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I've gotten to the point where I'm caught up around the house enough that I'm not scrambling to cover all of the stuff I've needed to do, and that's created a situation where I've got a pretty large amount of free time all of a sudden, and I've spent from about Tuesday until now spinning my wheels. I've been tired, so most of this time until now, I've mostly just been spacing out and wasting time. I was honestly just losing track of time altogether until I got a little more organized about it and started trying to keep track of what I was doing, and I think I can turn that around a little from here.
I'm waiting to hear back on this job, but that's expected. There's not actually all that much for me to do at the moment, and I'm just... incredibly bad at relaxing. Archon starts today and I'm not going to be in attendance because I like to think that I eventually learn from my experiences and as much as I want to like it, I haven't for the last several times I've gone. Others I've spoken with aren't especially nuts about it either - it's all about the nighttime hangouts, and as much as I love hanging out with my friends, there's so much overhead on it. Plus, frankly, we don't have a lot of scratch right now, so the whole thing just ends up being financially and emotionally taxing for me. Kay offered to take up, but he gets back late from work and I'm just not really that up for it. I'm gonna look forward to seeing everyone in the near future though, I'm sure.
Cash is a little tight because when we planned and saved for the Gorillaz trip, we hadn't taken into account that we were going to have to help someone move out of state out of pocket, and it really cost us most of our savings. A friend helped reimburse us for part, but the cost was substantial. For that reason, we really didn't do everything we hoped for in KC, but didn't want to abandon the trip or drop our reservations, so we just did the bare minimum. It was still good, but it was hectic instead of relaxing. We might not have gone if most of the money hadn't already been spent, so all of that was a sunk cost.
Honestly, though, I've avoided putting too much weight on getting this position, but I can't help but think that if I did, pretty much all of our financial anxieties boil away immediately. Our bills aren't enormous and our debts - while pretty difficult for us to deal with at the moment - are marginal for anyone with a borderline middle-class income. The person recommending me for the position had a Bachelor's in English and signed on to the tune of 65k annually. It seemed extravagant, but it honestly doesn't seem too off the mark for the salary you might expect as someone who's pushing 34, who has a Master's working in the private sector. What's incredible is not the salary I'd be paid, but that I've been making the kind of wage you'd expect of someone who just graduated undergrad for the last decade, without a wage increase.
So, if it's not my dream job in terms of what it is I'd be doing - that's fine. It's pretty much my dream job in every other way. I hear it has benefits.
I'm waiting to hear back on this job, but that's expected. There's not actually all that much for me to do at the moment, and I'm just... incredibly bad at relaxing. Archon starts today and I'm not going to be in attendance because I like to think that I eventually learn from my experiences and as much as I want to like it, I haven't for the last several times I've gone. Others I've spoken with aren't especially nuts about it either - it's all about the nighttime hangouts, and as much as I love hanging out with my friends, there's so much overhead on it. Plus, frankly, we don't have a lot of scratch right now, so the whole thing just ends up being financially and emotionally taxing for me. Kay offered to take up, but he gets back late from work and I'm just not really that up for it. I'm gonna look forward to seeing everyone in the near future though, I'm sure.
Cash is a little tight because when we planned and saved for the Gorillaz trip, we hadn't taken into account that we were going to have to help someone move out of state out of pocket, and it really cost us most of our savings. A friend helped reimburse us for part, but the cost was substantial. For that reason, we really didn't do everything we hoped for in KC, but didn't want to abandon the trip or drop our reservations, so we just did the bare minimum. It was still good, but it was hectic instead of relaxing. We might not have gone if most of the money hadn't already been spent, so all of that was a sunk cost.
Honestly, though, I've avoided putting too much weight on getting this position, but I can't help but think that if I did, pretty much all of our financial anxieties boil away immediately. Our bills aren't enormous and our debts - while pretty difficult for us to deal with at the moment - are marginal for anyone with a borderline middle-class income. The person recommending me for the position had a Bachelor's in English and signed on to the tune of 65k annually. It seemed extravagant, but it honestly doesn't seem too off the mark for the salary you might expect as someone who's pushing 34, who has a Master's working in the private sector. What's incredible is not the salary I'd be paid, but that I've been making the kind of wage you'd expect of someone who just graduated undergrad for the last decade, without a wage increase.
So, if it's not my dream job in terms of what it is I'd be doing - that's fine. It's pretty much my dream job in every other way. I hear it has benefits.