Great thing #1- My SO got his green card! It's a two year card so in another 1.5 years we'll have to do a shit ton more of paper work. But I finally get a break! WOOO!!!
Great thing #2- My SO got his driver's license! He had to take the written test, sign test and driving test. He almost failed the written test, they make it so damn hard now. It'll be like "how far back should you stop from the train tracks? a) 10 ft b) 7 ft c) 15 ft d) 11 ft" Uhh, I don't know, far enough?
We're also paying quite a lot for car insurance, but it'll be fine. It should go down in another two years or so.Great thing #3- My SO might be getting a job! Last week he had four phone interviews from the same place. This week they called him Monday to send all his info to corporate. He followed up on Thursday and the guy said corporate is reviewing his stuff. The job would be perfect for him and he's really damn excited about it. The bummer part (for me) is that he'd have to travel four months out of the year. I know I'm lucky to live with my SO but I don't want him traveling that much! I didn't really mention that too much to him though because this is such an excellent opportunity for him and he's sooooo excited about it. I'll be fine, no need to bring him down whining about how I'll miss him. So yeah, very cool.
Sort of good thing #1- I took the teaching job. I had a rough first day. The rest of the week was better, but I'm still questioning taking the job. It's hard and I already feel like I can't leave my work at work. We were watching a TV show today and almost the whole time I was thinking about various students and what to do with them. I'll make it through the year and re-evaluate at the end whether I want to keep working with this population or not. I'm spoiled working with rich kids who don't have behavior problems, I sort of want that back. And I'm embarrassed to admit that.
Sort of goof thing #2- Still living with my parents and things have been pretty good. My SO and I REALLY need some alone time. We've been so busy the past month or so we haven't had time to be alone. We keep planning to go out to a nice dinner but plans keep falling through or family plans keep getting made. Hopefully next weekend will be the weekend we can get away.
Well suppose that's it for now. Have a great weekend!
I'm glad he's got a good lead on the job! I do feel you, my SO has been working with the same company for forever but ever since I moved back he's been on so many business trips! It shouldn't be a big deal but yeah, it can be sometimes!
My cousin is a teacher in CT and she does the same thing a lot. I think in general it's really difficult to leave "work" thoughts at work when your job extends beyond menial tasks. I hope that it picks up a bit for you and that you can find a good balance for yourself.