Another paint job down
The seemingly never ending task of painting is beginning to draw down. This weekend with some help at the end from Annie, I got the bathroom painted along with my closet. Downstairs, the only places left are, the two hall closets, the main bathroom, the master water closet and her closet. I think we will approach the stair case and upstairs with a painting party. Some of the other items will take some time, like painting the trim and replacing all the doors with six panel white doors. That will go a long way towards make the house feel more modern.
If Annie stays at the WCSO, she will switch to 1:30p-12am, Wednesday through Saturday. We'll be able to cut down loads on child care but...in effect be two single parents switching off time at the same house. Granted, we spend so much time already on separate projects and tasks that perhaps the transition won't be so hard. It may mean that we need a new car, otherwise the picking up and dropping off of Penny gets pretty cumbersome the three days a week we both work. I am torn on this. Part of me wants to make a combination of bus and bike commuting work, and then another part of me wants to have the flexibility that comes with the second vehicle. We can swing the extra car payment and increased insurance with the caveat that it will impact our ability to continue to buy things for the house and take care of other odds and ends.
Russ and I are going to have a beer with my old friend Zach tomorrow night. It's crazy since I haven't seen him since 2010, and before that it was 2006. I hope that he's into more than just bikes and may even *gasp* want to talk about some of the stuff he used to be into, some of the things we had in common. If not, then, at least I will have Russ there.
I keep looking around for jobs. My job is pretty decent, and even if I don't make management, in 5-6 years my pay will be 40% higher than it is now. My fear is that I will eventually get bored, that I will not master it per se, but all but the most difficult, complex tasks will become too routine. I am aware that this sounds arrogant, however what I am doing as a Planner II won't deviate much from what I would do as a Planner III. I still think it's too early for me to make the leap towards something like the ODOT position for a Principal Planner. It's something to look harder at if it or the equivalent sort of position comes available next year, except without the crappy state pay.
If Annie stays at the WCSO, she will switch to 1:30p-12am, Wednesday through Saturday. We'll be able to cut down loads on child care but...in effect be two single parents switching off time at the same house. Granted, we spend so much time already on separate projects and tasks that perhaps the transition won't be so hard. It may mean that we need a new car, otherwise the picking up and dropping off of Penny gets pretty cumbersome the three days a week we both work. I am torn on this. Part of me wants to make a combination of bus and bike commuting work, and then another part of me wants to have the flexibility that comes with the second vehicle. We can swing the extra car payment and increased insurance with the caveat that it will impact our ability to continue to buy things for the house and take care of other odds and ends.
Russ and I are going to have a beer with my old friend Zach tomorrow night. It's crazy since I haven't seen him since 2010, and before that it was 2006. I hope that he's into more than just bikes and may even *gasp* want to talk about some of the stuff he used to be into, some of the things we had in common. If not, then, at least I will have Russ there.
I keep looking around for jobs. My job is pretty decent, and even if I don't make management, in 5-6 years my pay will be 40% higher than it is now. My fear is that I will eventually get bored, that I will not master it per se, but all but the most difficult, complex tasks will become too routine. I am aware that this sounds arrogant, however what I am doing as a Planner II won't deviate much from what I would do as a Planner III. I still think it's too early for me to make the leap towards something like the ODOT position for a Principal Planner. It's something to look harder at if it or the equivalent sort of position comes available next year, except without the crappy state pay.