Times They Are A-Changing, A LOT

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.