Hello, LJ, My Old Friend
Hi, internet, how've you been? I know, life's been crazy here, too. Sorry we haven't spoken in a while, I haven't had much time since I got the new job -- oh, you didn't hear?
Yeah, I got a job. Remember the temp job I had, the one where I drowned the car? Well, after temping there for five months, they were able to offer me a job. Not the job I had, unfortunately, and I took a bit of a pay cut, but the money still isn't bad and I really like most of my co-workers. I don't see much of a career path, but it's not soul-suckingly awful like some other jobs you might remember, either. I'm honing a lot of my database skills, building my resume, etc., etc. I figure it's something I can keep for a year or until we have a baby, then I'll work on finding something that's closer to home.
Oh, the commute's awful! Nothing I can really do about that. I've sort of resigned myself to it; it's only going to get worse once we move, so I just download my podcasts and audiobooks and make the best of it.
What's that? No, no, we're not moving right away. We're still looking for a place -- actually, we kind of found a place today, but it seems a little too good to be true. We want to think about it a little more before putting in an offer. It's a tough call; this is the first place we've seen that really meets our needs, but it's only been on the market a few days and we don't want to be the people that jump at the first house they like. At the same time, though, I don't want to let it slip away... The whole real estate experience is pretty overwhelming, at least for me. The market still hasn't quite recovered, plus we have a very specific idea of what we're looking for (3 bedroom, 1.5+ bathroom townhouse in move-in condition within walking distance of a train line, close to the city without being in the city, good schools, gas heat, central air, finished basement, lots of storage, dog-friendly, low taxes, and under $250K), and I'm not convinced we're going to find much else. We could stay where we are for another year without too much of a problem, but with trying to start a family, we'd much prefer to have the extra room and the moving already taken care of first. I'm just glad the Professor's on the same page; I don't know where I'd be without a supportive husband.
The Professor? He's wonderful, thanks so much for asking! Teaching's going well, still doing the board games, he's even playing squash regularly. I'll tell him you said hi.
Tell me, what have you been up to these days?
Yeah, I got a job. Remember the temp job I had, the one where I drowned the car? Well, after temping there for five months, they were able to offer me a job. Not the job I had, unfortunately, and I took a bit of a pay cut, but the money still isn't bad and I really like most of my co-workers. I don't see much of a career path, but it's not soul-suckingly awful like some other jobs you might remember, either. I'm honing a lot of my database skills, building my resume, etc., etc. I figure it's something I can keep for a year or until we have a baby, then I'll work on finding something that's closer to home.
Oh, the commute's awful! Nothing I can really do about that. I've sort of resigned myself to it; it's only going to get worse once we move, so I just download my podcasts and audiobooks and make the best of it.
What's that? No, no, we're not moving right away. We're still looking for a place -- actually, we kind of found a place today, but it seems a little too good to be true. We want to think about it a little more before putting in an offer. It's a tough call; this is the first place we've seen that really meets our needs, but it's only been on the market a few days and we don't want to be the people that jump at the first house they like. At the same time, though, I don't want to let it slip away... The whole real estate experience is pretty overwhelming, at least for me. The market still hasn't quite recovered, plus we have a very specific idea of what we're looking for (3 bedroom, 1.5+ bathroom townhouse in move-in condition within walking distance of a train line, close to the city without being in the city, good schools, gas heat, central air, finished basement, lots of storage, dog-friendly, low taxes, and under $250K), and I'm not convinced we're going to find much else. We could stay where we are for another year without too much of a problem, but with trying to start a family, we'd much prefer to have the extra room and the moving already taken care of first. I'm just glad the Professor's on the same page; I don't know where I'd be without a supportive husband.
The Professor? He's wonderful, thanks so much for asking! Teaching's going well, still doing the board games, he's even playing squash regularly. I'll tell him you said hi.
Tell me, what have you been up to these days?