Life Updates
For the first time in a while, I can say that my life is good. On May 1st Jim and I are moving to Stoneham, which is the town in between the town I "grew up" in and the town I work in. Basically, it's in the middle of everywhere: 5 minutes from EVERY major highway, 10 minutes from hundreds of restaurants and malls and stores, and 10 minutes from Boston. OH...the BEST part is that it is 1.5 miles from my job. In really nice weather I could actually walk to work in less time it takes me to drive there now. Oh god I'm so excited to move. Jim and I also FINALLY bought a couch and chair and a half and an ottoman and they are SO comfortable. If the Sox sweep in the World Series, the couch will be free - but we're not counting on it. Winning $3100 in free furniture last year was a welcomed surprise so I'm not pushing it. It also means we can get rid of the horrendous couch his aunt and uncle gave us when we first moved in. I'm starting to get rid of the items people gave us when we moved in and replace them with things we pick out ourselves. It's like I'm a grown up.
In work news, I got a raise about two months ago, and will receive another raise next week. it's actually a very good, substantial raise in the corporate world. I love my job, and it was nice to be rewarded for all of the hard work I've been putting in. i'm working a ton on Grameen America, the first Grameen-model microfinance company in America. Grameen Bank won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. So, it's pretty cool. I work behind the scenes to make the world go round, so it's pretty thankless work most of the time. One day I will break out and just take over the world, but I've gotta get some experience under my belt first. Most people drop their jaws when they find out i'm only 24. When you're 24 it's good to keep your age a secret.
Jim and I are doing well. life isn't perfect, and we're lacking a certain aspect in our relationship still, but I know once we move things will be much better. I've been so stressed between work, being the bread winner, having a horrible commute every day, and being completely cut off from friends and family. Moving is solving all of those problems, thus making me a happier person.
Well - there's the update. I'm so excited that baseball season is back and hopefully a game will be on at night soon so that I can actually watch one. Putting on gameday at work is going to get me in trouble one day. I guess that's the highlight of having your own office - no one can see what you're doing.
Happy Spring!
In work news, I got a raise about two months ago, and will receive another raise next week. it's actually a very good, substantial raise in the corporate world. I love my job, and it was nice to be rewarded for all of the hard work I've been putting in. i'm working a ton on Grameen America, the first Grameen-model microfinance company in America. Grameen Bank won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. So, it's pretty cool. I work behind the scenes to make the world go round, so it's pretty thankless work most of the time. One day I will break out and just take over the world, but I've gotta get some experience under my belt first. Most people drop their jaws when they find out i'm only 24. When you're 24 it's good to keep your age a secret.
Jim and I are doing well. life isn't perfect, and we're lacking a certain aspect in our relationship still, but I know once we move things will be much better. I've been so stressed between work, being the bread winner, having a horrible commute every day, and being completely cut off from friends and family. Moving is solving all of those problems, thus making me a happier person.
Well - there's the update. I'm so excited that baseball season is back and hopefully a game will be on at night soon so that I can actually watch one. Putting on gameday at work is going to get me in trouble one day. I guess that's the highlight of having your own office - no one can see what you're doing.
Happy Spring!