I have hopefully maxed out on life changes for the month of
August. In the span on one month, I’ve:
-Started a new job
-Learned a new commute
-Moved into a new apartment
-Moved in with BF
-Moved to a different state
-Had a relative pass
My grandfather’s health had taken a nosedive recently. He
went into the ICU for pneumonia and other ailments. My mother was hesitant to
call me until an ER nurse and ICU doctor told her he might not make it through
the night. He had only been able to swallow liquids since. He lasted longer
than any of us expected but passed away yesterday afternoon. For the first time
in my life, I have no grandparents.
Grieving for an ailing person is an odd thing. You spend a
lot of the time they’re alive grieving for who they once were and the life they
once had that by the time their suffering is over, you’re kind of relieved.
While I’m not glad for his passing, he was mostly blind, mostly deaf, immobile,
and lost the last pleasure he had in life, food. I’m glad he’s no longer
miserable (his words).
Due to the lack of large furniture (two dressers, one bed),
the move was “one of the smoothest I’ve ever seen” to quote on helper. I’m
missing at least one box of books and clothes but I’m stopping by my mom’s
house this weekend to grab some stuff that wasn’t included in round one. I’m
excited to start this phase of my life and relationship. I’ve got most of my
clothes put away and realized that I need to cut down my wardrobe again. BF is
not overly pleased with 1/3 of a closet.
Bookshelves have been ordered and were shipped recently so I
look forward to getting those assembled. BF is still getting his computer and
such set up but we’ve cut down on a lot of the boxes in our apartment. Our
kitchen is 1-2 boxes away from completely unpacked. We know the couch and chair
we want, we just have to order it. I need to change residency but I’ll worry
about that after I make it through this week.
The new job is contracting for a place in MoCo. I’m not
fulltime currently but have in writing that it is being considered. A friend of
mine sent my resume to her boss and we had a phone interview. She got back to
me to let me know that the perfect resume for the position came through and it
went to someone else. I could tell she genuinely felt bad about not being able
to hire me so when she asked to keep my resume on file, I said “Of course.”
Fast forward to a few weeks later and I get an email about a
new position. I get some details and say yes. I was going to wait to announce
the assignment but the friend who submitted my resume got an email about me
joining the team that day. I like the
work and I like the people. It’s a bit solitary but I felt like an equal from
day one so I’m not going to complain.
Now that I have more expenses, my desire and time to shop has decreased exponentially. I really want a couch and being a contractor is not a guarantee. The budget could get cut and my job could disappear (again) so I want to save as much as can if the worst happens (again). I'm hoping for the best but the employment worst has happened before and could happen again.
