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i played with trying to plan things out on the calendar this morning. the next few weeks are going to be full and empty all at the same time.
if i quit the last week of september then my last day in the office will be right before the canadian thanksgiving weekend. if we try to obtain my visitor's visa through our lawyer there's a $1,750 CAD fee. that is stupidly too much money for what may only end up being a few weeks of needing it. i tried to find time restrictions for an american visiting canada without a visa, but there doesn't appear to be any. so as long as i don't work or go to school, i should be able to stay in the country indefinitely. dear lawyer, thanks for not mentioning that little tidbit in your email.
so it looks like i will be moving my stuff into a storage locker until we get word from the CIC about my permanent residence. i am getting used to the idea that i will be out of work again for a few months, but we have several projects around the house that i can try my hand at while i wait till it's legal for me to apply for work. i am also starting to get more involved with my art which is a huge timesink, but which i would really like to become better at. practice makes proficient.
i mean, i stopped counting at 25 hours work on the heraldic chest then only charged $3/hr + materials and then i rounded down to a clean number. and i've still got another hour worth of varnishing to put into it. and i still feel like i overcharged for the product i put out.
but i also feel like i undervalued my time.
i need to learn how to work smarter and faster and cleaner. the mistakes needing correction give me little panic attacks and i need more experience with how to deal with them without feeling like a blundering idiot.
i have the sneaking suspicion that i'll always feel like a blundering idiot.
if i quit the last week of september then my last day in the office will be right before the canadian thanksgiving weekend. if we try to obtain my visitor's visa through our lawyer there's a $1,750 CAD fee. that is stupidly too much money for what may only end up being a few weeks of needing it. i tried to find time restrictions for an american visiting canada without a visa, but there doesn't appear to be any. so as long as i don't work or go to school, i should be able to stay in the country indefinitely. dear lawyer, thanks for not mentioning that little tidbit in your email.
so it looks like i will be moving my stuff into a storage locker until we get word from the CIC about my permanent residence. i am getting used to the idea that i will be out of work again for a few months, but we have several projects around the house that i can try my hand at while i wait till it's legal for me to apply for work. i am also starting to get more involved with my art which is a huge timesink, but which i would really like to become better at. practice makes proficient.
i mean, i stopped counting at 25 hours work on the heraldic chest then only charged $3/hr + materials and then i rounded down to a clean number. and i've still got another hour worth of varnishing to put into it. and i still feel like i overcharged for the product i put out.
but i also feel like i undervalued my time.
i need to learn how to work smarter and faster and cleaner. the mistakes needing correction give me little panic attacks and i need more experience with how to deal with them without feeling like a blundering idiot.
i have the sneaking suspicion that i'll always feel like a blundering idiot.