News (and not-so news)

[serene]

Day "off" today -- not working either job, but getting ready for the trip and going to get some tests done for my physical next week -- blood, x-rays of my hips, etc.. I will spare you a list of all the stuff I gotta do and just give you the quick update for now:

Friday, gave my notice at Ikea. My last weekday there will be November 4th, and then I've agreed to work a couple of weekends after that, so my last actual day is the 19th or something like that. The money I make is negligible, and I can pay COBRA for a while while I find other work that gives medical benefits. A few things helped me to make my decision: I found myself complaining all the time about the job, and I'm not much of a complainer in general, I don't think; I had a week where I was only working one job, and I realized how very much I love having time at home; and I found that in two weeks, the work I had to say no to at UCB because I was busy at Ikea would have more than paid my COBRA payment (which is large, but not as large as my previous COBRA payment was). So, anyway, I'm not gonna be selling plates any more.

I'm writing again. More on that later, perhaps.

My mom's gonna get me a Costco card. Some day when I have money, that's gonna be a dangerous thing. ;-)

Money is beyond tight, but we're really happy, so I don't mind. Much. And I will probably be making more money now that I can work more at the higher-paying job. And hell, maybe some day they'll actually hire me, and kill two of my little birdies with one stone.

Besides, I just finished a project for that swanky new freelance job I got, and I liked the work and it was fairly easy (*waves to wild_irises* -- I found myself thinking a trained monkey could do it, but then I remembered all the people I tried to train for stuff as "easy" and shut my brain up) and pays really well (by my standards), so things is looking up. Next step: keep an eye out for more freelance work and a benefitted job that I like.

Comments

[bayarts.livejournal.com]

Seems like money is tight for all of us right now. Glad you made a decision to do something work-wise that will make you happier. You deserve to be happy.

Where ya going on this trip?

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Going to San Diego (where my family lives) for alt.polycon 13. I'm on the concom, and I'm really looking forward to it. I will both enjoy it and be glad when it's over. :-)

[bayarts.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I'm going to NYC for one day to see the Van Gogh drawings but I know that looking back on the trip is going to be a lot more fun than looking forward to it.

[maestrodog.livejournal.com]

You totally did the right thing...I well know the nasty effect overwork can have on a person, which is why I insist on taking corporate time off during my busiest time at the theater in the summer...you shoulda seen how snippy I was when I didn't do it the first summer, before I learned that lesson. Well no, maybe you shouldn't have seen me LOL. Someone else I know is similarly going through an overwork crisis and I insisted she ask for some time off because it is starting to affect her health. Anyways, good luck with your new life change!

[ptigris.livejournal.com]

I be back at the (-)mic Thurs the 20th.

Ask sogwife about pirate party up here.

You should come.

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the trip!

Yay for regular time off. I was thinking that your schedule sounded backbreaking, I couldn't do it.

Freelance monkeys?

[tom-allen.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't knock us semi-trained monkeys. *Somebody's* gotta hang around to make you look good!

Best of luck on your new endeavors. ;-)