and it would be right in between our families. It would be nice for her to get to see her family more often! We are nervous about selling the house though. We bought in 2008, so we are only slightly upside down. We'd be aiming to just get what we owe for it. This is a little bit of a bummer, as we have put a lot of work into the yard, and it has so much potential with just a bit more time. BUT we know we don't want to be here. We want just a little more warmth and sun, to be closer to friends and family, and ... hopefully sooner rather than later... to get about 5 acres of property somewhere farmy.
This whole situation is a spiritual exercise for me in praying, having faith, and making myself just put things in God's hands. I was so much better at it as a kid! Will she get a job in Seattle or Portland? Are we moving? Is this the right time? Will we use up all our money? Is this a big mistake that we won't see until we have some hindsight? Big questions around here that we can't answer. EVERYTHING is in the air and waiting on this pivotal piece of the puzzle... where will she get a job first?
However, despite all this stress, we are still happier than when she was at her last job. Perhaps her quitting really was the right thing to do, and rather than being some scary gamble, it was really us closing our eyes and leaping forward - back onto our proper path.
LOL!Things are crazy around here between the spouse's job interviews, the added "to do's" of summertime, family visiting, and the baby! Spouse has had numerous interviews, many turning into multiple interviews and getting "in person interviews" after the initial phone interview, etc. This is good for our morale! We are hopeful for a place in Portland, OR that she seems to be excited about. We would have to move (we are in Everett, WA), but we have friends there and it would be right in between our families. It would be nice for her to get to see her family more often! We are nervous about selling the house though. We bought in 2008, so we are only slightly upside down. We'd be aiming to just get what we owe for it. This is a little bit of a bummer, as we have put a lot of work into the yard, and it has so much potential with just a bit more time. BUT we know we don't want to be here. We want just a little more warmth and sun, to be closer to friends and family, and ... hopefully sooner rather than later... to get about 5 acres of property somewhere farmy.
This whole situation is a spiritual exercise for me in praying, having faith, and making myself just put things in God's hands. I was so much better at it as a kid! Will she get a job in Seattle or Portland? Are we moving? Is this the right time? Will we use up all our money? Is this a big mistake that we won't see until we have some hindsight? Big questions around here that we can't answer. EVERYTHING is in the air and waiting on this pivotal piece of the puzzle... where will she get a job first?
However, despite all this stress, we are still happier than when she was at her last job. Perhaps her quitting really was the right thing to do, and rather than being some scary gamble, it was really us closing our eyes and leaping forward - back onto our proper path.
