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The Seed Has Been Planted

April 7, 2006 By

Let’s get back to the moving on stuff for a bit. See, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about this and doing all sorts of research on various destinations. I’ve been thinking about whether or not to move. I do have a lot going for me here, but the economics of living here has been a huge negative. As I’ve stated before, I like my job even though it’s not a money maker. I’m not about to get a job that allows me to have the things that I want if it’s going to suck the life out of me. So it’s definitely settled that this job stays, as does job #2 – at least until I get all this worked out.

The thing is, I could be quite happy staying here for a long time, but the seed has been planted. The idea is in my mind and I feel I have to follow through on it. I have never regretted moving in the past. When I was in high school, I moved from my father’s house to my mother’s house and was so much better for it. In college, I wanted to go to school in another state but settled for a school in the next town. That I wish I could change. In my 20s, I actually bought my first home, which is the previously mentioned dumpy condo. It was 20 minutes from my dad’s and 45 minutes from my mom’s and I quite liked it for the time I was there. But it was not a long term thing, and at the back of my mind was the idea to move far away. That’s how I ended up in Vegas. Now I’m wanting to move again. I don’t know if I’m destined to have a nomadic life or what, but if moving is what keeps me happy then I figure I should follow through. Sometimes I get myself down because of a seeming lack of perseverance, but other ideas come and go. The moving one has been with me as long as I can remember, and despite the moves I’ve made so far, it’s not going away.

Filed Under: Las Vegas

Wide Awake

April 6, 2006 By

Why is it that when I have a day off, I sleep anywhere between 8-10 hours that night, with a nap during the day, but when I have to get up for work the next day I either can’t get to sleep early enough or I’m up at an ungodly hour? Yesterday at work I could barely keep my eyes open, had a raging headache from a lack of sleep, then I had to work job #2 last night. It wasn’t busy so I left an hour early, got home, and was asleep before my shift would have ended. Then I was wide awake at 3am. Six freaking hours of sleep is all I got. I’ve been at the computer for well over an hour now and not ready to go back to bed. I’ll have to try that last resort – heading over to the sofa with my comfy blanket and pillow and popping in an AbFab DVD. Sure, the show is funny and exciting, but I’ve seen them all so many times that it’s comforting too, and one of the only things I can watch that clears my brain so I can sleep. I know I’m gonna need to sleep because come 3pm I’ll be slumped over my desk, snoring so loudly that I’ll disturb my coworkers. I’ll suffer through the next 2 days, and of course working both jobs on Friday, then I’ll be up late Friday night and sleep till noon on Saturday.

Thank goodness this insomnia thing is rare with me, I’d go absolutely beserk if it happened any more frequently.

Filed Under: Sleepy

You Can’t Leave Us!

April 4, 2006 By

A shake up at work today! I never thought I’d see the day. Dr. Grandma has announced she is taking another job. It’s right down the street, and our professional paths will surely cross again in the future, but come on. She’s our rock! She keeps us all in line! She’s the one we turn to when we have a weird rash! Ok, not necessarily that last one, but she does know a thing or 2 about medicine.

We cried. Colorful Texan was useless during our meeting. Mad Scientist cried like a baby. Pretty Lady Dammit and I just sat there in shock. And Time-Flying Dudette is on vacation. She’ll come back to an empty office and will suffer the same shock we all did.

The thing that struck me is that Dr. Grandma said it was the hardest decision she’s ever had to make in her life. My decision to sell my house and move clear across the country to a city where I had no family was easy, but trying to make the decision on where to go from here is much harder. This workplace is a huge part of what keeps me here, but I know eventually we all have to move on. The question now is trying to figure out why I even want to move on this time besides the pure economics of it.

Filed Under: Work